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
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
- 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
2021 Grant and Prize Winners
Congratulations to the 2020-21 prize winners!
| Grant or Prize | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Giller-Sagan Prize | Jay Collay |
| Graduate Research Grant | Daniella Gáti |
| Kartiganer Prize | Ellie Kleiman |
| Kazes Prize | Lianne Gallant Liyanga de Silva |
| Lerman Prize |
Alejandra Bonilla |
| Oliveri Prize | Quinn Weiner |
| Rapaporte Summer Internship Grant | Lydia Begag Mariah Lewis Carolina Moreno Martel Alaysia Penso |
| Raskin Award | Maria Aranibar |
| Saber Grant | Quinn Weiner |