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Financial Assistance
Sally and Alan Cone Scholarships
Financial Information for Scholarships and Special Projects
Sally and Alan Cone Women's and Gender Studies Undergraduate Major Scholarship
Eligibility: Currently enrolled undergraduates; declared Women's and Gender Studies major; completion of WGS/WGS 250; GPA of at least 3.0
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Each year, one $1,500 scholarship is available to an undergraduate Women’s and Gender Studies major. Selection will be made on the basis of need, academic standing, and commitment to Women’s and Gender Studies. The applicant must be a currently enrolled undergraduate declared as a Women’s and Gender Studies major, have completed WGS 250, and have a GPA of at least 3.0. The application should include an essay of no more than 500 words that states, clearly and compellingly, the applicant’s goals as a Women’s and Gender Studies major and the place of women’s and gender studies in the applicant’s development. Applications must be accompanied by a letter of support from a UNCG teaching faculty member and are due April 1 for the following fall.
Applications for scholarships are available on this website.
Sally and Alan Cone Women's and Gender Studies Graduate Major Scholarship
Eligibility: Rising 2nd-year M.A. student in WGS; completion of WGS 650; GPA of at least 3.0
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Each year, one $1500 scholarship is available to a rising second-year M.A. student in Women’s and Gender Studies. Selection will be made on the basis of academic standing and the clarity of the link between the student’s academic program and career goals. The applicant must be a currently enrolled M.A. student, and must have a GPA of at least 3.0. The application should include a copy of the student’s graduate transcript and a letter of no more than 1200 words that clearly explains the links between the student’s chosen track in the Master’s program (Gender and Health, Gender and Community Leadership, or Individualized Concentration) and her or his career goals. Applications should be accompanied by two letters of recommendation from faculty members, at least one of which must be from a WGS faculty member. Applications are due April 1 for the following fall.
Applications for scholarships are available on this website.
Sally and Alan Cone Course Scholarship
Eligibility: Undergraduate or Graduate status; interest in Women's and Gender Studies
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Each semester, up to three $450 scholarships will be available for undergraduate or graduate students seeking to enroll in a Women’s and Gender Studies course. The applicant must be currently enrolled or have been admitted as an undergraduate or graduate student. Selection will be made on the basis of financial need, life and work experience, community service and/or leadership. The application must include an essay of no more than 500 words that addresses the selection criteria above and states, clearly and compellingly, the applicant’s interest in women’s and gender studies and how the course supports her/his goals. Applications are due by March 16 for the fall semester and December 1 for the spring semester.
Sally and Alan Cone Award to Students for Outstanding Work in Women's and Gender Studies
Eligibility: Undergraduate or Graduate status
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program will present a cash award annually of at least $200 to at least one undergraduate and one graduate student whose projects are judged to make the most significant contribution to the field of women’s and gender studies. Any creative and/or intellectual contribution that meaningfully addresses women’s studies, feminism, or gender studies is eligible, including, but not limited to, an academic paper of any length, creative project, performance, program or work of art.
Project descriptions and supporting documents (papers, slides, recordings, programs, etc) must be submitted by March 1 for works completed during the previous spring or fall semester. Submissions must be accompanied by a letter of support from a UNCG faculty member; this letter should indicate whether the work was done to meet the requirements of a particular class at UNCG. If the project is co-authored, each author’s role should be clearly explained in any supporting letters and documents. The student’s address, phone number, and email address should be included.
Committee members will evaluate each project based upon their relevance to women’s and gender studies and the quality, coherence, and significance of the project.
Sally and Alan Cone Student Grant for Special Projects in Women's and Gender Studies
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Each year, grants of up to $500 will be awarded to UNCG students to support projects in women’s and gender studies that may require a limited amount of special funding. Possible uses for the grants include, but are not limited to, travel for research or artistic purposes, conference attendance, research/creative project support in the form of supplies, photocopying, payment for laboratory participants or other expenses, or support of a community service project or internship. Preference will be given to those students who have not received the award previously. Students may not receive more than one special projects grant per year. Applications may not be made for reimbursement of expenditures from the past unless the applicant is in a process where expenses related to the project need to be prepaid. Requests for travel must be made prior to the trip.
Applications by Undergraduate Students must include:
- the completed application form
- a budget delineating the planned use of the requested funds
- an essay or letter of one-to-two pages in length explaining the significance of the project for women’s studies, feminism, or gender studies; send any appropriate research paper(s) written that may help explain the project, if applicable
- a letter of recommendation from the faculty advisor for the project
- if the application is to fund a conference presentation, submit the paper accepted for presentation and appropriate conference information; if the application is to fund conference attendance, specify in a short narrative how attendance supports the project you are working on
Applications by Graduate Students must include:
- the completed application form
- a budget delineating the planned use of the requested funds
- an essay or letter explaining the significance of the project for women’s studies, feminism, or gender studies; send any appropriate research paper(s) written that may help explain the project, if applicable, including an explanation of methodology or project development process. Include a brief bibliography or list of performances/exhibits where relevant.
