Arney Robinson Childs Student Award

Each year one student is presented a $250 award in honor of Dr. Arney Robinson Childs, a lifelong educator and trailblazer for women. 

Eligibility: Students who are eligible for this award should: 

• Be a senior.
• Have a record of extraordinary achievement and contributions to Women's and Gender Studies classes.
• Exemplary commitment to women's issues on campus or in the community.

Award Amount: $250. Awardees will be recognized at the Women's and Gender Studies Awards Ceremony.

Application Process: Nominations can be by WGST core, adjunct or affiliate faculty or student self-nominations. Faculty nominations must include the nominee’s name and a detailed letter of nomination. Self-nominees must provide a letter addressing their achievements related to the awards criteria.

Submit an electronic copy of the nomination (put "Childs Award" in the subject line) to the Interim Chair of the Women’s and Gender Studies Department, Dr. Stephanie Mitchem (mitchesy@.sc.edu).

Nominees with be asked to provide unofficial transcripts and a resume.

Nominations deadline: November 1.

Dr. Lynn Weber Award

Each year, WGST faculty nominate one student for a $1,000 award in honor of former WGST Director Dr. Lynn Weber. Dr. Weber, who passed away in 2021, was a brilliant scholar and leader who shaped the WGST Department and championed intersectionality and community engagement. The Dr. Lynn Weber Award was established in 2022 in her honor.

Eligibility: This award will be presented to an academically talented undergraduate student pursing a WGST major or minor, with an emphasis on nominating recipients from underrepresented student populations and socioeconomically disadvantaged students.

Award Amount: $1,000. Award funds will be applied directly to recipient's tuition for the following year. Please be aware that receipt of this money may have an impact on the recipient’s financial aid. Awardees will be recognized at the Women's and Gender Studies Awards Ceremony.

Application Process: The WGST Department Chair, in coordination with Department faculty, will nominate a student for the award. The selected student will be asked to submit an application form.

Nomination deadline: March 1

Harriott Hampton Faucette Award

The Harriott Hampton Faucette Award is designed to assist Women’s and Gender Studies Graduate Certificate students with research and professional development. Proposals should be consistent with the research mission of Women’s and Gender Studies to reconceptualize knowledge, create new knowledge, and/or reinterpret existing knowledge through the lens of gender and the prism of diversity.

Eligibility: This award is open to all Women’s and Gender Studies Graduate Certificate students and students currently enrolled in Women’s and Gender Studies Graduate Certificate courses.

Award amount: Maximum of $500. Award is for research/professional development expenses (travel expenses, books, supplies, equipment). Awardees will be recognized at the Women's and Gender Studies Awards Ceremony. Please be aware that receipt of this money may affect the recipient's financial aid.

Application Process: The application consists of the following:

• A cover page that includes the project title, your name, email address, postal address, and telephone number.
• A two-page proposal that addresses the aim and purpose of the research, the methodology and the significance of the research to the research mission of Women’s and Gender Studies.
• An itemized budget of expenses to be covered by the award.
• A one-page curriculum vita/resume.

Submit an electronic copy (put “Faucette Award” in the subject line) of the entire application to the Interim Chair of the Women’s and Gender Studies Department, Dr. Stephanie Mitchem (mitchesy@.sc.edu). 

Application deadline: November 1.

Emily Thompson Student Award

The Emily Thompson Award in Women’s and Gender Studies is designed to recognize the best graduate student research paper or project focusing on some aspect of women’s health.

Eligibility: The award is open to any research papers or projects completed in 2022 produced by graduate students who are enrolled at USC at the time of application and receipt of the award.

Award amount: $250. Awardees will be recognized at the Women's and Gender Studies Awards Ceremony. Please be aware that receipt of this money may have an impact on your financial aid.

Application Process: The application consists of the following:

• A cover page that includes the project title, your name, email address, postal address and telephone number.
• A cover letter that addresses the aim and purpose of the research, the methodology and the significance of the research to the research mission of Women’s and Gender Studies.
•  A one-page curriculum vita/resume.
• The completed research paper or project – page limit 25 pages.

Submit an electronic copy (put “Emily Thompson Award” in subject line) of the above materials to the Interim Chair of the Women’s and Gender Studies Department, Dr. Stephanie Mitchem (mitchesy@.sc.edu). 

Application Deadline: November 1.

Women’s and Gender Studies Graduate Student Teaching Award

This award was established to recognize outstanding teaching in Women’s and Gender Studies undergraduate courses by graduate student instructors.

Eligibility: Nominees must have:

• taught at least one undergraduate WGST (or WGST cross-listed) course within one semester of the time of nomination.
• demonstrated a history of effective and sustained integration of race, class, gender, and sexuality issues into course materials and requirements.
• evidence of teaching effectiveness via student teaching evaluations.

Award Amount: A $250 one-time scholarship award will be presented to a graduate student. Awardees will be recognized at the Women's and Gender Studies Awards Ceremony.

Application Process: Nominations (which may be self-nominations) will be sought from students and faculty members on all USC campuses offering WGST courses. Nominees will be asked to provide copies of student evaluations, peer evaluations, and course syllabi. An electronic copy (put "Teaching Award" in the subject line) of the nomination letter outlining the reasons the nominee is deserving of the award should be sent to the Interim Chair of the Women’s and Gender Studies Department, Dr. Stephanie Mitchem (mitchesy@.sc.edu). 

Application Deadline: January 31.

