Women's and Gender Studies Awards

WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Description: Each spring, the Women's and Gender Studies Program sponsors the Women's and Gender Studies Outstanding Achievement Award. This monetary award of $200 will be given to an undergraduate student who has done outstanding work in Women's and Gender Studies at UNL during the last two completed semesters. This award is to recognize contributions to Women's and Gender Studies within an academic, activist, and community framework. Students should show evidence of contributions to the campus and/or wider community as well as academic work. Submissions might include evidence of campus or community activism, internships in the community, and/or unpublished term papers, projects, or creative work. In the case of a tie, the award will be divided evenly.

Eligibility: To apply, students must have at least a junior standing and have completed 12 hours of Women's and Gender Studies courses at UNL.

Application Process: Applications are available on-line or from the Women's and Gender Studies office, 327 Seaton Hall. Completed applications will consist of:

• The application form including names, addresses, and phone numbers of two references

• A written description from the student about your contributions to Women's and Gender Studies

• Other supporting materials, including those listed above

Application Deadline: A hard copy of all application materials must be turned in to the Women's and Gender Studies Office, 327 Seaton Hall,

Awards Presentation: The award will be presented at the Women's and Gender Studies Graduation Reception and Awards Ceremony. Winner will be notified ahead of time so she/he can be present.

  If you have questions, please call the Women's and Gender Studies office at 472-9392,

or contact either Margaret Jacobs, Director, 472-9300, mjacobs3@unl.edu,

or Rose Holz, Associate Director, 472-9380, rholz2@unl.edu.

Download Achievement Award Application

WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES MELBA COPE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES MAJORS WITH JUNIOR CLASS STANDING

Description: The Melba Cope Scholarship recognizes the importance of supporting Women's and Gender Studies students in their scholarship, and acknowledges the contributions Women's and Gender Studies students make to the Women's and Gender Studies Program and to the campus and wider community. The Melba Cope Scholarship provides three $300.00 scholarships for Women's and Gender Studies undergraduate majors for the academic year 2009-2010.

Eligibility: Applicants must be Women's and Gender Studies undergraduate majors in the College of Arts and Sciences with at least junior class standing, and they must have successfully completed at least 12 hours of courses in Women's and Gender Studies. Candidates should have demonstrated outstanding work in Women's and Gender Studies including research projects, creative works, contributions to the Women's and Gender Studies Program, and/or community service.

Application Process:

1. Fill out the attached application form (also available from the Women's and Gender Studies Office or at www.unl.edu/womenssp ) .
2. Obtain the signatures of two Women's and Gender Studies faculty members who are willing to support your application for the Melba Cope Scholarship and who can describe your work to the scholarship committee. (They do not need to write letters of recommendation.)
3. Write a letter of application in which you describe your goals, academic strengths, achievements, and involvement in activities on campus or in the community that indicate your efforts to achieve your goals and that qualify you for the scholarship.

 Application Deadline:

Awards Presentation: Scholarship Awards will be announced at the Spring Women's and Gender Studies Graduation Reception and Awards Ceremony.

  If you have questions, please call the Women's and Gender Studies office at 472-9392,

or contact either Margaret Jacobs, Director, 472-9300, mjacobs3@unl.edu,

or Rose Holz, Associate Director, 472-9380, rholz2@unl.edu.

Download Cope Scholarship Application

WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES KAREN DUNNING SCHOLARLY PAPER / CREATIVE ACTIVITY AWARD

Description: Each spring, the Women's and Gender Studies Program sponsors the Karen Dunning Award for a Scholarly Paper, Research Project, or Creative Activity in Women's and Gender Studies. Awards of $200 each will be presented to two undergraduate students and two graduate students on the basis of relevance to Women's and Gender Studies, quality of the work, originality, and potential impact.

Eligibility: To apply, students must be currently registered at UNL, but do not need to be a WGS major, minor, nor graduate specialization student. Only one submission is allowed per applicant.

Application Process: The judges will read a black and white copy of your scholarly paper and description; they will view original artwork, slides, digital images, etc.

To facilitate the judging:

•  SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE DOUBLE-SPACED, SINGLE SIDED

•  DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ANYWHERE ON THE PAPER OR PROJECT, NOR ON THE DESCRIPTION.

•  DO NOT USE STAPLES (paper clips and clasps are best)

•  DO NOT PLACE IN ANY TYPE OF BINDER (an envelope is best).

Completed applications will consist of:

1. The attached application form. Additional application forms are available from the Women's and Gender Studies office, 327 Seaton Hall, and at www.unl.edu/womenssp.

2. A copy of the paper or a description of the research project or creative project or activity (a creative project may be poetry, artwork, drama, photography, dance, music, etc., and could also be submitted as slides, CD, DVD or in another appropriate format when available).

3. A description of how the entry relates to Women's and Gender Studies

4. Research and creative project entries should include a description of how and why it was developed and examples of how it was used in the community.

Application Deadline: A hard copy of all application materials must be turned in to the Women's and Gender Studies Office, 327 Seaton Hall.

Awards Presentation: The awards will be presented at the Women's and Gender Studies Graduation Reception and Awards Ceremony.

  If you have questions, please call the Women's and Gender Studies office at 472-9392,

or contact either Margaret Jacobs, Director, 472-9300, mjacobs3@unl.edu,

or Rose Holz, Associate Director, 472-9380, rholz2@unl.edu.

Download Dunning Award Application

Other Awards

THE LITA STETTER HOLLINGWORTH FELLOWSHIP

For University of Nebraska students who go to Columbia University for their Graduate Studies

Description & Eligibility: This fellowship is available to graduate students at Columbia, prefereably, but not necessarily, to a woman graduating from or graduated from the University of Nebraska.

Required Documentation:

• A copy of the student's transcript from the University of Nebraska.

• A letter of reference from a faculty of the University of Nebraska.

  If you have questions, please call the Women's and Gender Studies office at 472-9392,

or contact either Margaret Jacobs, Director, 472-9300, mjacobs3@unl.edu,

or Rose Holz, Associate Director, 472-9380, rholz2@unl.edu.

Columbia University Financial Aid Website

Profile of Lita Stetter Hollingworth