2008 CCCC Tribal College Fellowship

[Bizzaro, Resa Crane]

Hi, everyone.  The deadline for the CCCC Tribal College Fellowship has been extended in order to allow more people to apply.  If you or someone you know would like to apply, please see the announcement information below.  The new deadline is January 15, 2008.

Resa






Here's the announcement:

CCCC Tribal College Faculty Fellowship: Offers financial aid to
selected faculty members currently working at tribally controlled
colleges to attend the Conference on College Composition and
Communication (CCCC) April 2-5 in New Orleans.  We are offering two
Tribal College Faculty Fellowships in the amount of $750 each.
Featuring over 500 sessions focusing on teaching practices, writing
and literacy programs, language research, history, theory, information
technologies, and professional and technical communication, the annual
CCCC meeting provides a forum for thinking, learning, networking, and
presenting research on the teaching and learning of writing.
With this Fellowship, CCCC hopes to create new opportunities for
Tribal College Faculty members to become involved in CCCC and for CCCC
to carry out its mission of serving as a truly representative national
advocate for language and literacy education.

How to Apply
By November 15, 2007, please submit an application letter (on
institutional letterhead) describing: Who you are as a teacher and
what you teach at your tribal college.  What your research interests
are.  What you hope to gain from the experience of attending CCCC (how
it could help you in your teaching or research).

Send your application letter via email to cccc at ncte.org or via snail
mail to CCCC Administrative Liaison, NCTE, 1111 W. Kenyon Road,
Urbana, IL 61801.

Selection Criteria
A selection committee will review applications for the Tribal College
Faculty Fellowship.  Fellowship awards will be based on overall
quality of the application letter.  You do not need to present at CCCC
in order to qualify for this award.