Scholarship and Funding

Graduate Student Funding Opportunities

Duke Feminist Theory Workshop (FTW) Funding for 2-3 graduate students interested in attending the Duke Feminist Theory Workshop (FTW) at Duke University in Durham, NC.

The Isa and Avi Mehta Graduate Student Research Grant provides up to $700 in support for research related to a graduate student’s work in the Certificate or Combined PhD Program, including dissertation research.

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Graduate Student Research Grant provides up to seven graduate students per academic year with $700 each towards travel to an academic conference related to their work in the Certificate or Combined PhD Program.

Undergraduate Student Funding Opportunities

Camila María Concepción ‘14 Yale GALA Prize recognizes a graduating Yale College senior for significant contributions during their undergraduate career to trans, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming communities on campus, in New Haven and beyond. The prize honors the memory of writer and activist Camila María Concepción ’14 and her work to increase trans visibility and representation.

The Elga Wasserman Award is given to a senior who has shown extraordinary commitment to the advancement of social justice and gender equality at Yale College.

GALA Senior Essay Prize is awarded to a senior essay or senior project, submitted to any department or program in Yale College, addressing a topic relevant to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender studies.

Lily Rosen Prize in Women’s Health is awarded annually to an undergraduate in Yale College for the best essay that contributes to knowledge about women’s health.

The Shana Alexander Research Fellowship in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies provides a limited number of fellowships to support original undergraduate research projects in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies.

The Solomon Research Fellowship in LGBT Studies provides a limited number of fellowships for up to $1,000 to support travel, housing, and other expenses of research projects in the field of LGBT Studies.

The Steere Prize in Women’s Studies Award is awarded annually for the senior essay which best exemplifies advance in scholarship gained by focusing on women or gender roles and/or by employing feminist theory.