Undergraduate Awards
Jameson Prize: This prize of $250 is offered each year for the best undergraduate paper on women. Initiated in 1989 by Dr. Elizabeth Jameson and first awarded in 1990, the prize is now funded by Dr. Grace Jameson of Galveston in honor of her late husband, Dr. Henry Jameson, B.S. 1941, D.V.M. 1943, in recognition of his support for women's education. The deadline for turning in the application is Monday, February 15, 2010. The announcements are to be put up by the end of September. Download Flyer
Graduate Awards
Graduate Dissertation/Masters Thesis Fellowships
The Women's and Gender Studies Program announces the availability of 2-3 Graduate Research Fellowships, normally up to $1,000 for the support of dissertation research and $750 for master's thesis research on topics relevant to Women's and Gender Studies. This would include, for example, research on gender roles and expectations, gender-based discrimination, women's historical achievements, women's literature, women & politics, feminist literary criticism, media images of men and women, feminist theory, and other gender-related issues. Relevant projects in any discipline are eligible for consideration, and those incorporating interdisciplinary perspectives are encouraged. For more detailed information and application procedures, Download Application package (MS Word)
Graduate Student Travel Grants
The Women's and Gender Studies Program announces the availability of Graduate Travel Assistance Grants. Graduate students who are presenting papers relevant to Women's and Gender Studies in conferences may apply to the Women's and Gender Studies Program for small travel grants to supplement departmental funding (normally up to $200 for domestic travel expenses). Students in our Graduate Certificate Program will receive priority. For detailed information on the application procedures, Download Application (MS Word)
Faculty awards
Women’s and Gender Studies Curriculum Development Grants:
The Women's and Gender Studies Program Review Committee announces the availability of Course Development Grants and Curriculum Diversity Grants. Small grants are available for the development of new courses to be cross-listed with Women's and Gender Studies and course enhancement to allow faculty members to revise existing Women's and Gender Studies courses (cross-listed) to incorporate material reflecting issues of diversity and globalization. The grants will vary in amount, depending on the need. For more detailed information and application procedures, Download Application (MS Word)
Women’s and Gender Studies / Glasscock Center Stipendiary Faculty Fellowships
The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research partners with Women’s and Gender Studies to provide a Faculty Stipendiary Fellowship in Women’s and Gender Studies, which provides a $1,500 award to tenured and tenure-track faculty to support research expenses. Applications must be made on line. Details of the program and the application form can be found here. After the deadline for submission, 2 March 2009, has passed, the Center will send the applications it has received to the Women’s and Gender Studies Program for evaluation and selection.
AWARDS SCHEDULE 2009-10
- 2 November 2009 Graduate travel grant applications due (first of two cycles)
- 2 November 2009 Graduate Dissertation/Thesis Fellowship applications due
- December 2009 Awards announcement – Graduate Dissertation/Thesis Fellowship, Graduate Travel Grants (first cycle)
- 15 February 2010 Jameson Prize submissions due
- 5 March 2010 Curriculum Development Grant application deadline
- 1 March 2010 Women’s and Gender Studies / Glasscock Center Stipendiary Fellowship applications
- 1 April 2010 Graduate travel grant applications due (second cycle)
- 24 March 2010 Award announcement – Women’s and Gender Studies / Glasscock Center Stipendiary Fellowship
- 14 May 2009 (or earlier) Awards announcement – Course Development Grant, Graduate Travel Grants (second cycle)
