Fellowships, Scholarships and Prizes for Students
The Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies program offers a variety of scholarships, fellowships, grants, and prizes annually. Information on Faculty Fellowships & Scholarships can be found here.
2026-27 Applications Due: Friday, May 22, 2026 by 11:59pm
| Apply to Scholarships Here | Apply for Essay Prizes Here |
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Apply for Travel Grants Here |
Scholarships
Graduate Students
- The Arden Eversmeyer Endowed Graduate Fellowship - $8,000: Awarded to a graduate student working on a thesis or dissertation on a WGSS topic
- The Shuart Scholarships: Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship - $5,000: Awarded to a rising junior, senior, or graduate student who has completed at least two WGSS courses
- 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
Undergraduate Students
- The Shuart Scholarships: Maud Smith Paddock Scholarship - $5,000: Awarded to a rising junior or senior who has completed at least two WGSS courses.
- The Shuart Scholarships: Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship - $5,000: Awarded to a rising junior, senior, or graduate student who has completed at least two WGSS courses
Essay Prizes
Graduate Students
- Friend's of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies Essay Prize - $500: Awarded to the best graduate essay on a WGSS topic
Undergraduate Students
- Friend's of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies Essay Prize - $500: Awarded to the best undergraduate essay on a WGSS topic
Travel Funding
- Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Graduate Travel Grant - up to $750: Provides funding for travel to a professional conference or for a research project
All Past Winners
Arden Eversmeyer Endowed Graduate Fellowship in WGSS ($8,000)
- Iqra Raza – English
The Shuart Scholarships:
Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship ($5,000)
- Hamideh Falahasl – Hispanic Studies
Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship ($5,000)
- Z. Odyssey Olmos - Sociology
Maud Smith Paddock Scholarship ($5,000)
- K. Lovelyn Pearce – Psychology
The Shuart Scholarships:
Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship ($5,000)
- Claudia Moreno – Art History
Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship ($5,000)
- Javier Franco – Hispanic Studies
Maud Smith Paddock Scholarship ($5,000)
- Faith Herd – CCS
Friends of WGSS & H-E-B Scholarship
- $5,000 - Anikka Lekven – Theatre Studies
- $5,000 – Iran Castillo – Sociology
- $1,000 – Melissa deRemer – Comparative Cultural Studies
Patricia A. Eichhorn Scholarship for Returning Students ($5,000)
- Signoret Austin – Education
The Shuart Scholarships:
Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship ($5,000)
- Aansa Usmani - Sociology
Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship ($5,000)
- Karen Henriquez - Sociology
Maud Smith Paddock Scholarship ($5,000)
- Nine Abad - Political Science & WGSS
Friends of WGSS & HEB Scholarships ($5,000)
- Manal Mathew - Sociology
- Katarina Munoz - Sociology
- Elena Zelaya - English & WGSS
Patricia A. Eichhorn Scholarship for Returning Students ($5,000)
- Lori Rhea - Higher Ed Leadership & Policy Studies
The Shuart Scholarships:
Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship ($5,000)
- Heather Butina-Sutton - History & WGSS Graduate Certificate
Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship ($5,000)
- Rebecca Shields - Sociology
Maud Smith Paddock Scholarship ($5,000)
- Drew Yearwood - WGSS
The Shuart Scholarships:
Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship
- Grete Norquist
Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship
- Sloan Rucker
Maud Smith Paddock Scholarship
- Austin Mitchell
HEB & WGSS Undergraduate Scholarships
- Sharon Anwana
- Susy Flores
- Sarah Montero
The Shuart Scholarships:
Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship
- Chelsey Cooper - Sociology
Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship
- Justine Avery Singson - WGSS minor
Maud Paddock Smith Undergraduate Scholarship
- Kristan Petrick - WGSS
Best Undergraduate Essay Prize
- “Locked Up: Policies and Stereotypes That Reinforce the Juvenile Detention of Black Girls” by Jennifer Koshy - Anthropology & WGSS minor
Best Graduate Essay Prize
- “Yoruba Market Women in the Atlantic World: Tracing Profits and Practices from 1600-1970” by Heather Butina-Sutton - History & WGSS Graduate Certificate
The Shuart Scholarships:
Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship in WGSS ($2,500)
- Juana Campos - Sociology
Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship in WGSS ($2,500)
- Maryam Ahmad - Psychology
Maud Smith Paddock Undergraduate Scholarship ($2,500)
- Kat Newman - WGSS
Patricia A. Eichhorn Endowed Scholarship for Returning Students ($2,500)
- Karen Waxler - WGSS
Best Undergraduate Essay Prize ($250)
- Lida Hedayatpour
Best Graduate Essay Prize ($250)
- Darah Vann
The Shuart Scholarships:
Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship
- Jaime Cano – Hispanic Studies
Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship
- Parnia Razinobakht – Political Science & WGSS Minor
Maud Smith Paddock Scholarship
- Lesli Vollrath – English & WGSS Certificate
The H-E-B Undergraduate Scholarships for WGSS:
- Emmanuella Aina
- Irina Alejandro
- Texas Cook
- Parnia Razinobakht
- Cristal Solares-Bockmon
- Jacqueline Wostrel
Graduate Student Travel Grants
- Sylvia Fernandez - Hispanic Studies
- Annette Zapata - Hispanic Studies
The Friends of Women’s Studies Best Undergraduate Essay Prize
- Cristal Solares-Bockmon – WGSS
The Friends of Women’s Studies Best Graduate Essay Prize
- Grete Torquist – English & WGSS
The Shuart Scholarships:
Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship
- Sylvia Fernandez – Hispanic Studies
Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship
- Livia Garza – WGSS
Maud Smith Paddock Scholarship
- Devon Jones – Political Science
Patricia A. Eichhorn Endowed Scholarship for Returning Students
- Elizabeth Aguilar
H-E-B Scholarships for Undergraduate WGSS Students
- Irina Alejandro
- Elizabeth Aguilar
- Lauren Erickson
- Kathleen Gonzalez
- Tonya Huynh
- Heather Poole
- Parnia Razinobakht
- Sara Rehman
- Alia Siddiqui
- Nnenna Umelloh
Graduate Student Travel Grants
- Isis Campos - Hispanic Studies
- Sylvia Fernandez - Hispanic Studies
- Annette Zapata - Hispanic Studies
The Shuart Scholarships:
Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship ($2,500)
- Ally Castillo - History
Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship ($2,500)
- Maria Ferreira - Political Science
Maud Smith Paddock Scholarship ($2,500)
- Hannah Richard - Sociology
Patricia A. Eichhorn Endowed Scholarship for Returning Students ($500)
- Regina Vitolo - History
Graduate Student Travel Grants
- Rikki Bettinger - History
- Rusquin Chadez - Hispanic Studies
- Sylvia Fernández Quintanilla - Hispanic Studies
- Crescida Jacobs - History
- Meera Jagannathan - English
- Sarah Pina - Hispanic Studies