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The Sara Woods Graduate Fund in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: Outstanding Graduate Student Award

The Sara Woods Graduate Fund in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: Outstanding Graduate Student Award

Please note we are not currently accepting applications for this award.

The Sara Woods Outstanding Graduate Student Award recognizes excellence in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies scholarship. Students must be enrolled in the WGSS dual-title doctoral program to be eligible for the award. (Minors are not eligible.) Self-nominations are welcome. Applications should include:

  • A 1-2 page statement from the applicant that addresses the way in which Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies research has shaped their scholarship
  • Two letters of recommendation that focus on the applicant’s research
  • A current CV

Applications are due TBD. Please submit all materials in pdf form (except recommendations) to  Please ask your letter writers to send their recommendation directly to the same email address, preferably as an attached document. 

Previous Recipients:

2022 Liz Schoppelrei

2021 Eric Disbro and Nicole Yokum

2020 Yi-Ting Chang

2019 Kelsey Brain

2018 Elisabeth Garner

2017 Aparna Parikh

2016 Jenna Christian and William Paris

2015 Laura Sapelly

2014 Emma Mullaney

2013 Katie Marchetti

2012 Dana Cuomo and Sarah Kornfield

2011 Rachel Moran

2010 Alexa Schriempf

2009 Srijana Shrestha

2008 Crystal Endsley and Ruth Mendum

2007 Sushmita Chatterjee and Raena Quinlivan

2006 Natalie Jolly

2005 Jennifer Fluri

2004 Risa Whitson

2003 Corinne D. Mann-Morlet

2002 Kristin Jacobson, Dee May and Jill Wood

2001 Beth Widmaier

2000 Jamie Warner

1999 Lynne Fallwell

1998 Carmen Heider

1997 Lynn Freeman

1996 Anne Demo and Christina Jarvis

1995 Mary Yudin