2018 GENDER, WOMEN’S & SEXUALITY STUDIES (GWSS) GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
For all awards send completed application and supporting materials electronically to laura-kastens@uiowa.edu by February 1, 2018.

FOR UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE STUDENTS
STEPHEN LYNN SMITH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
Stephen Lynn Smith (1944-2009) was born in Cedar Rapids and raised in nearby Marion. A 1963 graduate of Marion High School, he enrolled in the ROTC program at the State University of Iowa (the original name for the University of Iowa) that summer, majoring in engineering. Perhaps influenced by the 1963 March on Washington that August, Steve embraced the Civil Rights Movement. He soon joined the local chapter of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and in 1964 participated in Freedom Summer, an effort to register African Americans in Mississippi to vote. He was one of over 800 volunteers from across the country.

Two awards of $2500 each will be given to students demonstrating a commitment to the principles of social justice and progress. This award is open to undergraduate and graduate students

FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
ADELE KIMM SCHOLARSHIP
The Adele Kimm Scholarship is made possible by a bequest of Adele Kimm in honor of her brother, S. Conrad Kimm and her sister-in-law Hilda Kimm. The 2018-19 Adele Kimm Scholarship will be awarded to a graduate student involved in the Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies Department through coursework or service. One award of $2000 will be given.

JANE A. WEISS MEMORIAL DISSERTATION SCHOLARSHIP
A $4000 scholarship will be awarded to a University of Iowa Ph.D. candidate whose dissertation focuses on issues pertaining to women. Graduate students from all disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Information about eligibility and application procedures for all awards is available on the GWSS web site.