Summer Faculty Writing Retreat Application Form

When: Monday - Friday, 10 a.m.-3:00 p.m

July 8-12 OR July 22-26, 2024


Where: Guild Lounge, Scott Hall, Evanston. This is an In-person event only.


Eligibility: Pre-tenure assistant professors and tenured associate professors in all schools; NTE assistant professors and NTE associate professors in Bienen, Kellogg, McCormick, Medill, Pritzker, SESP, SoC, and WCAS.


There are a limited number of spaces available for the writing retreats. Priority given to those who did not attend the 2022 or 2023 retreat.


Questions: Contact Joan Johnson, Director for Faculty, Office of the Provost, joanmjohnson@northwestern.edu

Which week are you registering for?*
Caregivers who must make special arrangements for child or adult/senior care in order to attend the writing retreat are eligible to receive a caregiving stipend. Please attest to your caregiving status. Are you a primary caregiver (defined by 50% or more of parenting responsibility or care) to your dependent child(ren) or adult/senior dependent(s)?*
Do you need to make special arrangements for childare or adult/senior care in order to attend the writing retreat?*

For example, you might arrange for two dependent school age children to attend summer camp, or arrange to hire a babysitter for young children, or arrange for a sibling to come stay and provide care for a dependent parent who lives with you.

Examples:

1 week summer day camp $500 x 2 children: $1000 total

Babysitter 7 hours/day, 5 days, $30/hour: $1,050; request $1,000 total

Grandparent Travel for caregiving: $350 airfare, $100 ground transportation: $450 total

Participants must be able to attend the writing retreat from 10am-3:00pm every day (barring emergency/unforeseen circumstances). Please attest to your availability to attend daily by checking the box yes.*

This information will be helpful to us as we make plans with local restaurants and caterers. Does this restriction apply to the entire meal or just one person (in case we are able to customize individual servings)?

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