Undergraduate Funding & Resources

 

 

 

From advising and tutoring guidance to providing funding assistance, there are resources available to make the student experience as productive, supportive and enjoyable as possible.

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WGSS Program Awards and Scholarships 

Outstanding Contribution by an Undergraduate Major Award

Award Value: $200

This award is open to WGSS majors and acknowledges outstanding commitment to WGSS by way of activism, service, and scholarship. Students may self-nominate or nominate peers for this award. 

To apply, please submit an application to the WGSS Program office at [email protected] with the subject line “Outstanding Contribution by Undergraduate.” 

Submission Requirements:

• A cover sheet with the nominee’s full name, address and GWID number
• Names of WGSS courses taken and grades in those courses
• Activities the nominee participates in related to WGSS
• A 100-word statement about how the nominee’s work (volunteer, job, or internship) either helps to advance our knowledge of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies or how activism plays a role in the nominee’s life.
• Names of two faculty members who have agreed to serve as references for the nominee, whom we will consult with. (No letter needed).

Undergraduate Feminist Scholarship Award

Award Value: $200

This award is open to WGSS majors and minors and acknowledges outstanding undergraduate scholarship. Applicants must submit a paper via email [email protected] on a topic related to feminist scholarship. Please use the subject line “Undergraduate Feminist Scholarship Award.”

Submission Requirements:

• Cover sheet with applicant’s full name, address and GWID
• Paper (7-10 pages)
• If previously submitted for a course, the first page should indicate the name of the course, the name of the professor, and any requirements for the paper (usually described in the syllabus)

The "Making a Difference" Award: A WGSS Public Policy Annual Undergraduate Prize 

Award Value: $250 

This award is made possible by the generous donation of Clara Schiffer, a long-time supporter of our program, when she was in her 90s.The primary goal of this award is to encourage original research, stimulate critical thinking, and shape current debates on one or more policy-related topics concerning gender and sexual minorities. You can either submit a completed paper or a proposal for research. Your work should cover the purpose, implementation, outcomes, and impacts of legislation, policies, and programs that include, or are aimed specifically at, advancing feminist and LGBTQ movements and human rights more broadly. The paper can be in its original form or can be revised, but should focus on a public policy matter. 

To apply, please submit an application to the WGSS Program office at [email protected] with the subject line “Making A Difference Undergraduate Application.”

Submission Requirements:

• A title page with your name and the name of the instructor and course the paper was originally written for at GW
• Your paper or a research proposal, approximately 8-10 pages double-spaced 

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