Funding Opportunities at the ICWT

Schaeffer Fellowships offer generous support to students pursuing doctorates with emphases in Literary Translation or Creative Nonfiction through the departments of History, English, or Comparative Literature at UCI.

Glenn Schaeffer Awards offer stipends to graduating UCI MFA students. By nomination only.

Traslation Grants offer support to translators for translations of literature (fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and drama) or theory into English. “Theory” refers here to literary theory, translation theory, political theory, or philosophy. The ICWT is particularly interested in translations from cultures and languages that have been marginalized and overlooked by the Anglo-American canon. In addition, translations of rare and unique works from any language would also be very welcome.

The ICWT seeks to encourage the use of English to “enable rather than disable.” These translations will help to raise awareness of and interest in the works themselves, their authors, and the languages and the cultures from which they come. It is also the hope that the translations in English will encourage the translation of the texts into other languages. In keeping with the Center’s mission, these translation-grants will be “a means of giving visibility to genius from even the most marginalized.”

These grants are intended to support the progress and completion of a major translation-project in preparation for publication.

UCI Faculty Grants offer support to UCI Humanities faculty working on research related to translation and its cultural implications. Grants are offered each fall quarter by open and competitive call. Please see the Calls section on this website for active calls or e-mail the center at icwt@uci.edu for information.

UCI Summer International Travel Grants offer support to UCI Humanities graduate students pursuing research and creative writing projects that require international travel. Grants are offered each spring quarter by open and competitive call. Please see the Calls section on this website for active calls or e-mail the center at icwt@uci.edu for information.

Undergraduate Internships offer support to UCI Humanities undergraduate students who have an interest in writing or translation and an investment in some aspect of the center’s mission. Internships are offered each spring quarter by open and competitive call. Please see the Calls section on this website for active calls or e-mail the center at icwt@uci.edu for information.

ICWT/UCI Joint Projects offer support for conferences or lectures hosted by Humanities departments or other on-campus departments or centers whose missions and goals reflect those of the ICWT. Funding is limited and may be requested at any time. Please contact the center at icwt@uci.edu for information.

ICWT/Non-UCI Joint Projects offer support for conferences or lectures hosted by other groups, particularly community-based organizations outside of UCI whose mission and goals reflect those of the ICWT. Funding is limited and may be requested at any time. Please contact the center at icwt@uci.edu for information.