Honors, Scholarships and Awards
Outstanding Women’s and Gender Studies SeniorThis award is given to a through the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences and the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies for exemplary work in the discipline.
To apply, go to this link: https://wvu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0diVIeHmlC9QugJ
Sallie Lowther Norris Showalter Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Related Disciplines
The recipient will be selected based on high academic achievement in mathematics or mathematics-based study and involvement in, or demonstrated awareness of, social justice and/or women’s studies issues. The selection of the recipient will be conducted by the Women’s Studies Committee in consultation with WVU Student Financial Services, which will also consider which applicant best exemplifies the high standards of scholarship and leadership set by Sallie Lowther Norris Showalter during her career at WVU.
Eligibility: Funds shall be used to provide an annual scholarship for an undergraduate student at West Virginia University. The recipient will be selected based on high academic achievement in mathematics or mathematics-based study and involvement in, or demonstrated awareness of, social justice and/or women’s studies issues.
Awards
:
One award of $1000 will be made for academic year 2023-2024
For further information, please email wgst@mail.wvu.edu and put Showalter Award in the subject line.
To apply, go to this link: https://wvu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3vAyxtgqVVgqvlj
Alma and Claude Rowe Excellence Through Equity Award
The Rowe award promotes access to education in Appalachia. Endowed in 1991 by Eldridge and Rosaline Rowe and their son Larry Rowe on the occasion of the WVU Women’s Centenary, the award honors the memory of Eldridge’s parents and Larry’s grandparents, Alma and Claude Rowe. The Rowe's recognized the positive role that higher education could play in the lives of individuals, families and communities.
Awards and amounts: Funds are available for one to three awards of between $500 and $5000 each for fiscal year 2023-2024.
Purpose: Endowment income is to be used for prizes and grants to encourage and recognize persons who work for educational excellence through equity, by focusing upon issues relating to access to education in Appalachia. Such issues would include without limitation, the access of Appalachian peoples to education, historically, now, and in the future; with some consideration of the persons and factors which enable first generation family members to attend college, and the impacts which such first generation students and graduates have upon the educational process and the development of the Appalachian region.
Eligibility: Faculty, staff and undergraduate or graduate students may apply to this fund for support for research, coursework, service learning, internships, curriculum, course material development, travel, professional development and so on.
Potential projects include, but are not limited to:
o Increasing college attendance and graduation, especially for first-generation
college students.
o Increasing the success of girls and minorities in science, math, and other “nontraditional” areas.
o Developing gender, race, and culture sensitive curriculum materials and teaching strategies.
o Promoting successful completion of high school or the GED.
For further information, please email wgst@mail.wvu.edu and enter Rowe award in the subject line.
To apply go to this link: https://wvu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6zneAdMw47YP5iZ
Please note that all scholarship and awards are subject to the availability of funds.
2. Students/Graduate Awards, Scholarships, Grants and Teaching Assistantships.
Outstanding Women’s and Gender Studies Graduate Teaching Assistant This award is given through the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences and the Center of Women's and Gender Studies for Exemplary Work.
To apply, go to this link: https://wvu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_79GlOX66zA0ASsR
Velma Miller/West Virginia Alliance for Women's & Gender Studies Graduate Scholar Award
This award supports graduate students who have been accepted into a post-baccalaureate degree program at WVU .
Eligibility: Funds shall be used annually or otherwise for graduate students who have been accepted into a post-baccalaureate degree program at WVU. The recipients must be enrolled for a minimum of nine graduate credits in the semester during which the award is made and have a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher. Candidates must be nominated by university faculty and/or staff, and their coursework and/or theses must have significant women’s studies content. Successful candidates must demonstrate marked leadership ability and/or show unusual promise as disciplinary, career, or community leaders who are committed to social justice. The award may, at the discretion of the Director of the WVU Center for Women’s Studies and in cases of exemplary merit, be renewed for up to three years.
Amounts and availability: One award of $1000 will be made for fiscal year 2023-2024. The award may, at the discretion of the Director of the WVU Center for Women's Studies and in cases of exemplary merit, be renewed for up to three years.
Application process: Candidates must be nominated by university faculty and/or staff.
For further information, please email wgst@mail.wvu.edu and put Velma Miller Award in the subject line.
