WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES SCHOLARSHIPS

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Montgomery College offers several scholarships of at least $500 to eligible students each spring.

Applicants must be enrolled in courses at Montgomery College during the current academic year. Deadline for application is Wednesday, Dec. 3rd, by 5:00 pm.

Applicants must be taking or have taken Women’s and Gender Studies Courses. Women’s and Gender Studies Coursed include WSMT 101, ENGL 208, GNDS 102, HIST 112, HIST 228,

HLTH 215, MGMT 235, PHED 155, PHED 156, PHED 163, PHIL 212, PHIL 218, PSYC 207, SOCY 110, SOCY 208, SOCY 211, SOCY 214, SOCY 233, Honors Modules of these classes, and Honors classes that focus on women and/or gender.

The following factors are considered while reviewing scholarship applications and determining scholarship awardees:

  • Campus leadership and/or community leadership in women’s gender-related and/or other socially-conscious programs
  • Excellent academic performance
  • Excellent performance in career or voluntary activities
  • Goals related to women’s causes and/or other humanitarian causes
  • Demonstration of need (family, personal, and/or economic)

Application Requirements:

  • Current MC transcript
  • Documentation of Finances – Either a photocopy of completed Student Financial Aid Application OR another document that demonstrates your financial circumstances.
  • A completed Women’s and Gender Studies Scholarship Student Application Form
  • A completed Women’s and Gender Studies Scholarship Faculty Recommendation Form

Also, you must be available to attend our 28th Annual Women’s and Gender Studies Scholarship Fundraising Breakfast, on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at the Theatre Arts Arena, Rockville campus. The Women's and Gender Studies student scholarships are awarded annually during this event.

Download the 2015 Scholarship Application Form from the website: and click on “2015 Scholarship Application Form” link.

If you have any questions, contact:
Professor Genevieve Carminati, the Collegewide Women’s and Gender Studies Director, Macklin Tower, Room 212E, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD 20850.
Telephone: 240-567-5355. FAX: 240-567-1745.
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