The Robert Karlson prize provides a monetary award to the year's outstanding graduate student in the English Department's MA programs.
The Cynthia Wynn Herman Scholarship honors a student over the age of 25, who has interests in English and Woman's Studies.
The Sven Eric Molin Prize provides an award in funds toward the education of a continuing graduate student in English of exceptional merit.
The Jack Leggett Folklore Award offers financial support to a Folklore student to attend the American Folklore Society meeting.
The Dan Rudy Fiction Prize for a single short story of 20 double-spaced pages or less.
The Shelley A. Marshall Fiction Prize for a single short story of 20 doubled-spaced pages or less.
The Virginia Downs Poetry Award is given for a single poem of 60 lines or less.
The Joseph Lohman Poetry Prize is given for a single poem of 60 lines or less.
The James L. Jackson Prize provides funds to support the education at George Mason of a continuing undergraduate major in English of exceptional merit.
The Aileen Walls Award provides a prize to an outstanding graduating English major.
The Dr. Barry Berkey Personal Essay Award recognizes an outstanding non-fiction personal essay written by a junior or senior undergraduate English major.