- a letter of recommendation from the faculty advisor for the project
- if the application is to fund conference attendance, specify in a short narrative how attendance supports the project you are working on. Graduate students may receive up to two conference travel awards during the course of her or his program at UNCG. Those students who are accepted to present at a conference must apply for funding from the Graduate Conference Presentation Fund rather than this grant fund.
Materials should be submitted to the Women's and Gender Studies Office, 200 Foust, between August 15 and April 15 for a decision within a month.
Sally and Alan Cone Graduate Student Travel Award for Conference Presentations
Eligibility: M.A. student in WGS; simultaneous application for GSA travel funds; acceptance for presentation at a conference
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Each year up to three awards of up to $350 each will be available to off-set travel costs for M.A. students who are presenting papers or creative work at an academic conference. Students may not receive more than one award per year, and they may not receive more than two awards during their tenure in the graduate program. Only students who have already been accepted for a conference should apply, but they should apply before traveling. (If a graduate student is attending a conference, but not presenting, he or she should apply to the Special Projects Grant if seeking to secure travel support.) Applications should include an abstract of the presentation, up to one-page in length, that clearly explains the argument of the paper or nature of the creative work and its relevance to the critical conversations in the field of WGS. Applicants should also include a brief description of the conference (copies of the conference call for papers and/or the website homepage describing the conference are acceptable) and a budget clearly outlining how funds will be spent and the total amount requested. Finally, please also attach a copy of the completed GSA travel fund application with this Cone application. It is not necessary to have secured GSA funds, but it is necessary to seek GSA support in addition to Cone funds.
Materials should be submitted to the Women's and Gender Studies Office, 200 Foust, between August 15 and April 15 for a decision within a month.
College of Arts and Sciences Scholarships
Gene and Pat Holder Scholarship
Eligibility: Fulltime undergraduate with financial need majoring in a field of study within the College of Arts & Sciences
Minimum annual award of $1000; may be renewed for students in good
academic standing with continued financial need.
Chris Velonis Miller Scholarship
Eligibility: Fulltime undergraduate majoring in a field of study within the College of Arts & Sciences with financial need
Annual awards up to $3000
Linda Arnold Carlisle Faculty Research Grant
Eligibility: Full-time, tenure-track faculty; cannot have received the grant within the past three years
Linda Arnold Carlisle Faculty Research Grants are awarded to UNCG faculty to support research or creative activity related to women's and gender studies. All full-time faculty who have not received the Carlisle Grant within the past three years are eligible to apply. Grants will be awarded based on the quality and completeness of the proposal, significance of the project, its implication for women's and gender studies, and the significance of the project to the applicant's career and future plans
Carlisle Faculty grants provide a stipend of $1000 to support tenure-track faculty research expenses for a project relating to Women's and Gender Studies. Grant applications are due March 22. Applicants will be notified about the grant by April 15.
Applications are available electronically at our web site, and may be submitted via email to cllindse@uncg.edu or printed and delivered in hard copy to the WGS office, 200 Foust. All applications must be received by 5PM on Monday, March 22, 2012.
Linda Arnold Carlisle Faculty Research Grant Winners
1995 Dr. Hephzibah Roskelly of the Department of English
“Widening the Circle: Group Learning for Change”
1996 Dr. Paige Hall Smith of Public Health Education
“Seeking Shelter: A Contextual Analysis of Decision-Making by Women Experiencing Battering”
1997 Dr. Jude Rathburn of Bryan School of Business
“Women Working Together as Friends and Collaborators: Building a Community of Scholars”
1998
Dr. Leandra A. Bedini of Leisure Studies
“Differentiating Perceptions of Entitlement to Leisure of Caregivers of Older Adults”
1999-2000
Mary P. Erdmans of the Department of Sociology
“Oral Histories of White, Working-Class Women”
2000-2001
Lucinda Kaukas of the Department of Housing and Interior Design
“Re-Placing Women in the History of Modern Architecture and Design”
2001-2002
Katherine M. Jamieson of the Department of Exercise and Sport Science
“An Assessment of Physical Activity Patterns Among Immigrant Adolescent Latinas in North Carolina”
2002-2003
Ann Dils of the Department of Dance
“Doris’ Children: History, Tradition, and the Humphrey Line”
2003-2004
Karin Baumgartner of the Department of German and Russian
“Letters From Paris: A German Woman’s View from Post-Revolutionary France”
2004-2005
Juana Suarez from the Department of Romance Languages
“From the Brigades: Critical Essays on Columbian Cinema”
2005-2006
Elizabeth Keathley from the School of Music
“The Feminine Face of Musical Modernism: Schoenberg’s Women Collaborators”
2006-2007
Jody Natalle from the Department of Communication
“Jacqueline Kennedy as International Diplomat”
Jennifer Keith from the Department of Music
“The Poems of Anne Finch: A Critical Edition”
2007-2008
Alexandra Schultheis from the Department of English
“The Songs and Sentences of the Drapchi 14”
2008-2009
Michelle Dowd from the Department of English
“Adam's Rib: An Anthology of Early Modern Women's Writing on the Fall”
2009-2010
Stephen Sills from the Department of Sociology
“Impact of Global Downturn on Filipina Factory Workers”
2010-2011
Lisa Levenstein from the Department of History
"Don't Agonize, Organize" Displaced Homemakers and the Decline of the Family Wage in the Postwar United States
Linda Arnold Carlisle Professorship
Eligibility: A full professor who has contributed to the Women's and Gender Studies Program. Candidates in all disciplines and departments are invited to apply.
