Author: Vicki Magley

Wood/Raith Gender Identity Fellowship Call, 2024

Once again, we invite UConn graduate students to apply for summer fellowships for 2024. Students across all fields whose research has a primary focus on gender identity are eligible. For 2024, the Wood/Raith Living Trust will award up to 10 graduate stipends at a maximum of $5,000 each.

Students applying for this fellowship support should note that they are writing for an interdisciplinary audience. In your application, please provide the following:

1) An opening 100-word paragraph that contextualizes past teaching, research, and service activities that are gender-related. 

2) Edited 2-page maximum CV, including primarily gender-related activities that pertain to teaching, research, service, and funding (both internal and external). 

3) 425-word summary of specific gender identity research projects, written for a broad audience, including: 

  1. a concise overview of the project objectives, aims, and significance/contribution of the work
  2. a clear description of the methods used for the entire project,
  3. a list of specific tasks planned during the grant period, and
  4. a clear statement of relevance to the study of gender identity.

4) 75-word summary of the importance of the funding in accomplishing the goals, highlighting estimated research and living costs, as well as other anticipated summer support (including amount and source). 

 

All application materials must be appended into one pdf document and submitted via the Application Form tab at the Wood/Raith Gender Identity Living Trust website.  Submission deadline is May 1, 2024 at 5:00p ET. 

Call for Applications: Summer 2023 Graduate Student Fellowships

Once again, we invite UConn graduate students to apply for summer fellowships for 2023. Students across all fields whose research has a primary focus on gender identity are eligible. For 2023, the Wood/Raith Living Trust will award 12 graduate stipends at a maximum of $4,000 each.

Students applying for this fellowship support should note that they are writing for an interdisciplinary audience. In your application, please provide the following:

1) An opening 100-word paragraph that contextualizes past teaching, research, and service activities that are gender-related. 

2) Edited 2-page maximum CV, including primarily gender-related activities that pertain to teaching, research, service, and funding (both internal and external). 

3) 425-word summary of specific gender identity research projects, written for a broad audience, including: 

  1. a concise overview of the project objectives, aims, and significance/contribution of the work
  2. a clear description of the methods used for the entire project,
  3. a list of specific tasks planned during the grant period, and
  4. a clear statement of relevance to the study of gender identity.

4) 75-word summary of the importance of the funding in accomplishing the goals, highlighting estimated research and living costs, as well as other anticipated summer support (including amount and source). 

 

All application materials must be appended into one pdf document and submitted via the Application Form tab at the Wood/Raith Gender Identity Living Trust website.  Submission deadline is May 1, 2023 at 5:00p ET. 

Call for Applications: Summer 2022 Graduate Student Fellowships

Once again, we invite UConn graduate students to apply for summer fellowships for 2022. Students across all fields whose research has a primary focus on gender identity are eligible. For 2022, the Wood/Raith Living Trust will award 12 graduate stipends at a maximum of $4,000 each.

Students applying for this fellowship support should note that they are writing for an interdisciplinary audience. In your application, please provide the following:

1) An opening 100-word paragraph that contextualizes past teaching, research, and service activities that are gender-related.

2) Edited 2-page maximum CV, including primarily gender-related activities that pertain to teaching, research, service, and funding (both internal and external).

3) 325-word summary of specific gender identity research projects, including:

a) a concise overview of the project, providing details to orient the reader to relevant research questions, argument/theory that informs the work, approaches/methods used, and the work’s importance,

b) planned accomplishments during the grant period, and

c) a clear statement of significance to the study of gender identity outlined for the period (summer 2022).

4) 75-word summary of the importance of the funding in accomplishing the goals, highlighting estimated research and living costs, as well as other anticipated summer support (including amount and source).

 

All application materials must be appended into one pdf document and submitted via the Application Form tab on this web page. Submission deadline is 5:00 pm on April 27, 2022.

Call for Applications: Wood/Raith Living Trust Summer 2021 Graduate Student Fellowships

We would like to invite UConn graduate students to apply for summer fellowships for 2021. Students across all fields whose research has a primary focus on gender identity are eligible. For 2021, the Wood/Raith Living Trust will award 12 graduate stipends at a maximum of $4,000 each.

Students interested in receiving this fellowship support must provide the following:

1) edited CV that includes only gender-related activities with respect to teaching, research and service

2) 250-word summary of specific gender identity research goals outlined for the period (summer 2021).

3) 75-word summary of the importance of the stipend support in being able to accomplish the goals, highlighting estimated research and living costs, as well as other anticipated summer support.

All application materials must be appended into one pdf document and submitted via the Form tab on this web page. Submission deadline is 5p on May 17, 2021.

Call for Applications: Wood/Raith Living Trust Summer 2020 Fellowships

We would like to invite UConn graduate students to apply for summer fellowships for 2020. Students across all fields whose research has a primary focus on gender identity are eligible. For 2020, the Wood/Raith Living Trust will award 12 graduate stipends at a maximum of $4,000 each.

Students interested in receiving this fellowship support must provide the following:

1) edited CV that includes only gender-related activities with respect to teaching, research and service

2) 250-word summary of specific gender identity research goals outlined for the period (summer 2020).

3) 75-word summary of the importance of the stipend support in being able to accomplish the goals, highlighting estimated research and living costs, as well as other anticipated summer support.

All application materials must be appended into one pdf document and submitted via the Form tab on this web page. Submission deadline is May 18, 2020.

Call for Wood Raith Grad Fellowship Applications — Summer 2019

We would like to invite UConn graduate students to apply for summer fellowships for 2019. Students across all fields whose research has a primary focus on gender identity are eligible. For 2019, the Wood/Raith Living Trust will award 12 graduate stipends at a maximum of $4,000 each.

Students interested in receiving this fellowship support must provide the following:

1) Updated CV

2) 250-word summary of specific gender identity research goals outlined for the period (summer 2019).

3) 50-word summary of the importance of the stipend support in being able to accomplish the goals.

4) 50-word indication of commitment to the study of gender identity.

All application materials must be appended into one document and submitted via the Form tab on this web page. Submission deadline is 5p, May 29, 2019.

Graduate student fellowship funding initiative — due 5/10/18

Our first funding initiative is to invite graduate students to apply for summer fellowships for 2018.  Students across all fields whose research has a primary focus on gender identity are eligible.  For 2018, the Wood/Raith Living Trust will award 12 graduate stipends at a maximum of $4,000 each.

Students interested in receiving this fellowship support must provide the following:

1) Updated CV

2) 250-word summary of specific gender identity research goals outlined for the period (summer 2018).

3) 50-word summary of the importance of the stipend support in being able to accomplish the goals.

4) Indication of commitment to the study of gender identity.

All application materials must be appended into one document and submitted via the Form tab on this web page.  Submission deadline is 5p, May 10, 2018.