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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
$100
Scholarship coverage
- other
Description
This fund is named in honor of two initial champions of EMU's Program in Women's and Gender Studies. Dr. Margaret Rossiter was a pioneer in the scholarship of Women's Studies, an EMU historian, and the first chair of EMU's Women's Studies Committee in 1973. Dr. Donald Drummond, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, 1966-1986, supported the creation of the program during his tenure as dean.
These awards are given for the most outstanding papers on women and/or gender written by EMU students.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
There is a $100 award for each prize. The awards will be presented at the Women’s and Gender Studies Honors Reception.
Eligibility
- Any EMU student (graduate and undergraduate) who has written an outstanding paper (10-20 pages) with a focus on women or gender in the past academic year.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
17 Feb 2026
Eligible papers must be typed and double-spaced, and 10-20 pages in length.
A cover page with the title of the paper, the author’s name, EID, address, email address, and telephone number, the course or purpose for which the paper was written, and the term during which it was written, should accompany the paper.
A brief letter of nomination from the sponsoring professor should accompany the paper.