Louise Greene & Elizabeth Smith Undergraduate Scholarship in Women鈥檚, Gender and Sexuality Studies for Excellence in Academics
The 猎奇重口 Women’s, Gender and Sexuality 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) WGSS-related activism (Fall semester).
Criteria:
- Open to undergraduate students with a 3.0 or higher GPA.
- Students must be either a Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Major or 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, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Scholarship Committee:
- A letter of application specifying for which scholarship you are applying; academics (Spring) or activism (Fall), including a 300 – 350 word essay discussing your community activities (related to WGSS for the activism award), university activities related to WGSS, and a brief statement of your projected career goals.
- 2 letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a WGSS-affiliated faculty member.
- A current transcript.
The committee requests that letters of recommendation be emailed to the WGSS Director (elizabeth.hubble@umontana.edu). Please have letter-writers include your full name and “scholarship” in the subject line.
Students who have previously been awarded a WGSS scholarship are not eligible.
Louise Greene & Elizabeth Smith Graduate Scholarship in Women鈥檚, Gender and Sexuality Studies
The 猎奇重口 Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program offers one annual $800 scholarship through the Louise Greene/Elizabeth Smith honorary awards program.
Criteria:
- Open to WGSS Graduate Certificate students.
- Applicants must be officially enrolled as certificate-seeking graduates by the time of their application. It is possible to apply for the graduate certificate concurrently with the scholarship application.
- Applicants must be currently working on or have completed a research paper in their field.
Application Process:
Applicants for the scholarship are to submit the following for consideration by the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Scholarship Committee:
- A letter of application including a 300 – 350 word essay discussing current research and how it relates to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and projected career goals.
- 2 letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a WGSS-affiliated faculty member.
- A current academic transcript.
The committee requests that letters of recommendation be emailed to the WGSS Director (elizabeth.hubble@umontana.edu). Please have letter-writers include your full name and “scholarship” in the subject line.
Students who have previously been awarded a WGSS scholarship are not eligible.
Applications must be submitted to the WGSS office (LA 138A) or emailed as attachments to the WGSS Director (elizabeth.hubble@umontana.edu). Please include your full name and the word “scholarship” in the subject line.
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