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Concord Traveling Scholarship
The Concord Traveling Scholarship for Creative Writers was established for rising sophomores, rising juniors, or rising seniors to encourage projects that involve travel and writing. One merit-based scholarship is awarded at the end of each academic year, and the scholarship recipient gives a reading during the following fall semester. Applicants submit up to 5 pages of poetry or up to 20 pages of prose by the end of March to the English Department’s office manager.
Past winners are:
2025: Rachel Robbins
2024: Sasha Rinkevich
2023: Shawna Alston
2022: Anhthu Cung
2021: not awarded because of pandemic-related travel restrictions
2020: Zheng (Alex) Yu
2019: Aida Campos
2018: Jessie Urgo
2017: Samantha Boateng
2016: Melissa Commander
2015: Naiwen Tian
2014: Samantha Farkas