ALSCW Dissertation Fellowship Grant

The ALSCW Dissertation Fellowship supports scholars whose doctoral dissertations focus on literary history and aesthetics. It offers a three-week residency in a fully equipped cabin in West Virginia, providing an ideal environment for writing and research. The fellowship encourages applicants to submit their cover letters, CVs, dissertation chapters, and letters of recommendation. Preference is given to candidates with advanced-stage dissertations, fostering a community that values diverse literary perspectives.

Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers (ALSCW)
The Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers seeks to promote excellence in literary criticism and scholarship, and works to ensure that literature thrives in both scholarly and creative environments. We encourage the reading and writing of literature, criticism, and scholarship, as well as wide-ranging discussions among those committed to the reading and study of literary works.
The Goals of the ALSCW
to provide space for encounters between scholars, critics, editors, and teachers, and fiction writers, poets, playwrights, and screenwriters;to foster connections between the academic study of literature and the wider literary culture extending beyond the academy;to sponsor and disseminate studies of curriculum and wider topics relating to literature (such as the teaching of composition, and the reading habits of a well-informed, critically alert citizenry;to create links between the teaching of literature in primary and secondary schools, and instruction in colleges and universities;to encourage debate and exchange between and among scholars of ancient and modern literatures, and between and among those who study Western texts and the texts of every culture and continent in the world;to explore the literary dimensions of other arts, including film, drama, painting, and music;to support, encourage, and guide the study of literature.
The power of literature and literary study flows from a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds and experiences, and the ALSCW is committed to cultivating a diverse environment in its leadership, publications, and conferences. The ALSCW provides equal opportunities to all members without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic disposition, neurodiversity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category under federal, state and local law.
The annual fellowship is designed to support an individual whose doctoral dissertation involves literary history and/or aesthetics by providing a three-week residency at a cabin nestled on nine acres in the mountains of West Virginia. The cabin is fully equipped and has Internet service. The dates of the residency are flexible and to be determined by the fellowship recipient in consultation with the ALSCW. Applicants must submit a cover letter, c.v., a chapter of their dissertation, a two-page description of the entire dissertation, and two letters of recommendation.

Eligibility

You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. All applicants must be members of the ALSCW or sponsored by a member of the ALSCW.