TRAVEL GRANTS
Stay tuned – more information will be shared about travel grants for the 2025 conference during summer 2024!
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: SSWCA member schools (Director Applicants Only)
PURPOSE: To support centers in attending the annual SSWCA conference.
AWARD AMOUNT: TBD
APPLICATION DEADLINE: TBD
Email conference@sswca.org with any questions.
CRITERIA:
- Applying center must be a current SSWCA Member
- Priority will be given to first-time SSWCA attendees as well as schools who are traveling with a large number of student tutors and/or from a far distance
- A written statement of 250 words:(1) about you, your tutors, your writing or learning center and/or your community; (2) how you, your tutors, your writing or learning center and/or your community will benefit from receiving the grant; (3) the details about how you will use the funds; and (4) how many students you are bringing to the conference.
- Demonstrate Financial Need (submit basic use of funds)
- Quality of application
IF AWARDED: Blog post of 300- 500 words may include pictures and/or quotes and should highlight how the grant has benefitted your center, including but not limited to, your reflections on your experiences at the conference. Post can be written by a student leader who attended the conference or center director.
Email conference@sswca.org with any questions.
REGISTRATION WAIVERS
Stay tuned – more information will be shared about registration waivers for the 2025 conference during summer 2024!
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Open to all. Each individual attendee must submit their own registration waiver.
PURPOSE: This grant supports individuals in attending the annual SSWCA conference.
AWARD AMOUNT: Covers the cost of an individual registration.
- NOTE: Registration waivers will be given out prior to conference registration in the form of a discount code to be used on the registration page. If you have applied for a registration waiver, we recommend WAITING to register for the conference until you have been notified of your grant application status; if you receive the grant, you will still need to register for the conference through the conference website, but will be given a code to cover the cost of registration.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: TBD
CRITERIA:
- Each school limited to receiving a maximum of 5 waivers
- Priority is given to first time attendees and first time applicants
- Recipient hasn’t already received funds for current school year
- Written statement of no more than 250 words in the space below telling us: (1) why you would like to attend the SSWCA Conference and what your role will be; (2) what you hope to gain and how you expect to bring it back to your writing center; and (3) what financial circumstances you believe qualify you for this award.
- Quality of application
IF AWARDED: Option to write a testimonial of experience for blog post or social media.
Please email conference@sswca.org with any questions.
JENSEN-HUTTON GRANT FOR EMERGING CENTERS
Click here to read about and apply for the Jensen-Hutton Grant.