Fellowships & Scholarships

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Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Applicants may be working in any discipline, on a topic concerning women and/or gender. The recipient will devote half time to teaching and program development and half
time to research. The initial appointment will be for one year, with the
possibility of renewal for a second year. Salary is $40,000 plus benefits.

The position is currently held by Sima Shakhsari (Stanford PhD, Anthropology, 2010; Dissertation Topic: “Blogging, Belonging, and Becoming: Cybergovernmentality and the Production of Gendered and Sexed Diasporic Subjects in Weblogistan”).

The University of Houston is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
employer. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are
encouraged to apply.

 

Faculty

$4000 Faculty Summer Fellowships (Summer 2011)

• In support of summer work on a research project to do with women, gender &/or sexuality.
• Must be UH faculty member. Preference may be given to those who have taught a course or courses cross-listed in WGSS or to those who are members of the WGSS Faculty Affiliates.
• Submission Deadline: May 20, 2011, noon. No late submissions.
• Submit:
  1. A description (3 pages maximum) of summer project - Please include in your description a sense of the length of the project (article, book, part thereof, etc.) as well as of your anticipated date of completion. Please note if you would use this money to support travel to an archive or other research site, though travel is not required.
  2. c.v.,
  3. Two (2) letters of reference
  4. a list of any WGSS courses you have taught.
• Funded by the Friends of Women’s Studies.

$500 Women's Studies Faculty Travel Grant

• For travel to a professional meeting/conference relevant to the recipient's research or teaching in WGSS. Payable as reimbursement of receipts for expenses or for purchase of a ticket before travel.
• Open to full time UH faculty who have taught a course cross-listed under WGSS, or graduate students with primary teaching responsibility for a course listed under WGSS or are members of the WGSS Faculty Affiliate group.
• Submission Deadline: May 20, 2011, noon. No late submissions.
• Submit:
  1. memo stating the name, date and location of the meeting and the role you will be playing there (paper presenter, panel chair, etc.,
  2. outline of a simple budget,
  3. a description of how participation in this meeting will enhance your work in WGSS.
• Funded by the Friends of Women’s Studies.

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Students

The Shuart Scholarships: Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship - $2500

• For a student doing work on a thesis or dissertation on a women's studies topic.
• Selection based on the merit of the student's project and the student's academic record.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0; Full-time student in Fall 2011/Spring 2012.
• Submission Deadline: May 20, 2011, noon. No late submissions.
• Submit:
  1. GRE scores and transcripts of all graduate coursework
  2. Summary of your project and its current status
  3. Three recommendations from people familiar with you and your work.

Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Undergraduate Scholarship - $2500

• For a student or students (junior or senior) not necessarily women's studies minors, who have completed at least two women's studies courses.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0; Full-time or part-time student (award may be split between two part-time students).
• Both merit and financial need will be considered.
• Nontraditional students are particularly encouraged to apply.
• Submission Deadline: May 20, 2011, noon. No late submissions.
• Submit:
  1. Transcript
  2. Biographical essay (200 words), including a description of your career plans
  3. Three recommendations from people familiar with you and your work
  4. Financial Aid Statement Form
  5. May also obtain form from WGSS Office, 624 Agnes Arnold Hall

Maud Smith Paddock Grad/Undergrad Scholarship - $2500

• Criteria for undergraduates: A declared women's studies minor (junior or senior) with a least two courses completed in the minor. Minimum GPA of 3.0; Full-time student taking 12 hours in the Fall 2011 and Spring 2012.
• Criteria for graduate applicants: the same as for the Blanche Espy Chenoweth Fellowship (see above).
• Both merit and financial need will be considered.
• Submission Deadline: May 20, 2011, noon. No late submissions.
• Submit:
1. Transcript
2. Biographical essay (200 words), including a description of your career plans
3. Three recommendations from people familiar with you and your work
4. Financial Aid Statement Form (undergraduates only).
• Undergraduates: You may also obtain financial aid form from WGSS Office, 624 Agnes Arnold Hall.

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The Patricia A. Eichhorn Endowed Scholarship for Returning Students - $500 award

The scholarship is in support of non-traditional, returning students who are furthering their education.

After raising five children, Patricia Eichhorn returned to school and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction. In recognition of her leadership in providing financial assistance to students in transition seeking a second chance to have a productive and rewarding career, her family established the scholarship through an endowed gift to the University of Houston.

• The scholarship is open to non-traditional students who are furthering their education.
• Applicants must be certified degree-seeking students at UH. Candidates may be entering or re-entering a program.
• Recipients must enroll for a minimum of six credit hours of undergraduate or graduate studies in Fall 2011 and a minimum of six credit hours in Spring 2012.
• Recipients must maintain a GPA of 2.5 or better to receive the second payment.
• Preference is given to students who demonstrate financial need.
• Submission Deadline: May 20, 2011, noon. No late submissions.
• Submit:
  1. Typed biographical essay of no more than 250 words that includes the applicant's educational goals and ways the scholarship would assist the applicant in attaining them.
  2. Official transcript.
  3. Two letters of recommendation from educational or professional sources.
  4. Application Form
  5. Financial Statement Form
• You may also obtain financial aid form from WGSS Office, 624 Agnes Arnold Hall.

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Friends of Women’s Studies: $250 Student Essay Prizes

The Women's Studies Program is pleased to announce two awards of $250, to be made in Spring 2011 to the best undergraduate and graduate essays on women's studies topics. The prizes are funded by the Friends of Women's Studies.  (You do not have to be a woman or a Women's Studies minor to enter.)

• Entrants must be students at UH (male or female, graduate or undergraduate).
• Essays must be the student's own original work, written for a UH class in the 2010-2011 school year. Course name, semester and professor's name must be indicated on essay.
• Three typewritten/printed copies must be submitted to the Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies office (624 AH), along with student's name, year, major/minor (if applicable), address, email and phone number.
• Submission Deadline: May 20, 2011, noon. No late submissions.
• Essays will be judged by a committee appointed by the Director of Women's Studies.The Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program retains the right to not make an award.

 

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Deadlines

Applicants are invited for the Fall round of Graduate Student Travel Grants, for students presenting papers at conferences on women’s- and gender- studies topics. Deadline September 30, 2011.

All application material or essays should be turned into the Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Office, 624 Agnes Arnold Hall.

Please contact the Women’s Studies Office for additional information.

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Women's Studies Graduate Certificate Travel Grant

• Information and Application
• Please note that eligibility is limited to current students who have completed or are currently enrolled in at least one course towards the Certificate.
• Fall Deadline: Septermber 30 , 2011
• Spring Deadline: January 31, 2012

2011-2012 Recipients

Faculty

$4000 Faculty Summer Fellowship (Summer 2011)

Ann Christensen (English)

$500 Women's Studies Faculty Travel Grant

Francesca Behr (MCL)

Students

The Shuart Scholarships: Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship - $2500

Tracy Butler (History)

Maud Smith Paddock Grad/Undergrad Scholarship - $2500

Amy Breimeier (History)

Elizabeth Chenoweth Grad/Undergrad Scholarship - $2500

Jasmine Boney (Psychology / Health)

The Patricia A. Eichhorn Endowed Scholarship for Returning Students - $500 award

Anglea Leal (Sociology)

Friends of Women’s Studies Undergraduate Essay Prizes ($250)

Sarah Ondras (English)

Friends of Women’s Studies Graduate Essay Prizes ($250)

Not awarded  

 

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