interdisciplinary studies of writing
grants
 Research
Grant to Support Writing in the Disciplines & Writing Across
the Curriculum
The Center for Writing supports research into Writing in the Disciplines (WID) and Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC). We welcome proposals that examine effective ways of integrating writing into specific disciplinary curricula to benefit students and faculty at the University of Minnesota. We also encourage proposals that merge rhetorical or composition theory and practice, involve interdisciplinary connections, and have multidisciplinary implications. Funded projects include, but are not limited to, instructor development, curriculum development, and classroom-based research.
Click here for examples (in pdf form) of project summaries from successful ISW grant proposals.
Eligibility
Principal Investigator must be a University of Minnesota faculty or P & A staff member. For funding opportunities for graduate students, please see information on our Literacy and Rhetorical Studies minor and its associated grants and fellowships.
Amount
Variable, depending on merit of proposal and availability of funds, but typically between $2500 and $7500.
Expenses permitted
Funding of undergraduate or graduate research assistant(s) salary and fringe, equipment and supplies, and publication/documentation costs.
Expenses not permitted
The Center does not fund faculty release time or the work of teaching assistants.
Deadline
March 14, 2008, by 4:00 p.m.
Notification
April 18, 2008
Criteria for selection
- Clarity of research question/problem
- Project’s implications for improving student writing and/or writing pedagogy
- Quality of research methodology
- Plans for disseminating results
- Feasibility of accomplishing goals given the proposed time and budget
- Meaningful participation by undergraduate or graduate research assistant(s) (if applicable)
- Implications of research for colleagues, departments, and the University as a whole
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