Center for the Humanities Summer Writing Workshop 

This opportunity is open to Oregon State University faculty actively engaged in humanities research as stipulated by their position description.

Faculty can receive funding from the Opportunity Fund or Center for the Humanities Summer programs and a Fellowship or Residency if the awards support different projects or different stages of the same project. For example:  

• You received a PRAx Collaborative Faculty Fellowship two years ago. You could apply for Opportunity Fund support to host a symposium based on your research or for costs related to publication. 

• You received a Summer Writing Workshop focused on writing a manuscript. You could apply the next year for a Site-based Residency to focus on research for a new project. 

• You received a Center for the Humanities Faculty Research Fellowship to begin preliminary research on a new book project. One or two years later, you could apply for the Summer Writing Workshop to write a chapter of the same project. 

• Make progress on a substantial research project with intent toward publication.
• Participate in a six-week writing workshop during summer term, meeting regularly in person. While efforts will be made to accommodate fellows’ schedules, in-person availability is a requirement.
• Share a 15- to 20-page excerpt from a work in progress one week before scheduled workshop and read and respond consistently to other fellows’ work.
• Within four weeks of fellowship end, fellows submit a 1–2-page letter describing how the project benefitted from program participation. 

Each fellow will receive a $4500 summer stipend and opportunities to receive feedback on work in progress within a supportive community of scholars.

• November 1, 2025: Application window opens. 
• January 5, 2026: Applications due via Submittable. 
• By March 1, 2026: Applicants notified of status. 
• Summer 2026: Work on writing projects and engage in workshop with other fellows. 

• All applications are due January 5, 2026, via Submittable. Prospective applicants must discuss support and course scheduling needs with their school director before submitting materials. 

• Applications consist of the Submittable form, a project abstract (300 words), a narrative proposal (4–5 pages, double-spaced) and a CV. 

• The narrative proposal should include an overview of the research project that speaks to the review criteria outlined in the below section as well as a brief timeline of work to be accomplished during the fellowship term.   

• Prospective applicants must discuss support and course scheduling needs with their school director before submitting materials. 

Applications will be evaluated by a diverse review committee composed of faculty with experience working in humanities-based disciplines and methodologies. Reviewers will consider:

• The significance of the proposed project’s intervention in the specific field and its value to the humanities and/or a broader public.
• The feasibility and appropriateness of the proposed plan of summer-term work.
• Quality of the conception, definition, organization, and description of the project, as well as the clarity of expression.
• The review committee will prioritize applications that have not received support from PRAx or Center for the Humanities within the past three years. Please see the Eligibility section above for additional information.