University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

MFA Program

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MFA Program Established:

1982

Location:

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Genres Include:

Poetry and Fiction

Residency:

Full

Duration:

3 Years

Program Size:

Application Deadline:

01/01/2013

Application Fee:

Website:

http://www.lsa.umich.edu/english/grad/mfa [2]

Contact E-mail:

janburg@umich.edu [3]

Contact Name:

Jan Burgess

Core Faculty Includes:

Michael Byers, Peter Ho Davies, Nicholas Delbanco, V.V. Ganeshananthan, Lorna Goodison, Linda Gregerson, A. Van Jordan, Laura Kasischke, Khaled Mattawa, Thylias Moss, Eileen Pollack, Keith Taylor, Douglas Trevor

Funding/Employment Opportunities:

Teaching Assistantships, Civitas Fellowship, Zell Summer Funding, Internships

All students receive full funding. Qualified graduates may earn Zell post-MFA, third-year support.

Other Features:

This program features a Visiting Writers Series and a student reading series. It offers pegagogical training and colloquia on a variety of topics (e.g., commercial publishing and getting government grants).

Second-year students have the opportunity to design and teach their own courses. Additionally, funding is offered for postage reimbursement and conference travel, as well as for attending the Moveen Residency.

Graduates:

Michelle Chan Brown, Joshua Edwards, Donovan Hohn, Tung-Hui Hu, Nami Moon, Benjamin Paloff, Jess Row

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