FUNDING OPPORTUNITY for
U of M GRADUATE
STUDENTS!
C. D. HOWE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
FELLOWSHIPS
IN CREATIVE WRITING & ORAL
CULTURE
Through donations from the C. D. Howe Foundation and the
Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary Initiative, the Faculty of Arts will award two
one-year Fellowships in Creative Writing and Oral Culture for the 2014-2015
academic year. The Fellowships, valued
at approximately $9,975.00* each, will be offered to two graduate students who
are enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, in a Masters or
Doctoral degree program; have achieved a minimum degree grade point average of
3.5 (or equivalent) based on the last 60 credit hours of study; and are
conducting thesis research in Creative Writing (producing an original work of
literature) or on the critical study of oral cultures. Students with lived experience of indigenous
and other oral cultures are particularly encouraged to apply.
Candidates are required to submit an application consisting
of a description of their proposed or ongoing research (maximum 500 words), a
current academic transcript(s), and two academic letters of reference from
professors at a post-secondary institution.
Candidates will be assessed as follows: record of academic achievement
(30%), plan of research (40%), and letters of reference (30%).
The award is not automatically renewable but previous
recipients may reapply. As well,
recipients may hold the C. D. Howe Memorial Foundation Fellowships in Creative
Writing and Oral Culture concurrently with other awards, consistent with the
policies of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2014. Application is made to the Centre for Creative Writing & Oral
Culture, 391 University College, marked Attention: Dr. Warren Cariou.