Fellowship Writing Retreat
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Fellowship Writing Retreat
Our Fellowship Writing Retreats provide a dedicated 2.5-hour block each term for you to focus on developing your fellowship application in a supportive, distraction-free environment. We encourage you to begin attending these retreats approximately a year before you intend to apply, allowing ample time to develop your ideas, strengthen your proposal, and establish a regular writing habit.
These retreats are designed specifically for focused writing rather than one-to-one advice or mentoring, helping you make consistent progress on your application. Importantly, the retreats are facilitated by current fellowship holders who understand the challenges of preparing a competitive fellowship proposal and can help create a productive and motivating writing environment.
Key features of the Fellowship Writing Retreats
- A dedicated 2.5-hour writing retreat once per term.
- Recommended attendance from around 12 months before application submission.
- Protected time for writing and proposal development.
- Facilitated by existing fellows with first-hand fellowship experience.
- Focus on progress and productivity rather than application advice.
Further development opportunties
If you would benefit from additional protected time for focused writing, you may also be interested in Researcher Development: Focus Space. This programme provides dedicated time and space for researchers to work on writing and other focused tasks away from their usual distractions.