Scholarship in LGBTQ+ Studies (Kaplan Award)

This scholarship is intended to encourage students who pursue LGBTQ+ Studies. It is generously provided by David A Kaplan and Glenn A Ostergaard, the Brautigam/Kaplan Foundation.

Applications due: February 15, 2024, 11:59 p.m.

Eligibility:
1. A UW-Madison undergraduate and
2. Declared in the LGBTQ+ Studies certificate program.

Application: Please submit application materials via the Wisconsin Scholarship Hub (WiSH).

The application should include the following (please combine them into a single PDF, if possible)

1. A brief essay (maximum 600 words) on an experience, insight, or class that has been particularly meaningful to you within the LGBTQ+ Studies Certificate program.
2. A resumé
3. Complete transcript from UW-Madison (unofficial transcripts accepted)

Award: The scholarship will provide $1,500, which will be awarded by January 31, 2022

Contact: Please contact the Administrator of the Center for Research on Gender and Women (CRGW), Lyddia Ruch-Doll, ruchdoll@wisc.edu, with any questions.

Award
$1,500.00
Organizations
Department of Gender and Women's Studies
Deadline
02/15/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please provide a brief essay (maximum 600 words) on an experience, insight, or class that has been particularly meaningful to you within the LGBTQ+ Studies Certificate program.
  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