To apply, go to this link: https://wvu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3NOwW9VLK1unfYF
Winifred South Knutti Graduate Scholarship in Women's Studies
This scholarship was created in recognition of the WVU Women's Centenary to encourage the attainment of the Centenary's goal of excellence through equity. In 1898, Winifred South became the first woman to receive a graduate degree from WVU. The Knutti Scholarship is funded by the WVU Alumni Association's Loyalty Permanent Endowment Fund.
Eligibility: Candidates must be WV residents enrolled full time and in good standing in WVU graduate programs. Normally, their course of study and/or research should adopt a women’s and gender studies perspective.
Awards: One award of $1000 will be made for academic year 2023-2024.
For further information, please email wgst@mail.wvu.edu and put Winifred South Knutti Graduate Scholarship in the subject line.
To apply, go to this link: https://wvu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bdZltaADniwWU7P
Alma and Claude Rowe Excellence Through Equity Award
The Rowe award promotes access to education in Appalachia. Endowed in 1991 by Eldridge and Rosaline Rowe and their son Larry Rowe on the occasion of the WVU Women’s Centenary, the award honors the memory of Eldridge’s parents and Larry’s grandparents, Alma and Claude Rowe. The Rowe's recognized the positive role that higher education could play in the lives of individuals, families and communities.
Awards and amounts:
Funds are available for one to three awards of between $500 and $5000 each
for fiscal year 2023-2024.
Purpose: Endowment income is to be used for prizes and grants to encourage and recognize persons who work for educational excellence through equity, by focusing upon issues relating to access to education in Appalachia. Such issues would include without limitation, the access of Appalachian peoples to education, historically, now, and in the future; with some consideration of the persons and factors which enable first generation family members to attend college, and the impacts which such first generation students and graduates have upon the educational process and the development of the Appalachian region.
Eligibility: Faculty, staff and undergraduate or graduate students may apply to this fund for support for research, coursework, service learning, internships, curriculum, course material development, travel, professional development and so on.
Potential projects include, but are not limited to:
o Increasing college attendance and graduation, especially for first-generation
college students.
o Increasing the success of girls and minorities in science, math, and other “nontraditional” areas.
o Developing gender, race, and culture sensitive curriculum materials and teaching strategies.
o Promoting successful completion of high school or the GED.
For further information, please email wgst@mail.wvu.edu and enter Rowe award in the subject line.
To apply go to this link: https://wvu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6zneAdMw47YP5iZ
Assistantship:
The Center for Women’s and Gender Studies is hiring graduate teaching assistants
(GTAs) for the academic year 2024-2025. Assistantships may be renewable depending
on the needs of the program and the candidate’s performance. GTAs in Women’s and
Gender Studies must be full-time WVU graduate students in good standing during
the fall and spring semesters of 2024-2025. An academic background in women’s and
gender studies or a related discipline is preferred. Teaching assistants typically
will teach two sections of the WGST 170: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
during each semester under the supervision of a faculty member in the Center. All
GTAs must enroll in and complete the WGST Graduate Certificate, attend a one day
training prior to the start of classes and enroll in WGST 790: Teaching Practicum
each semester they teach. Appointment is dependent upon a student’s academic progress,
teaching effectiveness, and availability of department funds. Normally, GTAs receive
support for travel to the National Women's Studies Association conference, or similar
professional development opportunities, to enhance their effectiveness in the classroom.
For consideration you will need a cover letter, CV or resume, 2 letters of recommendation, and unofficial transcripts.
Due date:
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Carrie Koeturius Scholarship
This endowment shall provide scholarships for students who are admitted or readmitted as undergraduate or graduate students within the Women's Studies Program, with a preference for students who are returning to WVU after an interruption in their education. Carrie Koeturius is a former Morgantown women’s rights activist who came to WVU to finish her bachelor’s degree in social work. You may preview the survey here , but you must complete the official form via the link below. Your progress will be saved automatically.
Apply for the Carrie Koeturius Scholarship!
All portions of the application must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM on March 22nd, 2024
Recent Recipients: Alysse Baker (2022), Nayreshca Pacheco Sanchez (2021), Cheyenne L. Mallory (2020)