The Antonette Willa Skupa Turner Scholarship is named after the granddaughter of John and Annie Sadilek Pavelka, prototypes for both Anton and Antonia Shimerda in Cather's novel My Antonia and Anton and Mary Rosicky in Cather's short story "Neighbour Rosicky." The purpose of the Antonette Willa Skupa Turner Scholarship is to provide financial assistance to graduates of Nebraska high schools who plan to enroll as English or history majors in accredited colleges or universities. Applicants must be high school seniors who are prospective first year college students and plan to continue their education as English or history majors in accredited colleges or universities. Selection is based on intellectual promise, creativity and character of the applicant. Applicants must submit a letter of recommendation from their English or History teacher. Applicants must submit an original essay. It is also permissible to use a previous essay the applicant might have written on Cather and one that they can adapt to the scholarship guidelines. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Willa Cather Foundation for more information.