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The Joellen Thomas Disability Scholarship Writing Award

The Joellen Thomas Disability Scholarship Writing Award 

The Joellen Thomas Award is named posthumously for a 1998 graduate of the Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies (then Women's Studies) MA program. It is presented annually for the outstanding undergraduate or graduate paper about gender and illness or gender and (dis)ability written for a Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies class or an approved elective.

Eligibility

Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies classes or approved electives at The Ohio State University are encouraged to submit papers written from Spring 2025 to present. 

Award

One undergraduate and one graduate author will be presented with a $100 financial aid award. 

To Apply

  • Papers should be no more than 20 pages, typed and double-spaced.
  • Submit a digital copy to alkhalifa.2@osu.edu or a hard copy to: Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, 286 University Hall, 230 North Oval Mall, Columbus OH 43210-1311.
  • Each student may submit only one paper. The same paper may not be submitted for other awards.

Deadline

Submissions accepted through March 1st, 2026