Funding for MA students in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies [University at Albany]
Sutton, Barbara
Here's the information about the MA program in general: http://www.albany.edu/womensstudies/ws-graduate.shtml
Best regards,
Barbara Sutton
Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Affiliate, Department of Sociology
Associate member, Department of Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino Studies
University at Albany, SUNY
bsu...@albany.edu
Carson Carr Graduate Diversity Fellowship
The University at Albany offers the competitive, merit-based, Carson Carr Graduate Diversity Fellowship Program to full-time graduate students who will contribute to the diversity of the student body in the graduate or professional program in which they will be enrolled. The award is named for Dr. Carson Carr, former director of UAlbany’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), in recognition of his stellar achievements in support of the recruitment, retention, and graduation of underrepresented students.
Eligibility Criteria:
A. To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident status, and
- Demonstrate how they will contribute to the diversity of the student body in the program for which they are applying, including having overcome a disadvantage or other impediment to success in higher education. Economic disadvantage, although not a requirement, may be the basis for eligibility under this category.
Membership in a racial/ethnic group that is underrepresented in the graduate or professional program involved may serve as a plus factor in making awards, but may not form the sole basis of such an award and every student applicant shall be evaluated on his or her own merits.
B. Priorities
- New graduate students who are being recruited but who have not yet accepted admission to a University graduate program. This first priority aims to recruit students who will contribute to the diversity of the student body and who otherwise would not come to the University, especially New York State residents.
- Graduate Opportunity Program students who can be awarded a stipend to supplement their waiver to tuition.
- Currently enrolled doctoral candidates who have completed all degree requirements but the dissertation ("ABD").
- Graduate Assistants and Teaching Assistants who can receive a supplement to their current stipends to enhance their retention in graduate studies.
Apply: Applicants submit (via the Graduate Education Application portal for new students or email for current students [with Albany ID number]) an essay (maximum of 500 words) stating how they will:
- Contribute to the diversity of the student body in their graduate or professional program,
- Commit/are committed to increasing opportunities for underrepresented populations, and
- Participate fully in all aspects of the fellowship program, including acting as a mentor and teacher for a wide variety of students.
Applicants who are historically underrepresented minorities (American Indian or Alaskan Native, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, and/or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander), first-generation college students and/or have a history of overcoming disadvantage are strongly encouraged to apply.
Carr Fellows receive a tuition scholarship, an academic-year stipend, and a Teaching or Research Assistantship. All awards are subject to University-wide policies concerning the limitation on state-allocated funding.
Deadline: January 15th for Summer/Fall and October 15th for Spring.
Questions: Please email all questions to diversit...@albany.edu.
Joan E. Schulz Graduate Assistantship in Feminist Pedagogy
The Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is seeking candidates for a 2-year funding award to help coordinate the department’s Teaching Collective.
Deadline: February 15
Terms of appointment:
- Must be enrolled in or admitted to the MA program in the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGS);
- Must be enrolled for at least 9 credit-hours per semester;
- First-year appointment ($5,000 stipend, no tuition), second-year appointment to full graduate assistantship ($ $9,959 plus tuition) subject to performance review by the supervisor.
In the first year, the awardee “shadows” the coordinator of the Teaching Collective, including participating in meetings of the Teaching Collective, in order to become familiar with the workings of the Collective. In the second year, the awardee receives a full graduate assistantship to coordinate the Teaching Collective and mentors the new Schulz awardee.
About the Teaching Collective
The Teaching Collective was started in 1977 as a means to empower undergraduates in their own education and the education of their peers. Over the years, the students and faculty who constitute the Collective have been responsible for the evolving content and teaching of “Introduction to Feminisms” (WSS 101) a heavily-enrolled entry-level course in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. In order to become Teaching Collective facilitators (peer instructors) in Introduction to Feminisms, undergraduate students admitted to the Teaching Collective need to enroll in three training courses: WSS 310 (Introduction to Feminist Pedagogy) in the Fall, WSS 320 (Feminist Pedagogy in Theory) in the Spring, and WSS 322 (Feminist Pedagogy in Practice) also in the Spring. The courses are overseen by the Teaching Collective Coordinator.
TO APPLY: In addition to your application to the department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies M.A. program, please complete the Application Questionnaire for the Joan E. Schulz Graduate Assistantship in Feminist Pedagogy.
https://www.albany.edu/womensstudies/