The Writing@UW Fellowship application is now open!
Full-time faculty are invited to apply for a quarter-long professional development fellowship through Writing@UW. This series offers faculty members the opportunity to deepen their understanding of writing instruction while developing, implementing, and assessing a writing-focused project tailored to their disciplinary context and course(s). Participants will engage in discussion seminars, conversations with visiting guest speakers, and hands-on pedagogical workshops that inform their project. These projects will provide valuable insights and strategies that can enhance the practice of teaching writing.
Faculty members are asked to apply in pairs; they should apply with a colleague from the same department or a closely affiliated department within their college or school. Working with a partner offers opportunities for collaborative learning, deeper knowledge about disciplinary writing practices, and will lead to broader departmental impact. If you wish to apply but do not have ideas about a potential partner, please reach out to Megan (mcallow@uw.edu) so we can offer assistance with recruiting or outreach to potential colleagues. Applicants should also seek support from their departmental dean or program head to demonstrate departmental commitment to writing instruction.
Fellows will meet in person every Friday from noon to 2:00 pm during Winter 2025. All successful applicants will earn a $1,500 stipend upon completion of the fellowship. Please apply by December 6th, 2024. Application is linked here.
Fellowship Details
Writing@UW is accepting applications for the 2025 cohort of the Writing@UW Fellowship to support faculty who would like to explore more effective ways to integrate writing into their courses. This year we are asking faculty to apply in pairs from a given department, unit, or discipline. This paired fellowship is designed to provide time and space for faculty partners to (re)envision writing in their disciplines, consider investments in equitable writing practices, enhance the quality of their W courses (thereby improving student learning and writing quality), improve self-efficacy and efficiency in assigning writing, and foster a culture of writing across UW.
The learning goals for this fellowship include:
- Understand and teach the fundamental relationship between writing and learning
- Learn about and use the UW guidelines for teaching W courses
- Use writing as a means to leverage criticality, equity, inclusion, and belonging in your classes
- Develop strategies and materials for effective writing instruction
- Complete a project that enhances writing instruction in your course (see "The Project" section below)
- Create a community of teachers who share the same goal: excellence in writing instruction
- Become an advocate for writing in your department or program
The Writing@UW Fellowship will take place during Winter 2025, when participants will:
- Engage with Writing Across the Curriculum / Writing in the Disciplines scholarship
- Attend weekly meetings to discuss readings on topics such as Writing in the Disciplines & Writing Across the Curriculum (WID/WAC) studies, multilingual learners and writing, academic integrity (including ethical use of A.I.), multimodal writing, antiracist teaching and assessment practices, and more.
- Conceive, design, and workshop a project plan (see "The Project" section below).
Then, during Spring quarter, each pair of fellows will meet twice with UW Seattle Director of Writing Megan Callow to talk about implementation and continued work on the project.
The Project
The project will be an intensive creation of, alteration to, or addition to a teaching resource or course in your department/school/college. You can read about the 2023-2024 cohort projects here. We want the project to serve the broader needs of writing in your discipline, so you and your partner will design with the support of Fellows, Writing@UW leaders, and other colleagues.
Projects might include:
- An overhaul of one or more scaffolded assignment sequences in a course taught by multiple faculty in your unit
- The design of a new W course that fills a department need
- The creation of a capstone project that responds to the needs of graduates and/or industry
- A module or resource to help other W instructors in your department/school consider equitable approaches to writing assessment
- A curriculum or training for TAs who are grading writing in your department/school
- A discussion series in your department on writing instruction
- Other ideas are encouraged!
Eligibility
All full-time faculty at UW Seattle are eligible to apply. All participants must be available to attend in-person meetings every Friday from noon-2:00 pm during Winter 2025. Unfortunately, hybrid or remote participation is not possible at this time.
Compensation
Each participant will receive a $1,500 stipend for the time and labor associated with this work. Participants will receive the stipend at the end of Winter Quarter 2025, upon completion of the fellowship and project.
Note: You are expected to attend every session as scheduled. Stipends and make-up meetings will not be provided for those who miss or leave early from more than one session, unless there is an emergency situation. If you know that participation will not be fully possible for you, we encourage you to apply in a subsequent year.
Requirements
To apply, please complete the following by December 6, 2024.
- An application [linked here], which contains several short-answer questions about your interest in teaching writing in your discipline, and some of your goals for this fellowship
- A brief (i.e., one short paragraph) email message of support from your department chairperson or program director. If both partners share the same sponsor, the sponsor is welcome to write one note on behalf of both applicants
Note: Each partnership only needs to complete one application.
Notification of acceptance will be sent during Finals Week of Autumn quarter.
Program Leaders
Megan Callow, PhD: Associate Teaching Professor of English and UW Seattle Director of Writing
Rebecca Taylor, doctoral candidate: Language & Rhetoric, Dept. of English
We welcome your questions: mcallow@uw.edu