Charles A. Peters Prize (Undergraduate)
Established in memory of Dr. Charles A. Peters, Class of 1897, by the College Shakespearean Club to encourage and aid students with high academic standing at the Amherst Campus of the University of Massachusetts in the undergraduate and graduate level who are specializing in Shakespeare or his contemporaries in the Elizabethan Period (1558-1603).
The prize is awarded to the best essay on English literature written between 1558 and 1625. Essay must be at least 2,500 words long and must have originated from courses taken in the English department from the current or prior two semesters.
- Award
- Varies
- Deadline
- 03/03/2026
- Supplemental Questions
- Please upload the essay you would like considered for this award.
- Is your essay from College Writing (Englwrit 111 or 112)? Please note that College Writing is not an English Department course and will not qualify for this prize.
- Is your essay on English literature written between 1558 and 1625?
- Did your essay originate from a course taken in the English Department from the current or prior two semesters?
- Please list the course.