Applications for the 2025-26 awards cycle are due no later than March 14, 2025 at 5pm. The max award amount is $7000. Direct questions to Dr. Jennifer Suchland (suchland.15@osu.edu).
Grant Description
The Elizabeth D. Gee Research on Women Endowed Fund is the outgrowth of a long-standing program of small grants administered by the Department and its predecessors - the Center for Women's Studies and the Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program - since the late 1970s. The small grants program was re-named in honor of Elizabeth D. Gee in recognition of her scholarship in the fields of education and feminist ethics and in appreciation of her commitment to raising funds for Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies research. The endowment is supported by donations from family, friends, and colleagues of the late Dr. Gee and the department. Annual grant amounts and quantity vary.
Eligibility
Elizabeth D. Gee Grants are for post-candidacy WGSS PhD students to support research and writing, including during the summer in lieu of teaching or other fellowship support. Previous Elizabeth D. Gee Research Grant recipients are not eligible. No funds will be released until candidacy exams have been passed and a prospectus has been approved by your dissertation committee. Students must be enrolled to receive funding
Application Materials and Criteria
Applications should include a description and the status of your research (500 words), a brief budget rationale, and a current CV.
Awards are made based on merit, including timely progress towards candidacy or completion of degree, academic record, evidence of professional development (such as conference presentations and published scholarship), and quality of the proposed research.
Disbursement of Funds
Please note that Federal regulations require that all scholarships and financial resources, excluding compensation, received by a student be included as part of their financial aid package and as such they may be subject to taxation. In order to comply with federal regulations and university procedures and to simplify the process for everyone, we will process these through the Office of Student Financial Aid. The award will appear on your Statement of Account and issued as a refund.
Receipts are not required for these travel grants but other university awards may differ.
Direct Deposit. Please note that you must set up your direct deposit in order to receive any financial aid refunds electronically, otherwise a paper check will be mailed. This can be setup through SIS/BuckeyeLink and it is different than your payroll direct deposit.
Donor Thank You: All awarded students will be required to submit a brief (1-page) summary about how this grant supported your research so that we may recognize donors whose gift made this possible.
Questions
If you have questions about this grant, please contact Dr. Jennifer Suchland.15@osu.edu.