{"id":4202,"date":"2016-03-03T15:38:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T20:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/events\/?page_id=4202"},"modified":"2025-05-06T15:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T19:11:12","slug":"scholarships-smcm-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/chesapeake-writers-conference\/scholarships-smcm-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships for SMCM Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2025 Chesapeake Writers&#8217; Conference Scholarship Application (SMCM alumni only)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Deadline: April 12, 2025 (midnight, EST)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There will be one full scholarship to the conference available to an SMCM alum). Scholarships cover tuition, room, and board. In exchange for this funding, scholarship recipients will assist with the preparation for and facilitation of the conference.<\/p>\n<p>The Chesapeake Writers\u2019 Conference invites SMCM alumni interested in creative writing to apply. Scholars will be provided with accommodations on campus, meals for the duration of the conference, and placement in a writing workshop best suited to his or her writing sample and interest (fiction, poetry, songwriting, screenwriting, translation, or creative nonfiction).<\/p>\n<p>The alumni scholar, along with several SMCM student scholars, will form the core conference staff and each scholarship recipient will be expected to contribute in important ways to the functioning of the conference. The parameters of each scholar\u2019s assignment will be worked out with the director, but a sampling of the kinds of tasks that will be involved includes:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-ul\">\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-reset public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Transporting conference guests in state vehicles to and from surrounding airports and county locations. Certification to drive a state vehicle is strongly desirable in all scholars.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Guiding recreational activities, including excursions to such locations as Solomon\u2019s Island and Calvert Cliffs State Park, as well as leading participants in recreational activities (i.e., kayaking).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Organizing and MCing the conference\u2019s participant readings.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Organizing and guiding activities for the youth workshop attendees.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Writing and delivering introductions of faculty and visiting writers at nightly open-to-the-public literary events.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Maintaining the conference social media outlets before and during the conference.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Creating a daily newsletter for participants.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Coordinating with various campus offices in order to assure that the conference runs smoothly.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Facilitating participant check-in and check-out.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Giving tours of the campus.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Taking photographs of events for promotion of future conferences.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Setting up before events.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Providing general support for conference participants (i.e., helping participants navigate the campus and the county).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Organizing and facilitating meetings for participants with agents and publishers.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Designing tools with which to collect input about the conference.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Deadline for applications is April 12, 2025 (midnight, EST).<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chesapeakewritersconference.submittable.com\/submit\/128921\/2019-smcm-alumni-scholarship-application-chesapeake-writers-conference\">Apply Now<\/a> (EXTERNAL SITE; YOU WILL NEED TO CREATE A PROFILE FOR SUBMITTABLE.COM)<\/p>\n<p>Applicants may demonstrate an interest in one or more of the offered workshops.<\/p>\n<p><b>Please include:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A personal statement describing your interest in the conference and detailing what you would hope to gain from the experience.<\/li>\n<li>A writing sample in your desired genre (15 pages double spaced for prose; 4-8 poems for poetry). (If you wish to apply in more than one genre, you are welcome to do so; just be clear, in your personal statement, which is your first choice, and include samples from each).<\/li>\n<li>A current r\u00e9sum\u00e9.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div>\n<\/p>\n<div>The scholarship has no monetary value.<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">If you have questions, you can contact Crystal Oliver, Conference Director: <a class=\"sbm-text link\" href=\"mailto:chesapeakewritersconference@smcm.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">chesapeakewritersconference@smcm.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 2025 Chesapeake Writers&#8217; Conference Scholarship Application (SMCM alumni only) Deadline: April 12, 2025 (midnight, EST) There will be one full scholarship to the conference available to an SMCM alum). Scholarships cover tuition, room, and board. In exchange for this funding, scholarship recipients will assist with the preparation for and facilitation of the conference. 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