Graduate Grants and Prizes
Graduate students are eligible to apply for the following annual grants and prizes that are administered by the Women's and Gender Studies Program. The grant and prize recipients are recognized at the Women’s and Gender Studies commencement ceremony in May. Please see each prize description for eligibility requirements, application details and deadlines.
- Phoebe and Dr. Donald Giddon Grant for Research on Women and Health
- Grant for Graduate Research
- Isak Kazes Prize
- Chris Lerman Prize for Essays on Extraordinary Women
Phoebe and Dr. Donald Giddon Grant for Research on Women and Health ($500)
This grant, established by Phoebe and Dr. Donald Giddon, is awarded to the undergraduate or graduate project deemed best able to contribute new knowledge or understanding to a topic concerning women and health.- Application Guidelines (Submission Deadline: Friday, February 29, 2008)
- Recipients' Project Topics
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Year
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Recipient
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| 2007-2008 |
Marianne McPherson
|
Grant for Graduate Research ($1000)
This grant was established in 1986 by the Sagan Family to recognize an outstanding research project in the field of Women’s and Gender Studies. All Brandeis graduate students in any program are eligible to apply.
- Application Guidelines (Submission Deadline: Friday, March 28, 2008)
- Recipients' Proposal Topics
| Year | Recipient |
| 1991-1992 | Seung-Sook Moon |
| 1992-1993 | Rosemarie Garland-Thomson |
| 1993-1994 | Laurie Katherine Blunsom |
| 1994-1995 | Jennifer Travis |
| 1995-1996 | Cameron McDonald |
| 1996-1997 | Eliyana Adler |
| 1997-1998 |
Amy Carol Agigian Jean Elson Susan Thomas |
| 1998-1999 | Cara Delay |
| Year | Recipient |
| 1999-2000 | Fauzia Ahmed |
| 2000-2001 |
Jessica Davidson Elisabeth Ellington |
| 2001-2002 | Eunyoung Choi |
| 2002-2003 | Sara Withers |
| 2003-2004 | Jacqueline Horne |
| 2004-2005 | Keridwen Luis |
| 2005-2006 | Kerrin Wood |
| 2006-2007 | Jema K. Turk |
Izak Kazes Prize ($150)
Created by Valya Shapiro ’61, in memory of her father and in honor of Jeanette Lerman ’69, this prize recognizes a student of outstanding achievement, integrity, and passion for learning. The Women's and Gender Studies Program annually selects the recipient of this prize.
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Year
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Recipient
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| 1996-1997 |
Catherine Nichols
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| 1997-1998 |
Rona Sheramy
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| 1998-1999 |
Heather Wilson
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| 1999-2000 |
Lisa English
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| 2000-2001 |
Melissa-Ann Yeager
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| 2001-2002 |
Barb Browning
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| 2002-2003 |
Melissa de Graaf
|
| 2003-2004 |
Rachel Richer
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| 2004-2005 |
Stacey Ellender
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| 2005-2006 |
Amanda Finizio
Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson |
| 2006-2007 | Shane R. Landrum |
Chris Lerman Prize for Essays on Extraordinary Women ($1000)
This award was established by Jeanette Lerman ’69, to honor her mother and encourage research and scholarship about ordinary women who lived extraordinary lives. All Brandeis graduate and undergraduate students are eligible to submit an essay on an inspiring woman.
- Application Guidelines (Submission Deadline: Friday, April 25, 2008)
- Recipients' Essay Topics
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Year
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Recipient
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| 1995-1996 |
Marjorie N. Feld
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| 1996-1997 |
Heather Reta
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| 1997-1998 |
Felicia Herman
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| 1998-1999 |
Cara Delay
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| 1999-2000 |
Devika Mahadevan
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| 2000-2001 |
Glenn Dynner
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| 2001-2002 |
Katherine Martineau
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| 2003-2004 |
Dorian Block
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| 2004-2005 |
Holly Jackson
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| 2005-2006 |
Shaina Kovalsky
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| 2006-2007 | Jillian Dickert |