CLAGS Spring Fellowships and Awards Announcements. Come are CUNY (City University NY)-specific but many are not. 

CLAGS is now accepting submissions for our Spring fellowships and awards, described below. Please share widely and apply today!

CLAGS Fellowship Award - $2,000

 

1. CLAGS Fellowship Award - $2,000

An award to be given annually for a graduate student, an academic, or an independent scholar for work on a dissertation, a first book manuscript, or a second book manuscript. The CLAGS Fellowship is open to intellectuals contributing to the field of LGBTQ studies. Intended to give the scholar the most help possible in furthering their work, the fellowship will be able to be used for research, travel, or writing support. Adjudicated by the CLAGS fellowships committee.  

Application due: June 1, 2016, 11:59 pm

Submissions Guidelines:

Requirements:

A cover letter stating your name, address, contact information, school/campus affiliation and project description.

If submitting a dissertation, please submit the most complete version of your dissertation; if submitting a first or second book manuscript, please submit at least three chapters from your proposed project.

If submitting a dissertation, one copy of the abstract; if submitting a book manuscript, one copy of your prospectus.

Applications may be submitted directly through email or through file-transfer sites such as WeTransfer. Please send all submissions/file transfers to clagsfellowships@gmail.com. Files saved on CD are also accepted. Print copies will not be accepted.

2. Sylvia Rivera Award in Transgender Studies - $1,000

This award, which honors the memory of Rivera, a transgender activist, will be given for the best book or article to appear in transgender studies this past year (2015). Applications may be submitted by the author of the work or by nomination (the application requirements are the same for each). Adjudicated by the CLAGS fellowships committee. 

Award: $1,000

Application due: June 1, 2016

3. Paul Monette-Roger Horwitz Dissertation Prize - $500

This award, which honors the memories of Monette, a poet and author, and his partner, Horwitz, an attorney, will be given for the best dissertation in LGTBQ Studies, broadly defined, by a PhD candidate within the City University of New York system. The dissertation should have been defended in the previous year. Adjudicated by the CLAGS fellowships committee.

Award: $500

Application due: June 1, 2016

4. andré carrington Graduate Student Paper Award - $250

Each year, CLAGS sponsors a student paper competition open to all graduate students enrolled in the CUNY system. A cash prize is awarded to the best paper written in a CUNY graduate class on any topic related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, or transgender experiences. Papers should be between 15 and 50 pages and of publishable quality.

Award: $250

Application due: June 1, 2016

5. Undergraduate Student Paper Award - $250 

Each year, CLAGS sponsors a student paper competition open to all undergraduate students enrolled in the CUNY or SUNY system. A cash prize is awarded to the best paper written in a CUNY or SUNY undergraduate class on any topic related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, or transgender experiences and scholarship. Essays should be between 12 and 30 pages, well thought-out, and fully realized.

Award: $250

Application due: June 1, 2016

6. Graduate Student Travel Awards - $250 each (2 total)

Each year, CLAGS sponsors two student travel awards open to all graduate students enrolled in the CUNY system. A cash prize is awarded to a student presenting subject matter that addresses gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, or transgender issues in their respective field. Presentations can be for conferences held in the U.S. or abroad.

Award: $250

Application due: June 1, 2016

For more information on how to apply, please visit the website.

http://www.clags.org/fellowships-awards/ 

 

 

7. CLAGS Scholar in Residence Program - July 1 deadline, 6 months in residence at CUNY, office space, access to libraries and electronic databases, NO stipend. Scholars finishing dissertations are welcome to apply. 

 

http://www.clags.org/fellowships-awards/scholar-in-residence-fellowship/