Josephine Abney Faculty Fellowship

The Josephine Abney Faculty Fellowship is designed to encourage cutting edge research that is solidly grounded in women's and gender studies perspectives. Proposals are invited which are consistent with the research mission of Women's and Gender Studies to reconceptualize knowledge, create new knowledge, and/or reinterpret existing knowledge about women and other underrepresented groups and their experiences through the lens of gender and the prism of diversity. The research should be interdisciplinary in nature or have interdisciplinary implications and should reflect a commitment to improving the status of women and other underrepresented groups.

Eligibility: This fellowship is open to any full-time, permanent faculty or professional staff member within the USC system. Selections are made by a Women's and Gender Studies committee.

Award Amount: The $5,000 award may be used for research expenses or for summer salary. Spending must follow university policy. Any publications that result from this work should contain an acknowledgment such as "This work is partially supported by the Josephine Abney Faculty Fellowship for Research in Women's and Gender Studies at the University of South Carolina." Awardees will be recognized at the Women's and Gender Studies Awards Ceremony.

Application Process: Proposals will consist of a five-page (double spaced) description of the research and its relationship to the mission of Women's and Gender Studies. An itemized budget of expenses this award will cover must also be submitted (this is not part of the five-page limit), and a one-page curriculum vita/resume. Please merge all documents into one PDF file. Submit an electronic copy (put "Abney Award" in the subject line) to the Interim Chair of the Women’s and Gender Studies Department, Dr. Stephanie Mitchem (mitchesy@.sc.edu). 

Application Deadline: November 1.

Women’s and Gender Studies Faculty Teaching Award

This award was established to recognize outstanding teaching in Women’s and Gender Studies undergraduate and graduate courses.

Eligibility: Nominees must have:

• taught at least one undergraduate or graduate WGST (or WGST cross-listed) course within one academic year of the time of nomination.
• demonstrated a history of effective and sustained integration of race, class, gender, and sexuality issues into course materials and requirements.
• evidence of teaching effectiveness via student and peer teaching evaluations.

Award Amount: A $1,000 award will be presented to a faculty member (tenure-track, teaching faculty or adjunct). Awardees will be recognized at the Women's and Gender Studies Awards Ceremony.

Application Process: Nominations (which may be self-nominations) will be sought from students and faculty members on all USC campuses offering WGST courses. Nominees will be asked to provide copies of student evaluations, peer evaluations, and course syllabi. An electronic copy (put "WGST Faculty Teaching Award" in the subject line) of the nomination letter outlining the reasons the nominee is deserving of the award should be sent to the Interim Chair of the Women’s and Gender Studies Department, Dr. Stephanie Mitchem (mitchesy@.sc.edu). 

Application Deadline: January 31.

 

Carol Jones Carlisle Award

The Carol Jones Carlisle Award in Women's Studies was created by friends, colleagues, family, and students of Dr. Carlisle who taught at USC for nearly 40 years. She was an English Professor Emeritus and one of the first women at USC to achieve the rank of full professor. She is internationally known as an important Shakespeare scholar and the author of a book-length biography of Helen Faucit, the great Shakespearean actress of the 19th century.

This award is designed to assist faculty and professional staff in the conduct of women-centered research, which is consistent with the research mission of Women's and Gender Studies to reconceptualize knowledge, create new knowledge, and/or reinterpret existing knowledge about women and their experiences through the lens of gender and the prism of diversity.

Eligibility: This fellowship is open to any full-time, permanent faculty or professional staff member within the USC system.

Award Amount: The $2,500 award can be used for travel, software, books, supplies, and/or equipment. Funds must be spent by the end of the fiscal year following receipt of award and must follow university policy. Awardees will be recognized at the Women's and Gender Studies Awards Ceremony.

Application Process: Proposals will consist of a three-page (double spaced) description of the research and its relationship to the mission of Women's and Gender Studies. An itemized budget of expenses this award will cover must also be submitted (this is not part of the three-page limit), and a one-page curriculum vita/resume. Please merge all documents into one PDF file. Submit an electronic copy (put "Carlisle Award" in the subject line) to the Interim Chair of the Women’s and Gender Studies Department, Dr. Stephanie Mitchem (mitchesy@.sc.edu). 

Application Deadline: March 1.

Dr. Mary Baskin-Waters Faculty Service-Learning Award

The Dr. Mary Baskin-Waters Service-Learning Award recognizes USC faculty who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to excellence in service-learning and are recognized for their leadership in academic service-learning coursework and their commitment to the local community. 

Eligibility: Faculty nominees can be full-time or temporary instructors in any program or department across the University of South Carolina campus system. The award will recognize outstanding accomplishments and general impact in any or all of the following areas:

• Teaching: development and implementation of effective strategies for teaching that advance understanding for meaningful integration of the service experience with course content structure of the service experience, selection of community partners, and use of critical reflection.
• Research or Creative Work: new knowledge or creative work is implemented that advances the understanding of gender justice in the nominee’s field of study and/or has the potential to improve the quality of life of individuals served by local nonprofits that have participated in service-learning projects.
• Service/Outreach: activities that promote the professional and/or academic advancement of service-learning initiatives and projects. Exhibits ongoing commitments to the needs of community partners and has significantly impacted the needs of the local community.

Award Amount: $1,000. Awardees will be recognized at the Service Leadership Awards Ceremony and the Women's and Gender Studies Awards Ceremony.

Application Process: Nominations (which may be self-nominations) must include a nomination letter and contact information. A link to the application form is available here. The Women’s and Gender Studies Awards Committee will evaluate applications, select finalists, and recommend one faculty award winner.

Application deadline: March 1.