The MSU Writing Center, with funding from a private donor, welcomes proposals for the Integrating Writing Across MSU Teaching Grants Program, 2022-2023. Grants of $2000 will be awarded to up to five faculty to work with the Writing Center over Summer 2022 to integrate writing and Writing Center support into their 2022-2023 courses. The deadline for proposal submission is May 20, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Questions regarding the Integrating Writing Across MSU Grants and application procedures should be directed to the Director of the Writing Center, Michelle Miley (michelle.miley@montana.edu). 

The Integrating Writing Across MSU Teaching Grants are available to tenure and non-tenure track MSU faculty employed at the Bozeman campus. The grants will provide faculty funding for curriculum development that integrates writing and Writing Center support into their 200-, 300-, and 400-level course designs. The grant comes with the expectation that the recipients are willing to collaborate with the Writing Center and to engage in the time it takes to learn along with those in the Writing Center how to better integrate/teach writing in courses.

Grant awards will provide funding for faculty to: 

  • Create and adopt new and innovative assignments and teaching methodologies incorporating writing into classes,
  • Collaborate with the Writing Center and other participating faculty to develop valued practices in writing and to support students’ writing processes through selected Writing Center models, 
  • Participate in three Integrating Writing Across MSU Workshops over Fall 2022 and Spring 2023. 

Evaluation Criteria:

  • Potential for instructional innovation through writing,
  • Assessment plan that includes measurement of outcomes,
  • Potential breadth of impact on instruction beyond a single course,
  • Potential for outcomes that will improve future teaching,
  • Willingness to collaborate fully with the Writing Center and other participating faculty in developing writing assignments, supporting writing within the course, and creating an assessment plan that includes a measurment of outcomes.

Further Details:

  • Grant funds may be used for compensation to faculty for curriculum development and implementation,
  • Funded courses must be taught between August 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023,
  • Recipients must participate in three Integrating Writing Across MSU Workshops over the FY23 year. 

Proposal Guidelines 

All proposals must include the following: 

Proposal Narrative

In a statement not to exceed three pages, address each of the following: the proposed course number and name, the place of the proposed course in the major's overall curriculum, the proposed course goals and goals of the course writing assignment(s), and the anticipated outcomes and/or contribution to MSU. In addition, address the applicant's interest in integrating writing into the course design and describe why the course is a good match for integrating writing. Indicate willingness to collaborate with the Writing Center in developing writing assignments, supporting writing within the course, and creating an assessment plan.

Note: The Writing Center offers a variety of student support models grounded in our peer tutoring program and is committed to finding the appropriate type of support to match the learning outcomes of the writing assignment. The type of Writing Center support for each class will be chosen by faculty and Writing Center staff together. There is no need to propose the specifics of the support model in the proposal, although if a certain type of support is preferred, faculty may indicate so in the proposal. No funding for graduate teaching assistants or graders will be offered.

Statement of Support

A brief statement of support from the applicant's department head should be included. If the project requires involvement of a unit other than the applicant's department, the proposal should also include a statement of suppport from that unit. 

Submission Guidelines: 

  • All proposals must be submitted electronically in one PDF document with the applicant's name in the file title,
  • The PDF of the application should be attached to an email to michelle.miley@montana.edu with the subject line "Integrating Writing Across MSU Teaching Grant Proposal,"
  • All proposals must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 20, 2022,
  • Applicants will receive notice of acceptance by June 1, 2022.

Questions regarding the Integrating Writing Across MSU Grants and application procedures should be directed to the Director of the Writing Center, Michelle Miley (michelle.miley@montana.edu).