Fellowship Writing Practicum for Graduate Students
Revamped for 2026!
What is GC 513?
- Preparing an external fellowship application is a rite of passage – and oft a necessity – for graduate students across disciplines. Winning a prestigious fellowship contributes to timely degree completion and lays the foundation for future funding. The process is often a solitary experience and fellowship writing is a genre onto itself.
- The online synchronous course provides students with the process and skills to write fellowship essays for prestigious external funding opportunities.
- Grading: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours and space permitting.
- Prerequisite(s): Designed for doctoral students in the arts, humanities, and social sciences; master’s and graduate professional students will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- The course may or may not be used towards degree requirements. Consult your Director of Graduate Studies.
How do I register?
For Spring 2026, enrollment is capped at 25 and registration preference is for doctoral students in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Register through XE registration at my.uic.edu.
When does GC 513 meet?
Spring 2026 section:
- CRN 49282, online synchronous on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5 – 6:15 p.m. CT.
Course learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- identify and decipher funding opportunities
- write according to the conventions of the fellowship application genre
- use a writing process — prewriting, drafting, workshopping, revising, submitting — to successfully complete an actual fellowship application
- identify strengths and weaknesses in a text
- communicate effectively with specialist and non-specialist audiences
