Gloria Anzaldúa Rhetorician Award
Forecasted
Gloria Anzaldúa Rhetorician Award supports scholars with convention travel to present research on sexual and gender minority experiences, advancing conversations in rhetoric, composition, and queer meaning-making.
Funder: National Council of Teachers of English
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to three awards of $750 each for convention travel, subject to approval for 2027
Summary: Supports scholars presenting research on sexual and gender minority experiences at the CCCC Annual Convention.
Key Information: Applicants must have an accepted convention presentation and be graduate students or first-time convention presenters.
Description
The Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), part of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), sponsors this award to support scholars whose work makes meaning out of sexual and gender minority experiences. It provides travel support to present that scholarship at the CCCC Annual Convention, honoring Gloria Anzaldúa’s legacy of connecting rhetoric and queer theory, challenging oppression, building alliances across differences, and transforming cultures through writing.
The award recognizes work connecting composition and rhetoric research with queer theory, sexuality and gender identification, writing pedagogy, and social justice. It also supports scholarship opening new conversations in composition, rhetoric, and queer meaning-making. Selection emphasizes original research, engagement with current scholarship, and potential for lasting projects. Continuation of the award for 2027 remains subject to a decision.
