Undergraduate Scholarships

The Shuart Scholarships

• Maud Smith Paddock Scholarship - $5,000
  
• Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship - $5,000

Friends of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Undergraduate Student Essay Prize - $500

Graduate Scholarships

The Shuart Scholarships

• Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship - $5,000
• Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship - $5,000

The Arden Eversmeyer Endowed Graduate Fellowship in WGSS - $8,000

Friends of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Graduate Student Essay Prize - $500

WGSS Funding

• Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Graduate Certificate Travel Grant - up to $750/grant

Undergraduate Scholarships 

The Shuart Scholarships

Maud Smith Paddock Undergraduate Scholarship - $5,000

Awarded to a rising junior or senior who has completed at least two WGSS courses.

Requirements

• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Full-time or part-time student (Award may be split between two part-time students.)
• Both merit and financial need will be considered.

Application Materials

• Cover Sheet
• Current Transcript (need not be official, sealed transcript, but must be current)
• Biographical essay (200-400 words), including a description of your career plans and the impact of your WGSS courses on your work
• Two recommendations from people familiar with you and your work (may be included in packet or emailed by recommender directly to wgss@uh.edu with YOUR NAME and the word RECOMMENDATION in the subject line)
• Financial Aid Statement form
• Please submit all materials through the Scholarship Submission Portal (link to be posted by April 22).

Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Graduate/Undergraduate Scholarship - $5,000

Awarded to a rising junior or senior who has completed at least two WGSS courses OR a graduate student with at least two WGSS courses completed (WOST certificate preferred).

Requirements

• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Full-time student taking 12 hours in the fall and spring semester of application
• Both merit and financial need will be considered.

Application Materials

• Cover Sheet
• Current Transcript (need not be official, sealed transcript, but must be current)
• Biographical essay (200-400 words), including a description of your career plans and the impact of your WGSS courses on your work
• Two recommendations from people familiar with you and your work (may be included in packet or emailed by recommender directly to wgss@uh.edu with YOUR NAME and the word RECOMMENDATION in the subject line)
• Financial Aid Statement form
• Please submit all materials through the Scholarship Submission Portal (link to be posted by April 22).

FWGSS Undergraduate Student Essay Prize

Friends of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Student Essay Prize - $500

The WGSS Program awards a prize of $500 to the best undergraduate essay on a WGSS topic. The prize is funded by the Friends of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies.

Essays will be judged by a three-person committee appointed by the director of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies. The committee will include two faculty members and a member of the Friends of Women's, Gender & Sexulaity Studies Board. The WGSS Program retains the right to not grant an award.

Requirements & Application Procedure

• Entrants may be students at UH, not necessarily a WGSS major or WOST or GLBT minor.
• Essays must be the student's own original work, written for a UH class in the academic year of the application. Course name, semester and professor's name must be indicated on essay.
•  Please submit all materials through the Essay Prize Submission Portal (link to be posted by April 22).

Graduate Scholarships

The Shuart Scholarships

Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship - $5,000

Awarded to a graduate student working on a thesis or dissertation on a WGSS topic. Selection is based on the merit of the student's project and academic record.

Requirements

• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Full-time student in both fall and spring semesters of fellowship

Application Materials

• Cover Sheet
• Summary of your project and its current status
• GRE Scores
• Current transcript covering all graduate coursework (need not be official, sealed transcript, but must be current)
• Two letters of recommendation from people familiar with you and your work (may be included in packet or emailed by recommender directly to wgss@uh.edu with YOUR NAME and the word RECOMMENDATION in the subject line)
• Please submit all materials through the Scholarship Submission Portal (link to be posted by April 22).

Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Graduate/Undergraduate Scholarship - $5,000

Awarded to a junior or senior, not necessarily a WGSS major or minor, who has completed at least two WGSS courses OR a graduate student with at least two WGSS courses completed (WOST certificate preferred).

Requirements

• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Full-time student taking 12 hours in the fall and spring semester of application (or required hours if a grad student)
• Both merit and financial need will be considered.

Application Materials

• Cover Sheet
• Summary of your project and its current status
• GRE Scores
• Current transcript covering all graduate coursework (need not be official, sealed transcript, but must be current)
• Two letters of recommendation from people familiar with you and your work (may be included in packet or emailed by recommender directly to wgss@uh.edu with YOUR NAME and the word RECOMMENDATION in the subject line)
• Please submit all materials through the Scholarship Submission Portal (link to be posted by April 22).

Arden Eversmeyer Endowed Graduate Fellowship in WGSS - $8,000

Awarded to a graduate student completing a thesis or dissertation on a Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies topic, in any discipline. Funded through the generosity of Houston lesbian herstorian, Arden Eversmeyer (1931-2022), beloved community builder and founder of the Old Lesbian Oral History Project (OLOHP), giving older lesbians visibility and a sense of community through documenting their stories, and of LOAF (Lesbians over the Age of Fifty).

Requirements

• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Full-time student taking 12 hours in the fall and spring semester of application (or required hours if a grad student)
• Both merit and financial need will be considered

Application Materials

• Cover Sheet
• Summary of your project and its current status
• GRE Scores
• Current transcript covering all graduate coursework (need not be official, sealed transcript, but must be current)
• Two letters of recommendation from people familiar with you and your work (may be included in packet or emailed by recommender directly to wgss@uh.edu with YOUR NAME and the word RECOMMENDATION in the subject line)
• Please submit all materials through the Scholarship Submission Portal (link to be posted by April 22).

FWGSS Graduate Student Essay Prize

Friends of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Graduate Student Essay Prize - $500

The WGSS Program awards a prize of $500 to the best graduate essay on a WGSS topic. The prize is funded by the Friends of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies. 

Essays will be judged by a three-person committee appointed by the director of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies. The committee will include two faculty members and a member of the Friends of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies Board. The WGSS Program retains the right to not grant an award.

Requirements & Application Procedure

• Entrants may be students in any UH department, not necessarily a WGSS Graduate Certificate student.
• Essays must be the student's own original work, written for a UH class in the academic year of the application. Course name, semester and professor's name must be indicated on essay.
• Please submit all materials through the Essay Prize Submission Portal (link to be posted by April 22).

WGSS Funding

WGSS Graduate Student Travel Grant - $750 max

Graduate students currently enrolled in a master’s or doctoral program at the University of Houston may apply for a limited number of supplemental travel funds in order to facilitate travel to professional conferences or for research projects on WGSS topics. Preference will be given to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in at least one course toward the Women’s Studies Graduate Certificate, but students need not be enrolled in the WS Graduate Certificate program in order to apply. The maximum amount awarded per student will be $750. Prior authorization from the University is required before travel.

1. Please submit all materials through the Travel Grant Submission Portal (link to be posted by April 22).

Links to Forms:

• Cover Sheet
• Financial Aid Statement form
• Graduate Travel Funding Form