Essay Prizes

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

The WGSS Program awards two essay prizes (one to an undergraduate and one to a graduate student) annually to the best essay on a WGSS topic. The prize is funded by the Friends of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies.

Essays will be judged by a two-person committee appointed by the director of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies. 

Requirements:

  • Current student enrolled at the University of Houston
    • Applicants need not be a WGSS major, minor, or graduate certificate student
  • Essays must be the student's own original work, written for a UH class in the academic year of the application, and address a WGSS topic. This award is meant to recognize a class assignment essay, not a thesis or dissertation.

Required Application Materials:

  • Name
  • UH Email
  • Home Address
  • Phone Number
  • Degree Level
  • Department or Program

Information on the course for which you wrote your paper.

  • Course Name
  • Professor
  • Semester
A PDF copy of your essay

Note: The WGSS Program retains the right to not grant an award.