Chair’s Memorial Scholarship
The Chair’s Memorial Scholarship supports graduate students with promising research in rhetoric and composition who are presenting at the CCCC annual convention.
Funder: National Council of Teachers of English
Due Dates: October 10, 2026
Funding Amounts: $750 per recipient; four scholarships awarded annually; one-time award
Summary: Supports four graduate students presenting at the CCCC annual convention who show scholarly promise in rhetoric and composition.
Key Information: Application must be submitted as a single PDF via email; only full-time graduate students with accepted CCCC proposals are eligible.
Description
The Chair’s Memorial Scholarship, offered by the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) through the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), honors past CCCC Chairs by supporting the academic and professional growth of emerging scholars in composition studies. Each year, four scholarships of $750 are awarded to full-time graduate students who are presenting at the annual CCCC convention and who demonstrate scholarly promise and merit in the field of rhetoric and composition. The scholarship aims to help cover travel or participation costs for recipients.
Applicants are evaluated on the contribution of their work to ongoing disciplinary concerns, the use or innovation of relevant methods and methodologies, and the significance of their work for rhetoric and composition teaching, research, theory, and practice.
