Applications for Charlotte’s newest fellowship, the Doctoral Writing Fellows Program, will be accepted through May 10.
Co-sponsored by the Thomas L. Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning and the Writing Resources Center, the Doctoral Writing Fellowship will include a 20-hour per week assistantship, doctoral in-state tuition, doctoral stipend (based on the student’s program), health insurance coverage, and shared office space. The fellowships will be funded for the full academic year and begin in Fall 2023.
The inaugural cohort of Doctoral Writing Fellows has a unique opportunity to take a leadership role in the Charlotte graduate student community. Dr. Lisa Russell-Pinson, Associate Teaching Professor of Writing in the Graduate School, and Dr. Katie Garahan, the Writing Resources Center Director, will train and mentor Fellows in the development of graduate writing support programs, including one-to-one writing support sessions, writing groups, presentations, workshops, and retreats. Drs. Russell-Pinson and Garahan will also invite Fellows to engage in innovative writing research focused on graduate writer self-efficacy, international and multilingual student writing support, and writing program assessment.
Doctoral Writing Fellows will have an opportunity to:
- Refine writing and communication skills
- Develop valuable professional writing experience
- Participate in vital institutional research on writing and communication
- Collaborate with a committed, experienced, and engaged interdisciplinary team
- Take an important leadership role in the graduate student community
This opportunity will be of particular interest to students with career goals related to science writing, grant writing, non-profit communication, and academic and educational publishing.
To be considered for a Doctoral Writing Fellowship, doctoral students should submit to both Drs. Russell-Pinson and Garahan by May 10:
- Cover letter stating your reason for interest in the program
- CV
- Original writing sample
