Student Opportunities

Spring 2012 Undergraduate Women's and Gender Studies Scholarship

 

The University of Montana Women’s and Gender Studies Program offers two $800 scholarships through the Louise Greene/Elizabeth Smith honorary awards program. The two scholarships are for excellence in either 1) academics (Spring semester) or 2) WGS-related activism (Fall semester).

Criteria:

  • Open to undergraduate students with a 3.0 or higher GPA.
  • Applicants must have at least Junior status by the time of their application. Transfer students must be in their second semester at The University of Montana.
  • Students must be either a Liberal Studies Major with an emphasis in Women’s and Gender Studies or a Women’s and Gender Studies Minor. It is possible to apply for either the major or minor concurrently with the application.

Application Process:

Applicants for the scholarship are to submit the following for consideration by the Women’s Studies Scholarship Committee:

  • A letter of application indicating for which scholarship you are applying; academics (Spring) or activism (Fall), including a 300 to 350 word essay discussing your community and University activities related to Women’s and Gender Studies and a brief statement of your projected career goals.
  • 2 letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a WGS affiliated faculty member.

The committee requests that students collect their letter of recommendation and submit it with their application packets. Please ask your recommender to place the letter in a sealed envelope and sign over the seal. In addition, please provide a copy of your transcript.

Students who have previously been awarded a WGS scholarship are not eligible.

 

 

 

Student Travel Grants

 

Student travel grants may be awarded to students who have been chosen to present a paper at a meeting or conference that is pertinent to Women's and Gender Studies. Eligible students are those who are enrolled in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program or Graduate Certificate Program. Travel Grant funds can only be utilized for conference registration fees, transportation and lodging expenses.

To apply, please send a one-page letter to the Women’s and Gender Studies Program Coordinator that includes the following:

1. Name of the meeting/conference you will be attending
2. Location of the meeting/conference
3. Title of the paper you will be presenting
4. Abstract of your paper
5. Summary of other funding sources for your travel and your travel budget
6. Amount of funding requested from Women’s and Gender Studies

7. A letter of support from a WGS affiliated faculty member.

 

Dec. 1, 2011 -- Application Deadline for conference travel from July 1 - Dec. 31, 2011

May 1, 2012 -- Application Deadline for conference travel from Jan. 1st -June 30, 2012

*Decisions made post deadline. Maximum award amount is $150.

 

If you have questions, please contact the Women’s and Gender Studies office at 243-2584.

 

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