Chair’s Memorial Scholarship
Forecasted
Chair’s Memorial Scholarship supports graduate students presenting at CCCC’s annual convention, helping cover presentation costs while recognizing merit and scholarly promise in composition studies.
Funder: National Council of Teachers of English
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Four scholarships of $750 each; complimentary registration replaces travel funds for an online-only convention
Summary: Supports graduate students presenting at the CCCC annual convention who demonstrate merit and scholarly promise in composition studies.
Key Information: Applicants must be full-time graduate students with presentations accepted through CCCC’s regular peer-review process.
Description
The Chair’s Memorial Scholarship, offered by the National Council of Teachers of English through the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), helps graduate students cover the costs of presenting at the annual convention. Created by the CCCC Executive Committee, it honors deceased CCCC Chairs and recognizes merit, defined broadly, and scholarly promise. The 2027 convention is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The scholarship supports work that thoughtfully extends ongoing discussions in rhetoric and composition. Reviewers consider how closely the work’s methods and methodologies correspond to its purpose, including approaches that draw on, apply, or innovate those methods. They also consider the work’s implications for rhetoric and composition teaching, research, theories, and practice.
