WGST Scholarships and Awards

Academic Excellence in the WGST Major Award

Amount = $600. To a women’s and gender studies major who will graduate that calendar year (spring, summer, or fall) and who has excelled in academic coursework in the major and, secondarily, in their other course work and academic activities as a student.

Academic Excellence in the WGST Minor or LGBTQ Studies Minor Award

Amount = $400. To a women’s and gender studies minor (in WGST or LGBTQ studies) who will graduate that calendar year (spring, summer, or fall) and who has excelled in academic coursework in the minor and, secondarily, in their other course work and academic activities as a student.

Rising Star Award

Amount = $400. To a student who shows early signs of accomplishment in women’s and gender studies course work. Open to any student who has completed at least two courses in WGST beyond the introductory course and still has at least two years to graduation.

Women’s Studies Majors

Amount = $5,000 (each). To two women’s studies majors with a 3.00 GPA or better who have demonstrated an interest in women’s studies by attending events and participating in initiatives. A two-page essay must be submitted to the department answering the question, “Why Women’s Studies?”

Barbara Winslow Award for Student Activism – B

Amount = $600. Award for student activism. For four women’s and gender studies student awards from the Kornblau Award account.

Groudine, Candace Scholarship for Women’s and Gender Studies

Amount = $750. For undergraduate students who have declared a major in women’s and gender studies. The award is to be given to however many students each year the women’s and gender studies program sees fit. If no students meet the stated criteria, no award need be made in that year.

WGST Women’s Leadership Initiative

Amount = $250. Women’s and gender studies is uniquely well-suited to prepare students to become informed and engaged citizens. Here is a chance for you to demonstrate leadership skills in a community of your choice.

Victoria Cruz Award

Amount = $300. Merit-based award for a student who shows outstanding student achievement in the LGBTQ studies minor or in a course in the LGBTQ studies minor.

More Information

For more information email Christopher Richards.