Award type:
Scholarships
Award description:
One award valued at $2,500 will be provided annually to a doctoral candidate registered full-time in the Department of History in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo who has completed their comprehensive field examinations. Selection will be based on academic achievement (minimum 80% cumulative average over the last two full-time academic years) and a demonstrated interest in gender studies from a historical perspective, which includes (but is not limited to) such related topics as women's history, history of masculinity, gender and society, gender and the state, and/or scholarly engagement in gender theory or concepts of gender as a social construct. Interested students should submit a letter between 500 - 750 words indicating how they are addressing the topic by November 1st. Selection will be made by a committee in the Department of History. This fund is made possible by the generous donations received from alumni, friends, family, and former students of Dr. Wendy Mitchinson, Distinguished Professor Emerita, and an innovator of Canadian women's history.
Value:
$2,500
Eligibility & selection criteria:
- Full-time graduate students registered in the doctoral program in the Department of History in the Faculty of Arts who have completed their comprehensive field examinations.
- Selection to be based on academic achievement (minimum 80% cumulative average over the last two full-time academic years) and a demonstrated interest in gender studies from a historical perspective, which includes (but is not limited to) such related topics as women's history, history of masculinity, gender and society, gender and the state, and/or scholarly engagement in gender theory or concepts of gender as a social construct.
Level:
Doctoral
Program:
Arts→History
Citizenship:
Canadian/Permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process:
Application required
Term:
Fall
Application deadline:
November 1
Additional instructions:
Interested students should submit a letter to the Department of History by November 1. The letter must be between 500 - 750 words and should indicate how the applicant meets the eligibility criteria.
Contact person:
- For further information about this award please contact the applicable: