NWSA GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP IN LESBIAN STUDIES $500
Sponsored by the Lesbian Caucus of the National Women’s Studies Association

Submission Deadline:  May 1, 2009 (postmark deadline)

Click here to complete the online form
(You will need to be a member to complete the on-line form)

Click here to download the application

Preference will be given to NWSA Members.

The purpose of the annual NWSA Lesbian Caucus Award is to provide a $500 research award in recognition of a Master’s Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation research project that resonates with the mission of NWSA and the goals of the Lesbian Caucus.

Graduate students embarking on this phase of their academic career are encouraged to submit an award application packet.  Membership in NWSA is encouraged but not required. 

The field of the degree is open, but the work should focus on lesbian (defined broadly) lives, identities, or realities and make a contribution to the fields of lesbian and sexuality studies. 

Award applications are evaluated on the basis of

1. Clarity of project description;
2. Relevance to mission of NWSA, goals of Lesbian Caucus, and field of Women’s and Gender Studies;
3. Engagement of feminist analytical frameworks/methodologies; and
4. Potential impact on the fields of lesbian/sexuality studies.

Announcement of the winning proposal will be made around June 1.  All applicants are encouraged to apply for NWSA Travel Grant Awards if financial assistance is needed to attend the NWSA Annual Conference (a separate application is required).  

For further information,
contact Lisa Burke at lcchair@lists.nwsa.org.

Applications must include:

• Name, Address, E-mail address
  Home Phone, Work Phone
  
• University, Department
  
• MA or Ph.D. candidate
  
• Major Study Area
  
• Dissertation/Thesis title
  
• Expected Date of Completion
• a 2 -3 pp. abstract of your work in progress
  
• Name of three persons who will each send a Letter of Recommendation

The Scholarship Review Committee would like you to addressing the following:

• Brief statement of financial need
• Feminist or community activities
• Relevance of your research to NWSA goals

If you are mailing your application, packets should be sent to:

National Women’s Studies Association – Attention: LC Award
University of Maryland
7100 Baltimore Ave., Suite 203
College Park, MD 20740

DEADLINE: entries must be postmarked or entered on-line no later than May 1, 2009