Women's and Gender Studies Dissertation Fellowships

Description
This is a fellowship for doctoral students writing dissertations on topics related to women's and gender studies. Students who are enrolled in the WGS Ph.D. Portfolio Program are eligible. One or two awards will be made, as determined by the selection committee. The awards will be announced at the Women's and Gender Studies Spring Awards Reception in late April/early May, date TBA. Funds will be available the following fall semester.

Eligibility
To be eligible, an applicant must be in doctoral candidacy no later than August 15th 2009 and be enrolled as a WGS Ph.D. Portfolio student by March 11th 2009. Information on the WGS Portfolio Program is available online. Applicants must be full-time graduate students in good standing at The University of Texas-Austin.

Selection Criteria
Preference will be given to those completing their dissertation by August 2010. Applications will be reviewed on the following criteria:

1. Letter of recommendation from dissertation chair;
2. Contributions of the project to the field of Women's and Gender Studies;
3. Soundness of research design;
4. Ability of the student to complete the project as a dissertation; and
5. Quality of the proposal.

Application Process
Application forms are available from Women’s and Gender Studies, WWH 401 or call Women’s and Gender Studies: 471-5765.

Please send to the Women's and Gender Studies Office:

• A signed application form (three copies)
• A 50-word summary description of the dissertation project, including tentative title (three copies)
• A one- to two-page vita (three copies)
• A two-page description of the dissertation project (three copies)
• Letter of recommendation from the dissertation adviser emphasizing why this dissertation topic is relevant to Women's and Gender Studies, your ability to carry out the project, and the faculty member's working relationship with you on the project. The letter should be sent directly to the Center for Women's and Gender Studies, marked "Attention: Dissertation Award Committee."

***Application materials must be properly collated into three packets.***

Essays and applications must be received by 5pm on March 11th 2009 in WWH 401.

 Download a CWGS Dissertation Fellowship application (PDF, 104K)