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 2025	Long-Term Study Abroad Scholarship Short-Term Study Abroad Scholarship The 1924 Scholarship Outstanding Literary Arts Journal Award P.C. Somerville Award for Future Teachers Chapter Service Project Grants Classroom Library Grants Internship Stipends (spring) W. W. Norton Priority Application for Spring 2026 Internship Elaine W. Hughes Outstanding Advisor Award	October 13, 2025	November 3, 2025
Winter 2026	Sigma Tau Delta Journal Summer Internships Summer Program Scholarship Priority Selection for PRH Internship: Fall 2026 – Spring 2027 Lambda Literary Internships Girton Lifelong Learning Program	Jan 12, 2026	Feb 2, 2026
Spring 2026	Scholarships: Junior, Senior, First-Year Graduate, Graduate, 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 Student Leadership Service Scholarly Paper Awards for Undergraduate Students Scholarly Paper Awards for Graduate Students Lambda Iota Tau (LIT) Research Grant MLA Summer Internship Internship Stipends (summer) TWFest & SASFest Internships (summer 2026) Priority Selection for W. W. Norton (summer 2026) Sigma Tau Delta Journals: Review and Rectangle	Mar 16, 2026	Apr 13, 2026
Summer 2026	Classroom Library Grants Internship Stipends (fall) Outstanding Chapter Award Priority Selection for PRH Internship (summer 2027) TWFest & SASFest Internships (fall 2026) Priority Selection for W. W. Norton (fall 2026)	June 22, 2026	July 13, 2026

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.