Fellowships, Scholarships and Prizes for Students

The Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies program offers a variety of scholarships, fellowships, grants, and prizes annually. Information on Faculty Fellowships & Scholarships can be found here.

2026-27 Applications Due: Friday, May 22, 2026 by 11:59pm

Apply to Scholarships Here   Apply for Essay Prizes Here

 

Apply for Travel Grants Here

Scholarships

Graduate Students

 

Undergraduate Students


Essay Prizes

Graduate Students

Undergraduate Students


Travel Funding


All Past Winners

Arden Eversmeyer Endowed Graduate Fellowship in WGSS ($8,000)

  • Iqra Raza – English 

The Shuart Scholarships:

Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship ($5,000)

  • Hamideh Falahasl – Hispanic Studies

Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship ($5,000)

  • Z. Odyssey Olmos - Sociology

Maud Smith Paddock Scholarship ($5,000)

  •  K. Lovelyn Pearce – Psychology 

The Shuart Scholarships: 

Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship ($5,000)

  • Claudia Moreno – Art History 

Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship ($5,000)

  • Javier Franco – Hispanic Studies  

Maud Smith Paddock Scholarship ($5,000)

  • Faith Herd – CCS  

Friends of WGSS & H-E-B Scholarship

  • $5,000 - Anikka Lekven – Theatre Studies
  • $5,000 – Iran Castillo – Sociology  
  • $1,000 – Melissa deRemer – Comparative Cultural Studies  

Patricia A. Eichhorn Scholarship for Returning Students ($5,000)

  • Signoret Austin – Education

The Shuart Scholarships:

Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship ($5,000)

  • Aansa Usmani - Sociology

Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship ($5,000)

  • Karen Henriquez - Sociology

Maud Smith Paddock Scholarship ($5,000)

  • Nine Abad - Political Science & WGSS

Friends of WGSS & HEB Scholarships ($5,000)

  • Manal Mathew - Sociology 
  • Katarina Munoz - Sociology 
  • Elena Zelaya - English & WGSS

Patricia A. Eichhorn Scholarship for Returning Students ($5,000)

  • Lori Rhea - Higher Ed Leadership & Policy Studies

The Shuart Scholarships: 

Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship ($5,000)

  • Heather Butina-Sutton - History & WGSS Graduate Certificate

Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship ($5,000)

  • Rebecca Shields - Sociology 

Maud Smith Paddock Scholarship ($5,000)

  • Drew Yearwood - WGSS

The Shuart Scholarships:

Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship

  • Grete Norquist 

Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship

  • Sloan Rucker

Maud Smith Paddock Scholarship 

  • Austin Mitchell

HEB & WGSS Undergraduate Scholarships

  • Sharon Anwana 
  • Susy Flores
  • Sarah Montero

The Shuart Scholarships:

Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship

  • Chelsey Cooper - Sociology

Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship

  • Justine Avery Singson - WGSS minor

Maud Paddock Smith Undergraduate Scholarship

  • Kristan Petrick - WGSS 

Best Undergraduate Essay Prize

  • “Locked Up: Policies and Stereotypes That Reinforce the Juvenile Detention of Black Girls” by Jennifer Koshy - Anthropology & WGSS minor

Best Graduate Essay Prize

  • “Yoruba Market Women in the Atlantic World: Tracing Profits and Practices from 1600-1970” by Heather Butina-Sutton  - History & WGSS Graduate Certificate

The Shuart Scholarships:

Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship in WGSS ($2,500) 

  • Juana Campos - Sociology 

Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship in WGSS ($2,500) 

  • Maryam Ahmad - Psychology 

Maud Smith Paddock Undergraduate Scholarship ($2,500)

  • Kat Newman - WGSS 

Patricia A. Eichhorn Endowed Scholarship for Returning Students ($2,500)  

  • Karen Waxler - WGSS

Best Undergraduate Essay Prize ($250)

  • Lida Hedayatpour

Best Graduate Essay Prize ($250)

  • Darah Vann

The Shuart Scholarships:

Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship

  • Jaime Cano – Hispanic Studies

Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship

  • Parnia Razinobakht – Political Science & WGSS Minor

Maud Smith Paddock Scholarship 

  • Lesli Vollrath – English  & WGSS Certificate 

The H-E-B Undergraduate Scholarships for WGSS:

  • Emmanuella Aina
  • Irina Alejandro
  • Texas Cook
  • Parnia Razinobakht
  • Cristal Solares-Bockmon
  • Jacqueline Wostrel 

Graduate Student Travel Grants

  • Sylvia Fernandez - Hispanic Studies
  • Annette Zapata - Hispanic Studies 

The Friends of Women’s Studies Best Undergraduate Essay Prize

  • Cristal Solares-Bockmon – WGSS

The Friends of Women’s Studies Best Graduate Essay Prize

  • Grete Torquist – English & WGSS

The Shuart Scholarships:

Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship

  • Sylvia Fernandez – Hispanic Studies

Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship

  • Livia Garza – WGSS

Maud Smith Paddock Scholarship

  • Devon Jones – Political Science

Patricia A. Eichhorn Endowed Scholarship for Returning Students

  • Elizabeth Aguilar

H-E-B Scholarships for Undergraduate WGSS Students

  • Irina Alejandro
  • Elizabeth Aguilar
  • Lauren Erickson
  • Kathleen Gonzalez
  • Tonya Huynh
  • Heather Poole
  • Parnia Razinobakht
  • Sara Rehman
  • Alia Siddiqui
  • Nnenna Umelloh

Graduate Student Travel Grants

  • Isis Campos - Hispanic Studies
  • Sylvia Fernandez - Hispanic Studies
  • Annette Zapata - Hispanic Studies

The Shuart Scholarships: 

Blanche Espy Chenoweth Graduate Fellowship ($2,500)

  • Ally Castillo - History

Elizabeth Smith Chenoweth Scholarship ($2,500)

  • Maria Ferreira - Political Science

Maud Smith Paddock Scholarship  ($2,500)

  • Hannah Richard - Sociology

Patricia A. Eichhorn Endowed Scholarship for Returning Students ($500)

  • Regina Vitolo - History

Graduate Student Travel Grants

  • Rikki Bettinger - History
  • Rusquin Chadez - Hispanic Studies
  • Sylvia Fernández Quintanilla - Hispanic Studies
  • Crescida Jacobs - History
  • Meera Jagannathan - English
  • Sarah Pina - Hispanic Studies