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
- Phoebe Rothman Giddon '56 Brandeis Alumna Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- 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
- Rena J. Olshansky '56 Grant for Research on Jewish Family Life
- Rapaporte Foundation Summer Internship Grants
- Ellen (Ilana) Raskin '75 Memorial Award
- Richard Saber Undergraduate Research Grant
- WGS Micro Grant for Social Justice
Graduate Grants and Prizes
- Phoebe Giddon '56 and Dr. Donald Giddon Grant for Research on Women and Health
- Grant for Graduate Research
- Isak Kazes Prize for Outstanding Achievement
- Chris Lerman Prize for Essays on Extraordinary Women
- Rena J. Olshansky '56 Grant for Research on Jewish Family Life
- Graduate Travel Grant (pdf)
- WGS Micro Grant for Social Justice
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 |