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Constance Coiner Graduate Fellowship
This fellowship honors the life and helps continue the work of Constance Coiner, Ph.D. 1987 who died, along with her daughter Ana Duarte-Coiner, on TWA Flight 800, June 1996. More information about Constance and Ana and a list of previous recipients.<http://www.csw.ucla.edu/people/current-award-recipients/constance-coiner-awards-1/award-description>
Amount
One $1,500 fellowship
Deadline
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 <<< NEW DEADLINE
Criteria
* Applicant must be registered in a doctoral program at UCLA.
* Applicant must advance to candidacy no later than December 20, 2014.
* Applicant’s research must focus on feminist and working-class issues.
* Applicant must reflect a genuine interest in teaching and research that center on working-class studies and feminist issues.
* Awardee must attend the CSW Awards Ceremony, usually held in May or June at UCLA.
Special Note
* Students who are qualified under the CA Dream Act of 2011 are eligible to apply. Detailed information on the CA Dream Act of 2011 is on www.fao.ucla.edu<http://www.fao.ucla.edu/>
* Students who are receiving financial aid should consult with the Financial Aid Office. If you are selected as a recipient of this award, your financial aid package may be subject to revision.
To Apply
The application requires the documents listed below. You will be required to upload the first three documents as a single PDF file, with this name: ConstanceCoinerGrad_AY14-15_YourLastName_YourFirstName.
1. Personal Essay (maximum 5 single-spaced pages):
a. Discuss how you make sense intellectually of the ways in which society defines and responds to gender and socioeconomic class and/or racial and ethnic background..
b. Drawing on your life and academic activities, discuss how your beliefs and values about gender, class, and race influence your community work, academic study/research, and approach to teaching. Include details pertaining to your activities, such as the following:
* Course work, internships, field studies and employment
* Teaching, training and educational service programs
* Extracurricular activities and service programs, including offices held and leadership roles
* Participation in programs that promote (1) academic opportunities for students from diverse socioeconomic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and (2) community activities for feminist and/or social change
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Unofficial Transcripts
4. A letter of recommendation from a faculty member of any university and a letter from a faculty or non-faculty recommender who is knowledgeable about your community work and teaching.
Letters of Recommendation
Letters may be submitted in these ways:
* Letter may be emailed to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> from the faculty university account or the recommender’s official account, OR
* Recommenders may upload letters on the link that CSW provides to them, OR
* Letters may be sealed in an envelope, with the recommender’s signature across the back flap, and delivered to
UCLA Center for the Study of Women
ATTN: Constance Coiner Graduate Fellowship
1500 Public Affairs, Box 957222
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7222
Only complete applications will be considered. CSW must receive all required documents, including letters of recommendations, no later than 11:59 PM (PST) on March 31, 2015.
APPLY<http://www.csw.ucla.edu/current-projects/for-grad-students/awards-grants-and-fellowships/constance-coiner/Constance%20Coiner%20Award>
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Constance Coiner Undergraduate Prize
This award honors the life and continues the work of Constance Coiner, PhD (1987), who died along with her daughter, Ana Duarte-Coiner, on TWA Flight 800, in June of 1996.More detailed info about Constance and Ana and for a list of previous recipients.<http://www.csw.ucla.edu/people/current-award-recipients/constance-coiner-award-1/award-description>
Amount
Two $750 awards
Deadline
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 <<< NEW DEADLINE
Criteria
* The prize will be offered to undergraduate students who demonstrate an early interest in working-class and feminist issues, as well activist practice for social change.
* Applicant must be an upper-division student enrolled at UCLA.
* Applicant must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
* Awardee must attend the CSW Awards Ceremony, usually held in May or June at UCLA.
Special Note
* Students who are qualified under the CA Dream Act of 2011 are eligible to apply. Detailed information on the CA Dream Act of 2011 is on www.fao.ucla.edu<http://www.fao.ucla.edu/>
* Students who are receiving financial aid should consult with the Financial Aid Office. If you are selected as a recipient of this award, your financial aid package may be subject to revision.
To Apply
The application requires the documents listed below. You will be required to upload the first three documents as a single PDF file, with this name: nstanceCoinerUG_AY14-15_YourLastName_YourFirstName.)
1. Personal Essay (maximum 5 single-spaced pages)
a. Discuss how you make sense intellectually of the ways in which society defines and responds to gender, and/or socioeconomic class, and/or racial and ethnic background.
b. Drawing on your life and academic activities, discuss what you believe and value about gender, class, or race and how you act on those beliefs and values through your work and study. Include details pertaining to your activities, such as the following:
* Course work, internships, field studies and employment
* Campus- or community-based activities/service programs
* Tutoring experiences
* Leadership roles
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Unofficial Transcripts
4. A letter of recommendation from a faculty member of any university and a letter from a faculty or non-faculty recommender who is knowledgeable about your community work
Letters of Recommendation
Letters may be submitted in these ways:
* Letter may be emailed to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> from the faculty university account or the recommender’s official account, OR
* Recommenders may upload letters on the link that CSW provides to them, OR
* Letters may be sealed in an envelope, with the recommender’s signature across the back flap, and delivered to
UCLA Center for the Study of Women
ATTN: Constance Coiner Undergraduate Prize
1500 Public Affairs, Box 957222
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7222
Only complete applications will be considered. CSW must receive all required documents, including letters of recommendations, no later than 11:59 PM (PST) on March 31, 2015.
APPLY<http://www.csw.ucla.edu/current-projects/for-undergrads/constance-coiner-award/Constance%20Coiner%20Award>
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