{"id":7755,"date":"2025-09-03T16:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T20:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/?page_id=7755"},"modified":"2025-10-21T10:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:48:10","slug":"writing-program-experiential-learning-funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/forms\/writing-program-experiential-learning-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Program Experiential Learning Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Writing Program administers a small\u00a0 fund to support experiential learning in WR classes. While the Sapiro funds (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/program-policies\/teacher-support-networks\/\">our main funding page<\/a> for more details) are intended to support new or one-time experiential learning experiences, the Writing Program EL funds are available to support classes with established experiential learning components, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/curriculum\/special-initiatives\/boston-now\/\">Boston Now<\/a> courses.<\/p>\n<p>You can apply for these funds by filling\u00a0 the form below. The Writing Program gives first consideration to requests submitted by September 24 and December 20 for fall and spring courses, respectively. We will prioritize giving funds to the maximum number of instructors who apply by the deadline. Other requests will be considered on a rolling basis if funds are still available. 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