Lilian I. Found Award for Poetry

Direct application

Amount varies
1 winner

Eligibility

School
Carleton University
Field of study
English Literature
Level of study
Undergraduate

About this scholarship

Carleton University undergraduate students (full- or part-time) may compete for the best unpublished poem of 50 lines or less.

The award amount varies. Submit through the Department of English Language and Literature's annual poetry competition; student names must not appear on manuscript pages.

Endowed in 1950 by the late Lilian I. Found, convener of the Ottawa Poetry Group and Canadian Poetry Contest in the 1940s.

Essay questions

What else to submit

  • An unpublished poem of 50 lines or less, submitted through the Department of English Language and Literature annual poetry competition.
  • Manuscript pages must not include the student's name.
  • The award is for the best eligible poem.