Women and Gender Studies Scholarships

Scholarship Applications for 2025/2026 are available as of April 2025.
 

The Women & Gender Studies Program offers tuition and book scholarships each year (as funds are available) for Women & Gender Studies and Queer Studies Minors.

Please visit the to apply.

For help with this, contact scholarship@weber.edu. 

Please make sure you have completed your FAFSA!

Phoenix Achievement Scholarship

The Phoenix Achievement Scholarship was established by a private donor to support students minoring in the Women & Gender Studies or Queer Studies Program at ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï, and enhance the education students about women and gender issues generally across campus.

The scholarship is awarded annually to one or more students with a declared minor in the Women and Gender or Queer Studies Program. It can be used to fund tuition, fees, and/or books for the qualified student(s). Preference will go to non-traditional students, defined as 25 years of age or older. If there is not a non-traditional student who meets the following criteria, the scholarship can then be awarded to a traditional student who participates in the Women & Gender Studies Program.

Phoenix Achievement Scholarship Criteria:

  • Enrolled as a full-time student (12 hours or more) leading to a degree.
  • Has a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
  • Is a participant in Women and Gender Studies. (For example, has declared WGS or QS minor, taken WGS/QS classes) (preference will be given to WGS or QS declared minors)

  • Is 25 years of age or older. (non-traditional student).

Traditional Scholarship

The Women & Gender Studies traditional scholarship will be awarded to a traditional student (age 26 or younger) who meets the following criteria. It may be used for tuition and fees.

Traditional Scholarship Criteria:

  • Enrolled as a full-time student (12 hours or more) leading to a degree.
  • Is a traditional student who is age 26 or less.
  • Has declared a minor in Women and Gender or Queer Studies.
  • Has a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above.

This Women & Gender Scholarship Application Form (now a Qualtrics Survey) must be also be completed and will require short essay answers to the following prompts:

  • What are your professional plans with regard to Women & Gender or Queer Studies?
  • Why do you feel you qualify for this scholarship?  What will it enable you to do?
  • What financial reasons do you have, if any, for applying for this scholarship?
  • What have you learned from WGS 1500 and how your learning outcomes have connected to your area of Major study.

**Note: These scholarships may be used at ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï only.

Contact the Women & Gender Studies office for details and requirements by emailing melinaalexander@weber.edu.