AwardSpring Application

Use the AwardSpring link to apply for the Sigma Tau Delta scholarships, awards, grants, and internships listed in the table below.

How to Use AwardSpring

Application Cycles

The dates on which the following scholarships, awards, grants, and internships are available via AwardSpring are as follows.

Cycle	Applications Offered During Cycle	Opens	Deadline (4:00 p.m. CT)
Fall 2026	Long-Term Study Abroad Scholarship Short-Term Study Abroad Scholarship The 1924 Scholarship P.C. Somerville Award for Future Teachers Elaine W. Hughes Outstanding Advisor Award Outstanding Literary Arts Journal Award Hispanic Heritage Month Writing Challenge Girton Lifelong Learning Program Chapter Service Project Grants Classroom Library Grants Priority Selection for W. W. Norton Internship: Spring Internship Stipends (spring)	October 12, 2026	October 26, 2026
Winter 2027	Summer Program Scholarship Lambda Literary Internships National Book Foundation Internship Sigma Tau Delta Journal Summer Internships Priority Selection for PRH Internship: Fall 2027 – Spring 2028 Priority Selection for W. W. Norton (summer)	Jan 11, 2027	Jan 26, 2027
Spring 2027	Scholarships: E. Nelson James for Current Juniors Continuing as Undergraduates, Elva Bell McLin for Current Seniors Continuing as Undergraduates, Mary Sidney Watson for Current Seniors or Alumni Beginning Their First Year of Graduate School, Edwin L. Stockton, Jr. for Current Graduate Students Continuing Their Graduate Education, William C. Johnson Distinguished, The 1924, Continuing Education, Long-Term Study Abroad, Short-Term Study Abroad, Regents’, and Regents’ Equity P.C. Somerville Award for Future Teachers Scholarly Paper Awards for Undergraduate Students Scholarly Paper Awards for Graduate Students Student Leadership Service Sigma Tau Delta Journals: Review and Rectangle Lambda Iota Tau (LIT) Research Grant Priority Selection for W. W. Norton Internship (summer) MLA Summer Internship Lambda Internships NCTE Internship Internship Stipends (summer) TWFest & SASFest Internships (summer)	Mar 29, 2027	Apr 19, 2027
Summer 2027	Outstanding Chapter Award Classroom Library Grants Internship Stipends (fall) Priority Selection for PRH Internship (summer 2028) Priority Selection for W. W. Norton (fall) TWFest & SASFest Internships (fall)	June 21, 2027	July 6, 2027

Things You Need to Know About Your AwardSpring Application

1. Save the AwardSpring username and password you create. (The password must be at least seven characters and contain at least one upper case, one lower case, one number, and one special character.) Strong applications are not as likely to be produced in just one session at the computer; you will need to log back in.
2. For each cycle you must first complete the general application for that cycle. Then you will click “Submit.” That will take you to the screen that indicates the applications you are eligible to apply for. Complete the additional questions for the scholarship, award, grant, or internship application. Click “Submit.”
3. Scholarship applicants must submit an electronic copy of your transcript(s). Official or unofficial transcript copies are acceptable at the time of application.
4. AwardSpring will ask you for information about your recommenders and will send an email to request secure, confidential submission of your recommendation letters. Make sure your recommenders are aware of the deadline for receipt of all recommendations is one week after your cycle’s deadline.
5. You may save your work and complete your application(s) at any time before the cycle deadline.
6. Applications close at 4:00 p.m. CT on the date of the cycle’s deadline.

Questions

Address questions about the AwardSpring online submission process to sigmatdapply@niu.edu.