Undergraduate:
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Scholarships/Funding:

• Tomasky Leaders Scholarship Fund, named for donor and alum Susan Tomasky ’74, provides student support for internships and/or travel to leadership trainings, seminars, conference and/or programs on political engagement and activism. The scholarship is open to all UK undergraduates. A call for applications is sent out during the summer. For additional information, please contact Dr. Melissa Stein (melissa.stein@uky.edu)
   
• Space, Place, and Southern Grace for Feminist Studies is a scholarship made possible by Sarah Caton (B.A. GWS ’16) and provides $1,000 for a GWS major entering their junior or senior year. The scholarship winner will also have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with Sarah for professional mentorship throughout the academic year. This scholarship is only open to GWS Majors. Call for applications will be sent out during the fall semester and awards will be distributed in the spring semester. For additional information, please contact Dr. Melissa Stein (melissa.stein@uky.edu)

Awards:
Students are not able to self-nominate for these awards. Students (open only to GWS majors and minors) will be selected by the department.

• Kate Black Activism Award: Given in honor of Kate Black — a founding member of the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Kentucky, long time community organizer and activist, scholar, curator and archivist — and in recognition of the vital relationship between feminist activism and scholarship in the field of Gender and Women’s Studies, this award recognizes outstanding achievement as a scholar and an activist in an undergraduate major or minor in Gender and Women's Studies.
   
• Joan Callahan Award for Scholastic Achievement: Given in honor of Joan Callahan — Beloved Former Director of the Gender and Women’s Studies Program at the University of Kentucky, long time Faculty Affiliate of the Program and the Department, emeritus faculty of the University, Feminist Scholar, Moral Philosopher, exemplar of Intellectual Rigor and Excellence in research on Gender and Women. This award recognizes outstanding achievement in scholarship in an undergraduate major or minor in Gender and Women’s Studies.
   
• Jan Oaks Feminist Creativity Award: Given in honor of Jan Oaks- Beloved faculty in GWS and former director of the Women Writers Conference. This award recognizes outstanding performance in humanities-based feminist study to an undergraduate major or minor in Gender and Women's Studies.

Graduate: 
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• Bonnie Jean Cox Research Awards, named after donor and former alumni and GWS director, enables GWS graduate students to conduct or disseminate research by assisting with research project expenses. Open only to GWS PhD students. Call for applications will be sent out by the Director of Graduate Studies. For more information, please contact Dr. Jennifer Hunt (jenn.hunt@uky.edu)