Student Awards

All applications should be accompanied by a cover sheet and submitted in TRIPLICATE to:UCLA Center for the Study of Women
288 Kinsey Hall4
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1504

The UCLA Center for the Study of Women offers the following awards:

The Jean Stone Dissertation Research Fellowship
A $3,000 fellowship made possible through the generosity of Mrs. Jean Stone.
Criteria: The student must be registered and enrolled in a Ph.D. program at UCLA, must be engaged in research on women and/or gender, and must have advanced to candidacy by July 1, 2002.
Application: Qualified students should submit a 3-5 page dissertation abstract, a statement describing how the funds will be used, a current CV, and two letters of recommendation from faculty members, one of which must be from the candidate's chair.
Deadline: April 5, 2004 by 12 Noon

The Paula Stone Dissertation Research Fellowship
A $3,000 established by Mrs. Jean Stone to honor her daughter, Paula Stone.
Criteria: The student must be registered and enrolled in a Ph.D. program at UCLA, must be engaged in research focusing on women and the law with preference given to research on women in the criminal/legal justice system, and must have advanced to candidacy by July 1, 2002.
Application: Qualified students should submit a 3-5 page dissertation abstract, a statement describing how the funds will be used, a current CV, and two letters of recommendation from faculty members, one of which must be from the candidate's chair.
Deadline: April 5, 2004 by 12 Noon

The Constance Coiner Graduate Fellowship
A $1,500 fellowship which honors the life and continues the work of Constance Coiner, Ph.D. 1987, who died along with her daughter, Ana Duarte-Coiner, on TWA Flight 800, June 1996. For more information on this award, including past recipients, please visit the Constance Coiner Website.
Criteria: The student must be enrolled in a Ph.D. program at UCLA and be in engaged in research focusing on feminist and working-class issues, must demonstrate excellence in teaching and a commitment to teaching as activism, and must have advanced to candidacy by July 1, 2002.
Application: Qualified students should pick up an application at the Center for the Study of Women office, 288 Kinsey Hall.
Deadline: April 23, 2004 by 12 Noon

The Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D. Award
A $500 award made possible through the generosity of Penny Kanner, Ph.D.
Criteria: For a publishable research report by a UCLA graduate or undergraduate student in the sciences on the effects of hormones on memory and mood in women's brains.
Application: Qualified students should submit a publishable paper on the above topic, a current CV and two letters of recommendation from faculty members.
Deadline: March 15, 2004 by 12 Noon

The Mary Wollstonecraft Dissertation Award
A $1,000 award made possible through the generosity of Penny Kanner, Ph.D.
Criteria: The student must submit a completed UCLA Ph.D. dissertation on women and/or gender which makes use of historical materials and methods.
Application: Qualified students must be nominated by a UCLA faculty member, must submit a one-page dissertation abstract, the completed dissertation, a current CV, and two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the candidate's chair (usually the nominating faculty member).
Deadline: May 5, 2004 by 12 Noon

The George Eliot Dissertation Award
A $1,000 award made possible through the generosity of Penny Kanner, Ph.D.
Criteria: The student must submit a completed UCLA Ph.D. dissertation on women and/or gender utilizing historical perspective in either literature or the arts.
Application: Qualified students must be nominated by a UCLA faculty member, must submit a one-page dissertation abstract, the completed dissertation, a current CV, and two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the candidate's chair (usually the nominating faculty member).
Deadline: May 5, 2004 by 12 Noon

All applications should be accompanied by a cover sheet and nominations should be submitted to:UCLA Center for the Study of Women
288 Kinsey Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1504

Questions should be directed to Maggie Fielding, at 310-825-0590 or email maggs@women.ucla.edu. All of the above awards will be presented at a special CSW Awards Luncheon to be held in June.

A Reminder! CSW also offers TRAVEL GRANTS for UCLA students doing research on women and/or gender. These grants are for travel expenses related to research or presentation of a paper at a professional conference.

Applications are available in the CSW office (288 Kinsey Hall). Deadline for the Fall competition is October 15, 2003, and April 14, 2004 for Spring.

Please join us in congratulating each of our 2003 awards recipients!
Click here to see pictures from the June 2002 Awards Luncheon.