The Linda Arnold Carlisle Distinguised Excellence Professorship was established by the UNCG Friends of Women's and Gender Studies for the purpose of enhancing the academic and co-curricular programs of the Women's and Gender Studies Program at UNCG. Specifically, it will simultaneously reward the most promising faculty research agendas while using that selected research focus to build energy throughout the WGS Program and the campus community. The Professorship will be awarded for a period of four academic years. The same person may hold the appointment more than once but must apply in each case through the normal process Contact the WGS Office for more information.
UNESCO Laura W. Bush Fellowship
Tue, January 27, 2009
The fellowship is intended for American college/university students who express an interest in international collaboration but as of yet had not been afforded many opportunities to travel abroad. The length of time for the travel is expected to be between 4 and 6 weeks and should include interaction with individuals from other nations. During his/her travel, the recipient should be willing to participate in public diplomacy events arranged with the pertinent U.S. State Department Consulate, Mission, and/or Embassy. Following the travel, the recipient agrees to submit a report describing experiences and analyzing objectives achieved; share his/her experiences with others; and be available to make a presentation at the Annual Meeting of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.
Eligibility:
Must be a U.S. Citizen eligible for foreign travel
Must be at least 18 years old and not older than 25 at the time of application
Must be currently enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university in the United States
The Fellowship is intended for American college/university students who express an interest in international collaboration but as of yet have not been afforded many opportunities to travel abroad. The length of time for the travel is expected to be between 4 and 6 weeks and should include interaction with individuals from other nations. More information on the program can be found at: www.state.gov/p/io/unesco/c25462/htm. Thus far, U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellows have traveled to and conducted meaningful work in: Honduras, Guatemala, India, Afghanistan, Dominican Republic, and Kyrgyzstan.
The Commission has opened the next call for the Spring/Summer 2009 round of applications for the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship for those traveling between May and August 2009. The deadline for applications will be March 1, 2009 (5:00pm EST). Eligibility and details about the application process are posted at: http://www.state.gov/p/io/unesco/c25426.ht
Graduate Fellowship, Scholarship and Grant Information, Spring 2009
Title: Possible Woman Foundation Scholarship
General Info: The Mission of the Possible Woman Foundation International is to change the lives of women and girls globally through inclusive and collaborative leadership, integrity, and lifelong learning.
Deadline: April 1
Website: http://www.possiblewomanfoundation.org/scholarships.html
Title: Women’s Research and Education Institute-Congressional Fellowships on Women and Public Policy
General Info: Congressional Fellowships designed to train women as potential policy leaders. Involves work in a U.S. Congressional Office as a legislative aide on policy issues affecting women. Applicants must be women and U.S. citizens and applicants with at least 9 hours of previous graduate coursework preferred.
Deadline: May 20
Website: http://www.wrei.org/Fellows.htm
Title: Business and Professional Women’s Foundation Scholarship (NC)
Info: A variety of awards and scholarships for women who are or will enter into business in NC
Deadline: varies
Form: http://www.bpwnc.org/forms/scholarship.htm
Title: Ford Foundation Fellowships
General: Pre-doctoral, postdoctoral and dissertation fellowships in various fields
Deadlilne: September
Website: http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/index.html
Title: Women’s Research Awards
General Information: National Association of Women in Education awards of $750 to encourage and support excellence in research by, for and about women. Two awards are presented annually: 1) Graduate student competition for research by a graduate student on any topic relevant to the education and personal and professional development of women and girls.
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