Spring Proposal Writing Workshop for Humanities Faculty 

Rice’s Humanities Research Center (HRC) is sponsoring a spring-semester proposal writing workshop designed specifically for humanities faculty. To ensure that all workshop participants receive substantial attention to and thoughtful feedback on their proposals, participation is limited to seven humanities faculty members.

This spring's participants are:

Sarah Ellenzweig, English

Julie Fette, French studies

Scott McGill, classical studies

Linda McNeil, Center for Education

Alida Metcalf, history

Kirsten Ostherr, English

Christina Willis, linguistics

The workshop will comprise seven sessions. In the introductory session, participants will receive an overview of the key elements involved in the proposal writing process. Included in the overview will be information about how to accomplish the following:

• Find potential sources of funding for your project.
• Garner strategic information from the request for proposals.
• Identify the most appropriate agency/foundation for your project.
• Discuss your project idea and proposal with your program manager.
• Understand how to organize and present your proposal so that reviewers advocate for it.
• Determine the level and kind of information to include in each section of your proposal.
• Develop a strong evaluation and assessment plan for your project.
• Understand review criteria and the review process.

Several days before each of the remaining six sessions, all workshop participants will review one person’s proposal; then, during the session, the group will meet to discuss that proposal, thereby providing the proposal’s author with immediate feedback that can be used to enhance the proposal’s competitiveness.

Who will lead the workshop?
The workshop will be led by Phyllis McBride, Ph.D. (English), Director of Rice’s Office of Proposal Development.