2012 NCPTW Travel Grants: Call for Applications
The National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing is now accepting travel grant applications for the 2012 NCPTW
conference in Chicago, Illinois, November 2-4. The application deadline is Tuesday, May 1, 2012 by midnight (same
deadline as the conference proposals). Applicants and their sponsors will be notified of the committee’s decisions by
Sunday, July 1, 2012 in plenty of time for awardees to decide whether to accept the conference invitation. Grants will be
awarded at the conference, and winners will be recognized in the conference program.
Overview
Individual high school, undergraduate, or graduate student peer tutors who have been accepted for a conference
presentation (poster, individual paper, workshop, or other) may apply for any of the grants listed below, provided all
qualifications for the grant are met. On the application form, applicants will identify the grant(s) for which they wish to be
considered. Tutors may apply for more than one grant, but no more than one grant will be awarded to any individual
tutor.
Applications will be accepted from individuals only—no group or team applications. Applications that list more than one
applicant will not be considered. Incomplete applications will not be considered. See below for the list of required
materials.
Grants
NCPTW is offering three categories of grants. The total amount of grant money awarded this year will be $5000.
La Beca Grant: up to $500
The Burkean Parlor Grant: up to $500
Registration & Grub Grants: $110
Applicants for La Beca and Burkean Parlor grants will be considered for those grants first, and then, if not selected, will
be moved to the applicant pool for the Registration & Grub Grants. Tutors who apply for La Beca or Burkean Parlor
Grants need not submit a separate application for an R&G Grant. To clarify, tutors who are eligible for either of the
larger grants are encouraged to spend the extra time applying for one or both of those grants, as there is no advantage
to applying for an R&G Grant only.
La Beca Grant. This grant is intended to support tutors who are contributing in significant ways to writing center
pedagogy and theory and are from institutions that are typically underrepresented at NCPTW conferences, including
historically black, Hispanic-serving, or tribal colleges and universities; secondary schools and two-year colleges; and
schools for the blind or deaf. The grant may also support tutors traveling to the conference from outside the U.S. and
tutors from historically underrepresented groups, including LGBTQ tutors, tutors with a disability, and tutors who selfidentify with one or more of the following races/ethnicities: American Indian or Alaskan Native; Asian; Black or African
American; Mexican American, Puerto Rican, other Latino/a; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. The purpose of
this grant is to facilitate the inclusion of a range of diverse voices and perspectives at our conference, and to support the
travel of tutors who might not otherwise be able to attend. Grants of up to $500 will be awarded in this category (lower
amounts may be awarded based on the applicant pool and availability of funds). Applicants must indicate their eligibility
on the application form to be considered for this grant.
The Burkean Parlor Grant. This grant is intended to support tutors who are making significant contributions to the
scholarly conversation about peer tutoring, through their daily practices and reflections on that practice; through
mentoring and/or administrative duties in their home writing centers; through presentations at conferences or
elsewhere; through research and publication; or in other ways. Grants of up to $500 will be awarded in this category
(lower amounts may be awarded based on the applicant pool and availability of funds). In their application letters,
applicants for The Burkean Parlor Grant must address how they are contributing to the conversation about peer
tutoring.
Registration & Grub Grants. These smaller grants ($110 each) will cover the cost of registration with a little left over for
a nice dinner during the conference. Any tutor accepted to present at the conference may apply for one of these grants,
and all non-recipients of La Beca and Burkean Parlor grants will automatically compete for the R&G Grant.
Application Process
To apply, complete the application form below, including a letter of application for La Beca and Burkean Parlor grants,
and e-mail it (MS Word, rich-text format, or PDF) as an attachment to ncptw.travel@gmail.com. Deadline for
applications is Tuesday, May 1, 2012 by midnight.
Application for NCPTW 2012 Travel Grant
All applicants must complete sections I – V.
I. Applicant Information
Name:
_____________________________________________________________________
Address:
_____________________________________________________________________
Phone:
____________________________________
E-mail:
_____________________________________________________________________
Institution:
_____________________________________________________________________
Check the one that applies to you:
 high school  undergraduate
Have you attended an NCPTW conference in the past?
 yes
 no
 graduate student
II. References. Please provide the contact information for at least one reference who is familiar with your work as a peer tutor.
