Application Information
Application for Graduate Certificate and Plan of Study
Application for Graduate Problems Course
Graduate Certificate Course Petition
Graduate Dissertation Grant: April 1, 3:00 p.m. Deadline
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program offers a Graduate Dissertation Grant, of up to $1,000 for dissertation research on projects relevant to Women’s and Gender Studies. Topics might include the social construction of gender, gender-based discrimination, historical and contemporary representations of gender and sexuality, women’s literature, women and politics, gender in various media, transnationalism, queer and feminist theory, reproduction, and other gender-related issues. Grants may be used to cover costs associated with completing the dissertation, including but not limited to photocopying, travel to libraries, book purchases, and computer software necessary for research.
Student applicants must be enrolled in, or have completed, the WGST Graduate Certificate Program. Applicants must have passed the preliminary examination, must be officially enrolled in the university at the time of application. Applicants must not be in their final semester. Preference will be given to students who have been admitted to candidacy by April 1. Complete the Graduate Dissertation Grant application as one PDF file (including the chair recommendation form and letter of support) by deadline.
Graduate Student Travel and Research Grants: Deadlines are December 1, for travel January to May; May 1, for travel June to August; August 1, or travel September to December
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program announces the availability of Graduate Student Travel and Research Assistance Grants. Graduate students who are enrolled and making demonstrable progress in the WGST Graduate Certificate Program, or who have completed the WGST Graduate Certificate, and are conducting research and/or presenting conference papers relevant to Women’s and Gender Studies may apply. These grants are for a maximum of $250. Evaluations are based on merit, prestige of the conference, feasibility of research, and need. Papers that have already been presented outside TAMU are ineligible. Incomplete applications will be disqualified. To apply, complete and submit Travel Assistance Application and/or Research Assistance Application.
Summer Teaching Fellowship:
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program occasionally offers opportunities for an ABD Ph.D. student or recent Ph.D. graduate at Texas A&M University to teach a section of the Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (WGST 200) during the summer. Students who are enrolled in or who have completed the WGST Graduate Certificate Program will receive priority. Information on applying will be available when those opportunities arise.
Other Funding Opportunities
Altrusa International Foundation
American Association of University Women (AAUW) Fellowships, Grants, and Awards
Business and Professional Women Foundation Career Advancement Scholarships
The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships