Council of Writing Program Administrators Research Grants
Call for Proposals
Overview
The Research Grants Committee (RGC) of the Council of Writing Program Administrators invites proposals for research projects investigating practices that support educational equity and meaningful change in postsecondary writing or literacy programs.
2025
Shane Wood, University of Central Florida, was awarded $3500 for his project, “A Study on Students’ Knowledge of Socioculturally-Informed Student Learning Outcomes in First-Year Composition at a Hispanic-Serving Institution."
Lynn Reid, Fairleigh Dickinson University, and Kathleen Lyons, Fairleigh Dickinson University, were awarded $3500 for their project, "Student-Informed Writing Placement Reform: Working Toward Directed Self-Placement with Undergraduate Researchers & User Experience Methodologies."
2019
Holly Hassel, North Dakota State University and Joanne Giordano, Salt Lake Community College were awarded $3200 for their project “First Year in the Two-Year: A Study of Two-Year College Writing Teacher Transitions.” Giordano and Hassel.
Ellen Carillo, University of Connecticut were awarded $1000 for her project, “Tracing the Impact of Mindful Reading Beyond First-Year Composition.” Carillo.
2018
Hadi Banat, Parva Panahi, Rebekah Sims, Phuong Tran, and Bradley Dilger were awarded a grant for their project, "Prioritizing Intercultural Competence in Writing Programs through Linked Courses." Banat et al.
Ryan Dippre was awarded a grant for his project, "The Nexus of Local and National Contexts in Writing Program Administration: UMaine's Writing Program, 1972-2018." Dippre.
Neal Lerner was awarded a grant for his project, "Creating a Writing Program Digital Archive." Lerner.
