Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Grants and Prizes

The Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGS) Department administers and awards the following annual prizes. Follow the links below for each prize's description, eligibility requirements, application details and deadlines.

Undergraduate Grants and Prizes

Undergraduate Grants

• Rena J. Olshansky '56 Grant for Research on Jewish Family Life
• Rapaporte Foundation Summer Internship Grants
• Richard Saber Undergraduate Research Grant

• WGS Hinda Marcus Micro Grants for Social Change, Social Justice, and Healing
• WGS Internship Grant on Gender-Based Violence

Undergraduate Prizes

• Giller-Sagan WGS Senior Paper Prize
• Esther Kartiganer '59 Prize for Excellence in Social Activism
• Chris Lerman Prize for Essays on Extraordinary Women
• Oliveri Family Prize for Student Leadership
• Ellen (Ilana) Raskin '75 Memorial Award

Graduate Fellowships

Betty Morningstar Fellowship in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

This grant was established in 2024 by Betty Morningstar to support a MA student in the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

Applicants to the joint master’s programs in Women’s Gender, and Sexuality Studies are eligible for this fellowship.  No additional application is required.

Award amount: The award will provide a tuition scholarship up to $40,000 and a meaningful fellowship for various living expenses.

Graduate Grants and Prizes

Graduate Grants

• Sagan Grant for Graduate Research
• Rena J. Olshansky '56 Grant for Research on Jewish Family Life
• Graduate Travel Grant (pdf)
• WGS Hinda Marcus Micro Grants for Social Change, Social Justice, and Healing

Graduate Prizes

• Isak Kazes Prize for Outstanding Achievement
• Chris Lerman Prize for Essays on Extraordinary Women

2021 Grant and Prize Winners

Congratulations to the 2020-21 prize winners!