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Gifts to the Department of English support initiatives, programs, students, and faculty. Click on the below links to Give Now through the IU Foundation. (See the "sponsored activities and awards" link, at left, for more information about what each of these provides).

Account NameDescriptionGive Now
English Department IUPUI FundPrivate contributions allow the Department of English to supplement students’  educational experience, host community building and recognition events, and support faculty work.Give Now
English for Academic Purposes FundGifts to the English for Academic Purposes Program support student recognition and program activities.Give Now
Writing ProgramGifts to the Writing Program support faculty development and student tutor training and activities.Give Now
Genesis FundGifts from friends, past magazine contributors, and faculty support the publication of the genesis literary magazine and work of its editorial team.Give Now
Indiana Center for Intercultural CommunicationPrivate contributions to the Indiana Center for Intercultural Communication (ICIC) support a thesis prize and other ICIC initiatives.Give Now
Mary Louise Rea Short Story AwardGifts fund an annual, competitive short story award founded in honor of Professor Emerita of English Mary Louise Rea.Give Now
Peter Bassett Barlow PrizeGifts to this account support awards for English graduate students. The prize honors the memory of a man who served the community as a physician; his passionate humanism and great intellect bore witness to the lifelong value of a liberal education.Give Now
Rebecca E. Pitts Creative Writing AwardsGifts support creative writing and poetry awards and a creative writing workshop for students at IUPUI. This award is given in honor of Rebecca Pitts.Give Now
Sharon J. Hamilton Lectureship in WritingIncome from gifts to this endowed fund will support a lectureship in English upon full funding. The lectureship was created to recognize the contributions of lecturers to the Writing Program by Professor Emerita Sharon HamiltonGive Now
Sidney W. Houston Memorial Liberal Arts ScholarshipIncome from gifts to this endowed fund support a scholarship for a student majoring in the English or World Languages Departments. The scholarship was created in memory of Sidney Houston.Give Now
Turner-Davis Faculty Boundary Crossing EndowmentIncome from this endowment supports English faculty work outside of their disciplinary home, including participation in conferences and engagement in collaborations with colleagues in other fields and other interdisciplinary initiatives. The fund was created to mark the retirement of Professor Richard Turner and Professor Ken Davis from the Department of English.Give Now
Turner-Wright Scholarship in EnglishGifts support undergraduate scholarships for students majoring in English with preference given to students of African American decent. The Scholarship was founded by longtime IUPUI staff member Marie Turner-Wright.Give Now
Rufus Reiburg FundGifts bring authors, poets and others to the IUPUI campus who are distinguished for their work in the Humanities to participate in the Rufus and Louise Reiberg Reading Series.Give Now
Praxis Fund for Lecturers in EnglishGifts to this account support professional development opportunities for lecturers in the Department of English. It was founded to recognize the significant contributions of lecturers to the department.Give Now
Barbara E. Zimmer AwardIncome from gifts supports awards to associate faculty members in the Writing Program to attend professional conferences related to teaching and writing or for other professional development activities.Give Now

To contribute by check to an English Department initiative, please make your check out to the IU Foundation and put the account name (see above list) on the memo line. Please send your check to:


Indiana University Foundation
PO Box 663802
Indianapolis, IN 46266-3802