Assistance Fund for Contingent Faculty Grant Program

Assistance Fund for Contingent Faculty Grant Program

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Conference on College Composition and Communication
Amount: US $750
Last Updated: September 03, 2025

Summary

The Assistance Fund for Contingent Faculty Grant Program, initiated by the Conference on College Composition and Communication in 2012, provides $750 awards to contingent faculty from two-year and four-year institutions for travel to the CCCC Annual Convention. If the convention is virtual, recipients receive complimentary registration instead of travel funds. Applicants must live over 300 miles from the convention site, with priority given to those not selected in previous years.

Overview

Purpose The CCCC Assistance Fund for Contingent Faculty, established in 2012, is intended to support awards in the amount of $750 each for contingent faculty at two-year colleges and four-year colleges and universities to travel to the CCCC Annual Convention. Other Considerations: Other Considerations: In the event that the CCCC Annual Convention moves to an online-only event with no in-person component, recipients will receive a complimentary registration for the convention in lieu of any travel funds.Individuals not selected to receive an award can receive priority the following year in a weighted systemex., individuals not selected the first year will receive 2 entries the following year and if not selected that year, receive 3 entries the following year, and so on.Individuals who receive this award may not receive a CCCC Professional Equity Project grant in the same year. CCCC member contributions for the CCCC Assistance Fund for Contingent Faculty will be solicited during November and December each year, however, contributions will be accepted throughout the year. Contributions collected throughout a given calendar year will be applied to the awards in the subsequent calendar year (e.g., contributions collected between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2025, will be used for the 2025 awards).

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicants must reside more than 300 miles from the convention site.