Applying to the Kidd Tutorial
The best candidates for the Kidd Tutorials are those who are motivated to develop their writing and their literary craft through serious intellectual engagement—and who, as a rule, are already experienced in university-level writing workshops. Applicants must have taken one Intro and one Intermediate CRWR course in the genre for which they are applying and have received a mid-B or higher. We encourage applicants to take classes in multiple genres at the Intro level.
Our most successful applicants have taken an Intro to Fiction and Intro to Poetry as well as two Intermediate courses in the genre for which they are applying.
For questions about the Kidd Tutorials, please contact the Director, Professor Laurie Lynn Drummond, or Kidd Fellow Michelle Peñaloza at any time during the year.
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Laurie Lynn Drummond |
Michelle Peñaloza |
Applications
Application materials are accepted at the beginning of Spring term in the Creative Writing Program office, 104 Alder Bulding, at 15th and Alder Streets. The office is open Monday through Thursday from 9:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00 - 4:00pm. Please place your unfolded materials in an envelope addressed to the Kidd Tutorial Program.
The application form has detailed instructions and may be filled in online and printed for submission. In addition to the application form, students must include:
- personal statement
- completed recommendation form from an instructor
- unofficial current transcripts (including Spring term courses) with overall GPA
- writing sample
Scholarships
Two $6,000 scholarships and ten $3,000 scholarships scholarships will be awarded in 2010-2011. The funds will be divided over the three terms and paid through Student Accounts (balances due may be subtraced from the scholarship amount). Students must maintain a B+ or higher in their Kidd class to keep the scholarship. If a student who is awarded a scholarship leaves the Kidd Program for any reason during the year, the funding will stop.
Every applicant with a 3.5 GPA or higher is eligible for a scholarship. Scholarships are awarded based on the quality and potential of the literary work submitted.
Scholarship recipients will be notified by email in mid-May.
Enrichment Scholarships
Every student who is accepted to and registers for the Kidd Tutorial receives a one-time scholarship of $150 at the beginning of Fall term. These scholarships are paid through Student Accounts (balances due may be subtracted from the scholarship amount).