To be eligible for the fellowship, you must be an early career curriculum studies scholar. For the purposes of the fellowship, we define early careers scholar as:

• PhD candidates who have completed fieldwork and are currently writing or revising their dissertations

• recent graduates of doctoral programs who completed their PhD no earlier than January 2021 

• postdoctoral fellows or early career faculty (adjunct, contract, or tenure-track) who have successfully defended their dissertations within the past three years

No. If, after subtracting the duration of your leave from the time since you completed your PhD, the time is three years or less, you are eligible for the fellowship.

In addition to contributing new directions to curriculum studies, your proposed paper must meet the following three conditions to be eligible: 

1. You must be the sole author of the work you are proposing to develop during the retreat.

2. You must have ethics approval for any data you are proposing to use in the paper, if applicable.

3. If you are using data from a larger research project for which you are not the Principal Investigator, you must have permission from the Principal Investigator to use the data in the paper you are proposing to develop at the retreat.

We use the following criteria to evaluate application materials:

1. Are the application materials well written?
   We use the abstract (stage 1), outline (stage 1), and the writing sample (stage 2) to assess if the writing is clear, compelling, and logical. 

2. Does the proposed paper align with CI’s aims and scope?
   We use the abstract and outline (for stage 1) and the nomination letter (for stage 2) to assess if the proposed paper aligns with CI’s aims and scope (click here to access CI’s Aims  and Scope). Please note that CI publishes articles with robust theoretical frameworks that clearly articulate the conceptual and theoretical implications of the work. For further clarity on the types of articles we publish, we invite you to review the articles we’ve published in the past few years (click here to access recent articles published in CI).  

3. Is the proposed paper innovative, critical, and compelling?
   We assess whether the proposed paper points to new and exciting directions in curriculum studies and if there is evidence that the author is thinking in new and innovative ways. This includes the context of the paper, the theoretical framework being used, and the argument being made.

4. What is the nominee’s publication and presentation record?
   The editorial team selects nominees who have some experience with academic publishing and who would benefit from more support to further develop their publication record.

Unfortunately, the team does not have the capacity to review materials in advance.  

Yes, the manuscript you’re proposing to develop at the retreat can be from your dissertation. 

Please submit a new application using the correct materials/responses and send an email to the Editorial Assistant, AV Verhaeghe, at curriculum.inquiry.oise@utoronto.ca. AV will delete your original submission and ensure the editors review the correct materials. 

Yes, you can download examples of outlines submitted in previous years that were part of successful applications below. 

Click here to download Example Outline 1

Click here to download Example Outline 2

Click here to download Example Outline 3

Yes, you can include references in your outline. The references can be on a second page. 

No, you can use any sole-authored, unpublished, academic writing as your writing sample. If you would like to use part of the paper you are proposing to develop at the retreat as your writing sample, you are welcome to do so. 

Please submit a portion of the longer writing sample so that the sample you submit is no more than 4000 words. 

No, we do not include the reference list in the 4000-word limit for the writing sample.