The Center for the Study of Women and Society is accepting submissions for the Koonja Mitchell Memorial Prize ($1000) and the Sue Rosenberg Zalk Endowed Fund Award ($4000).

 The Koonja Mitchell Memorial Prize – The prize of $1000.00 will be awarded to a student in any Ph.D. Program at The Graduate Center working on a dissertation concerned with issues of social justice. Special consideration will be given to work on militarism and trauma. To be considered for the prize, candidates must submit a 10-page dissertation prospectus, a letter of recommendation from their dissertation advisor, and a CV. All materials should be submitted as attachments in one email. Submissions should be sent by email to: csws@gc.cuny.edu.

The Sue Rosenberg Zalk Award – This award of $4000.00 will be given to assist the scholarly research of a student enrolled in the Women’s Studies Certificate Program. While special consideration will be given to proposed research projects related to globalism and transnationalism, all proposals will be eligible. Awards will be granted on the basis of financial need and academic excellence. Preference will be given to students at the dissertation stage. To be considered for the award, candidates should submit a copy of their CV, an unofficial transcript, a description of their project, and a letter of recommendation from their advisor. All material should be submitted as attachments in one email. Submissions should be sent by email to: csws@gc.cuny.edu.

The deadline for both the Koonja Mitchell Memorial Prize and the Sue Rosenberg Zalk Endowed Fund Award is on February 15, 2022. Please see the flyers below and attached for more details.

You can also see past winners and their projects listed on our website: https://centerforstudyofwomen.commons.gc.cuny.edu/awards-and-fellowships/

Feel free to reach out (csws@gc.cuny.edu) if you have any questions at all.