Ellen Clarke Temple Award In the Study of Women in History

Description
This award is given to graduate students affiliated with WGS in support* of student’s travel, research, and other similar needs in the study of the history of U.S. women.

Eligibility
To be eligible, an applicant must be a full-time graduate student in good standing at The University of Texas at Austin.  Students must belong to the WGS graduate MA degree, dual degree programs, or register as a WGS Portfolio student by March 30th 2013. Information on the WGS Portfolio Program is available online.

Selection Criteria
Preference will be given to those concentrating their studies on some aspect of women in Texas history.  Secondary preference will be given to students concentrating their studies on some aspect of women in American history, looking first to the Southwest region of the United States.  The awards ($1500 to be divided between one or two awards) will be presented at the annual Women’s and Gender Studies Spring Reception in late April/early May, date TBA. *First priority will be given to students who need funding for research.  Second priority will be given to students for conference travel.  Applications and letters must be submitted online by 4:59pm on April 24th 2013.

Application Process
If you have questions, please call the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies 471-5765.

Requirements:

• Application (submitted online)
  • CWGS Affiliation (Portfolio program or WGS MA Program)
  • Title of project; A 50 word summary description of the project, (800 char. max; submitted online)
  • Have you applied for any similar WGS awards in the past? If so, please include the award name(s), year(s) applied, and the results.
  • Does your project address historical questions relating to women in U.S., and/or Texas history?  If so, which area? (800 char. max; submitted online)
  • One-page budget not to exceed $1,500. Indicate the purposes of the funds in terms of furthering the research project and/or disseminating the research (50 lines max; submitted online)
  • A two-page statement of research activities (75 lines max; submitted online) how this project addresses historical questions in scholarship on women; Indicate research questions, its significance, and the current state of the research project
• Letter of recommendation from a faculty member addressing the value of the student’s research project and the ability of the student to complete the project successfully or to disseminate the research. The letter will be submitted via the online application.  The online application system is limited in the description used for letters of recommendation. Therefore, it is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that their references know what to include in their letter regarding the Temple award.

Applications and letters must be submitted online by 4:59pm on April 24th 2013.  When submitting to the online system, double-check formatting as punctuation may be lost.  Double-spacing is not needed.  A word of caution: the website's interpretation of 75 lines may differ from 75 lines in a word processing program. Do not wait until the last minute to apply!  The server may become overloaded due to traffic and your browser might receive an error! Staff may not be available to assist with errors on April 5th. We advise you test your ability to save and work online as early as possible.  Please submit questions or report any glitches you find in advance to the CWGS office.

Applications are available online through UT Direct: http://tiny.cc/wgs-awards

If the shortened link does not work for you, please try: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/scholarship/student/menu.WBX?s_scholarship_owner=LWGS&s_user_role=S

Applications will open in late January/early February 2013.

The award will be presented at the annual Women's and Gender Studies Spring Reception in late April/early May, date TBA.  Award Recipients should be in attendance.