Scholarship

Dr. Alex Deschamps Scholarship

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Award Not specified
Closing date Closed
Location Global
For Individuals

About this opportunity

This scholarship was established in honor of Dr. Alex Deschamps, a vital and vibrant faculty member of the University of Massachusetts Amherst community. She joined the faculty of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies in 1995, before moving to the Commonwealth Honors College as a full-time Associate Dean in the fall of 2018. This award is for current UMass students majoring or minoring in WGSS and doing work preferably but not exclusively on black feminisms or women of color feminisms. The work could be related to current or planned coursework, internships, jobs, or activist projects. Recipients are required to write a half page reflection paper about their research project or creative inquiry experience to be submitted by September 2026.
education women's studies gender studies sexuality studies black feminism women of color feminism activist work social justice

Who can apply

Applicant Types

individual

Organization Types

academic

Region

United States

Priority Groups

women_in_stem, racial_minorities

How to apply

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage

Required documents

research_proposal

Restrictions

  • geographic_restrictions

Post-award obligations

  • final_report

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