Give to WGSS
The Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies relies on the generous support of donors to make many things possible for our students and faculty, as well as the larger campus and Columbus communities. Your giving supports student scholarships, research, community engagement and professional development, among other departmental programs and initiatives. Please consider making a gift today.
Featured Funds
The Elizabeth D. Gee Research on Women Endowed Fund
Established November 1992 with gifts from friends and admirers of Elizabeth Gee, this fund provides grants to faculty and graduate students conducting research on women, gender and gender equity.
FREE Center Support Fund
This fund supports the work of the Center for Feminist Research, Education and Engagement (FREE Center), a new hub for community-engaged feminist research and teaching that brings together individuals from across the university and Columbus community.
Department of Women’s Studies Fund
This fund provides support for emerging priorities in the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, such as outreach and engagement, speakers and events, and study abroad.
Featured Funds
The Elizabeth D. Gee Research on Women Endowed Fund
Established November 1992 with gifts from friends and admirers of Elizabeth Gee, this fund provides grants to faculty and graduate students conducting research on women, gender and gender equity.
FREE Center Support Fund
This fund supports the work of the Center for Feminist Research, Education and Engagement (FREE Center), a new hub for community-engaged feminist research and teaching that brings together individuals from across the university and Columbus community.
Department of Women’s Studies Fund
This fund provides support for emerging priorities in the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, such as outreach and engagement, speakers and events, and study abroad.
Student Scholarships
This fund is designated to provide scholarship opportunities to undergraduate students from Appalachian counties in honor of WGSS alumna Dr. Patricia Cunningham to further her pledge of increasing access to higher education for underrepresented students.
This fund supports undergraduate and graduate students conducting research in the feminist analysis and production of cultural representations across visual media. The award is named for 1997 WGSS alumna and writer Dana Greenblatt.
The Mildred Munday Scholarship Fund is named posthumously for Dr. Mildred Munday, who was instrumental in the creation of WGSS. The scholarship provides $5,000 for tuition and fees. It is supported by individual donations from friends, alumni and current faculty and staff of WGSS.
The Sokol Scholarship Fund provides one or more scholarships to students who are minoring in LGBTQ+ studies.
Additional Initiatives
Established February 2008 with gifts from friends of the College of Humanities and the Department of Women's Studies, this fund supports activities that contribute to the professional development of core faculty and graduate students in WGSS.
This fund, established in May 2024, supports a professorship in the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies to support and advance scholarship.
Your gift makes a difference.
Meet Lily Wolf
"The Elizabeth D. Gee Research Grant supported my research during a pivotal time of my graduate career, the summer before my final funded year. With the support of the fellowship, I was able to devote my full attention to research without the responsibilities of summer teaching. This allowed me to further develop my dissertation, which analyzes how trans women are represented in visual culture and popular media.
Going into the final year of my PhD, I feel set up for success due to the extra time the grant offered; completing my dissertation while applying to academic jobs will be much more manageable! I was also able to develop initial drafts of my job market applications during my grant term, hopefully making my applications this fall much stronger!"
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Contact
How and where you choose to make your philanthropic impact is a very personal decision. Contact Mario Hess-Winburn to explore giving opportunities that match your interests, legacy giving, or endowment funds.