Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
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.
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.
Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.