Reference 1 will ideally be your writing center director or another writing center professional. A second reference is optional.
Reference 1
Reference 2
Name: _______________________________________
Name: _______________________________________
E-mail: _______________________________________
E-mail: _______________________________________
Phone: _______________________________________
Phone: _______________________________________
Institution: ____________________________________
Institution: _____________________________________
Relationship to you: _____________________________
Relationship to you: ______________________________
III. Presentation Information
Title of Presentation: _____________________________________________________________________
IV. Budget. All applicants must provide a detailed budget. Tutors who are fully funded for the conference may apply for any of
the grants; however, financial need of the tutor is considered when awarding grants. Even the smallest financial need will be
considered, so provide sufficient detail here. Include here a budget in two sections: Expenditures and Current Funding.
Items that must be included as expenditures are (1) Travel costs (airfare, parking, taxi, train, bus, etc); (2) lodging (hotel
charges must reflect the applicant’s costs only, so if the applicant is splitting a room with three other tutors, the amount must
reflect only the 25% share of the total); (3) per diem (figure $30.00 per day, including travel days, for meals); (4) conference
registration ($65.00 for tutors); (5) mileage for personal vehicle, if any (figure $.30 per mile to location and back); (6) materials
(for example, if you paid out of pocket to print a research poster for the conference, include that amount here, as well).
Items that must be included as current funding are (1) grants from other sources (amount and source); (2) institutional funding
(amount and source; tutors should consult with their directors regarding an estimated amount per tutor provided by the
institution); (3) other funding.
Provide your detailed budget here (if the amount is zero, indicate by typing a 0 in the blank)
Expenditures
Travel:
Lodging:
Per Diem (total):
Registration:
Mileage:
Materials:
$______
$______
$______
$85.00
$______
$______
Total Expenditures:
$______
Current Funding
Grants:
Institutional Funding
Other:
$______
$______
$______
Total Funding:
$______
V. Selection of Grant(s). Check the grant(s) for which you wish to be considered. You may apply for one, two, or all three
grants, but no more than one grant will be awarded for any individual tutor.
 La Beca Grant
 Burkean Parlor Grant
 Registration & Grub Grant
If you are applying for the Burkean Parlor Grant, you must complete section VI (beginning on next page). If you are
applying for a La Beca Grant, you must complete sections VI and VII. If you are applying ONLY for a Registration and Grub
Grant, save the form and send it to ncptw.travel@gmail.com .
VI. Letter of Application (for La Beca and Burkean Parlor applicants only). Below, write a brief (maximum of 1000 words) letter
of application to the NCPTW Travel Grant Committee in which you address some or all of the following: your background and
experience as a peer tutor; your contributions to the scholarly conversation (required to be considered for Burkean Parlor
Grants); your future plans, if any, in peer tutoring or the writing center profession; how peer tutoring has shaped your academic
work, intellectual life, or personal life outside the walls of the writing center; or other aspects of peer tutoring that you feel are
important for the committee to know in considering your application.
If you are not applying for a La Beca Grant, save the form and send it to ncptw.travel@gmail.com .
VII. La Beca Grant Self-Identification. In order to apply for the La Beca Grant, you must self-identify as belonging to one or
more of various underrepresented groups; OR self-identify as working in a writing center that represents one or more of
various underrepresented types of institutions; OR self-identify as traveling to the conference from outside the United States.
Please do so below by checking all that apply:
 I self-identify with one or more of the following races/nationalities/ethnicities: American Indian or Alaska Native; Asian;
Black or African American; Mexican American, Puerto Rican, other Latino/a; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; or
indicate other/combination, etc: _________________________
 I self-identify as LGBTQ.
 I am a person with a disability.
 I will be representing an institution in one or more of the following categories: historically black or Hispanic serving college
or university; tribal college; school for the blind or school for the deaf; secondary school; two-year college;
other: _________________________________
 I will be traveling to the conference from outside the contiguous United States.
 other that’s not listed above: _________
Save the form and send it to ncptw.travel@gmail.com .