Worcester/Whatley/Leavitt Scholarship

The Worcester/Whatley/Leavitt Award is given to a graduate student at UW-Madison, with preference to graduate students in the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies. The award is for work in gender and health or health activism. The work may involve research, teaching, or outreach.

How to Apply
Visit to the Wisconsin Scholarship Hub (WiSH) to apply for Department of Gender and Women’s Studies scholarships by logging in to your WiSH dashboard or by using the Sign In button in the top-right corner of your screen. The application for this scholarship will need to include:

  1. 1-2 page statement about their work in gender and health to date and their future plans for work in this area;
  2. CV; and
  3. One faculty letter of recommendation (to be submitted separately by faculty member).

For more information about this scholarship, please visit the program site

Award
Varies
Organizations
Department of Gender and Women's Studies
Deadline
02/15/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Are you a Gender and Women's Studies student? (preferred, not required)
  2. Please upload your resumé.
  3. Please upload your most up-to-date UW-Madison unofficial transcript here. For instructions on how to do this, go to:

    Request unofficial transcript

  4. An essay of up to 600 words in which you address (a) what drew you to the LGBTQ+ Studies Certificate, (b) a class or experience within the certificate that has been particularly meaningful, and (c) how you see yourself applying what you are learning from your LGBTQ+ Studies courses. Include in the document your expected graduation date