Gerald Locklin Endowed Scholarship

To provide an award for a student studying any major at CSULB.

Criteria:

  • Must be a Full-time Undergraduate, Graduate, or GS700 Student;
  • Must me pursuing a major or minor in English;
  • Must submit one piece of writing which may be either three poems, a short story or an essay;
  • Must visit the Gerald Locklin collection which is located in special collections (https://csulb.libguides.com/specialcollections), and write a brief essay describing or critiquing a book of the applicant’s choosing.

Additional Scholarship Information:

  • The recipient of the scholarship must consult, research or at least visit the CSULB Special Collections, which houses the Gerald Locklin collection, and certify in a manner acceptable to the committee

Award
Up to $2,000.00
Scopes
College of Liberal Arts, English
Deadline
03/02/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. What is your full name?
  2. Gerald Locklin Scholarship Questionnaire

    • a.) What is the title of the book you have chosen to write about or critique?
    • b.) Please provide a brief essay or critique of the chosen piece written by Dr. Gerald Locklin below:
  3. Submit one (1) piece of writing which may be three (3) poems, a short story, or an essay.

    Please upload in .pdf format only!