NCPTW Travel Awards

NCPTW provides individual high school, undergraduate, or graduate student peer tutors who have proposed a conference presentation (poster, individual paper, workshop, or other) and plan to attend the conference in person with opportunities for travel awards. Applicants may apply for ONE of the two grants listed below (not both), provided all qualifications for the grant are met.

Limitations

  • Applications will be accepted from individual peer tutors only; no group or team applications will be accepted.
  • Incomplete applications will not be considered.
  • Only applicants who are accepted to present at the conference will be eligible to receive a grant.
  • Applicants must be current students at the time of the conference.

About NCPTW Travel Awards

Tutors may apply for one of two awards listed below. The final award amounts will be determined by the committee. Please read the award descriptions and instructions carefully before completing this application.

Emerging Scholar Awards: up to $500 each.

This award supports tutors who are making significant contributions to the local, regional, or (inter)national scholarly conversation about peer tutoring through their daily practices and reflections on that practice; through mentoring and/or administrative duties in their home writing centers; through presentations at conferences or elsewhere; through research and publication; or in other ways. In their application letters, applicants for an Emerging Scholar Award must address how they are contributing to the conversation about peer tutoring. Grants of up to $500 will be awarded in this category. Lower amounts may be awarded based on the applicant pool and availability of funds.

NCPTW Trustees Awards: up to $500 each.

This grant supports tutors who are contributing in significant ways to writing center pedagogy and theory and are from institutions that are typically underrepresented at NCPTW conferences, including historically black, Hispanic-serving, or tribal colleges and universities; secondary schools and two-year colleges; and schools for the blind or deaf. The grant may also support tutors traveling to the conference from outside the U.S. and tutors from historically underrepresented groups, including LGBTQ tutors, tutors with a disability, and tutors who self-identify with one or more of the following races/ethnicities: American Indian or Alaskan Native; Asian; Black or African American; Mexican American, Puerto Rican, other Latino/a; Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander. The purpose of this grant is to facilitate the inclusion of a range of diverse voices and perspectives at our conference, and to support the travel of tutors who might not otherwise be able to attend. Applicants must indicate their eligibility on the application form to be considered for this grant. Grants of up to $500 will be awarded in this category. Lower amounts may be awarded based on the applicant pool and availability of funds.

Additional Award Opportunity:

Travel Awards: These smaller grants cover the cost of registration and possibly a bit more depending on the travel funds available. All applicants who are not selected for one of the larger awards will become eligible for one of the Travel Award grants. Applicants may not apply directly for a Travel Award grant.

Travel Award applications are no longer being accepted. Award recipients have already been notified. If you have questions about your award or application, please email gtadams@unomaha.edu