Normally, assistantships are not available to first-year students. The duties of a Student Assistant may include working with faculty members on research projects, assisting with the production of the Department newsletter, ordering library books, etc. On a competitive basis, Acadia University offers summer fellowships to assist students in research for their Honours theses. The Dr. Vernon B. Rhodenizer Memorial Bursary Awarded to a deserving and needy student majoring in English. Awarded each year to the student enroled in English 1406 or 1423 in the winter session who, in the opinion of the Department of English, has written the best regularly required class essay.
Preference is given to a student demonstrating an interest in creative writing.
The Helen Starr Boggs Memorial Scholarship in Drama A scholarship available to a student entering the second or subsequent year of an undergraduate program, who has good academic standing, the respect of both faculty and students, and who has demonstrated outstanding potential in drama. The Margaret L. Ford Scholarships in English Awarded annually to the top students in years one, two, three, and four in English. Preference will be given to Nova Scotia students and to students who have developed a special interest in Atlantic literature. Normally, priority will be given to an honours student of outstanding ability, but failing such, the scholarship may be awarded to a major student of exceptional promise. The Wallace and Trenna Turner Scholarship Awarded to a needy scholarship level student in the second or subsequent year of study in art, music, or creative writing.