Disability in College Composition Travel Awards
Forecasted
Disability in College Composition Travel Awards support graduate students, faculty, and staff traveling to present at the CCCC Annual Convention to advance disability studies in composition and rhetoric.
Funder: National Council of Teachers of English
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to six travel awards of $750 each; 2027 continuation pending approval
Summary: Supports travel to present work advancing disability studies in composition and rhetoric at the CCCC Annual Convention.
Key Information: Applicants must have an accepted CCCC Annual Convention program proposal.
Description
The Disability in College Composition Travel Awards support graduate students, faculty, and staff presenting work at the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Annual Convention. Administered through CCCC within the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), the program advances understanding of intersections between disability, composition, and rhetoric. It recognizes disability as a source of diversity and a critical lens, promotes inclusive practices and access, and supports scholars with disabilities in sharing their work.
The selection committee welcomes in-progress scholarship, teaching, service, and activism aligned with critical disability studies. The awards recognize work that improves disabled people’s experiences in the field, develops disability theory and research methods, strengthens accessible pedagogy, builds cross-disability community, and expands access to professional conversations and spaces.
