 |
|
|
|
Opportunities for financial aid
and on-campus work include work-study, tuition
fellowships, and student loans. For further information,
those interested may explore the Office
of Student Financial Resources at Western,
360-650-3470. We are pleased to have some funds
available for our graduate students to travel
to conferences to present their scholarly/creative
work. Renewable graduate research grants of up
to $1000 are also available for research relating
to the Master's degree thesis. Both graduate travel
and research funds are available on a competitive
basis. Our graduate students are also
able to gain significant editing and publishing
experience through work on the editorial staff
of one or more of the journals supported by the
English Department at Western.
The
Bellingham Review is a nationally recognized
journal that has recently published creative writing
by such authors as Charles Wright and Gary Soto,
among others. Jeopardy is a creative writing
magazine entirely student funded, edited, and
produced.
Our program also provides some
opportunity for graduate students to develop technical
writing skills. We have established two quarterly
internship programs with local technical writing
companies. In the past, graduate students completing
the internships have enjoyed a 100% placement
rate in full-time positions as technical writers.
|
|
|
|
