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Jean Enright Scholarship

Grand Valley State University $1000 Scholarship in Women's and Gender Studies (WGS) Deadline for application: Friday, March 14, 5:00 PM

Date of Application: ______

The Jean Enright Scholarship provides financial assistance to students minoring or majoring in Women and Gender Studies. Students must be making satisfactory academic progress and must demonstrate significant participation in community and/or campus service that is centered on women and/or girls.

Name:______Student ID #:______

Phone: ______E-Mail: ______

Address: ______Number City State Zip

Permanent Address (if different): ---______

You must be a WGS Major or Minor to qualify for this scholarship. Check your status.

☐ WGS major ☐Minor? Your majors: ______

WGS courses completed: ______

WGS courses enrolled in: ______

Total Credit Hours Earned: ______Credits Earned at GVSU: ______

Student Status (circle one): Junior Senior Cumulate GPA: ______

Expected Date of Graduation: ______

Eligility/Renewal criteria: 1. Must be at the junior or senior level with a minimum of 55 total earned credits of which 30 hours must be earned at GVSU. 2. Enrolled with full-time status as a degree-seeking student and working toward a major or minor in Women and Gender Studies. 3. Satisfactory progress according to the norms established by the University and the Women and Gender Studies Program. 4. Completed WGS 200 and at least one other WGS-approved course. 5. Demonstrated participation in community and/or campus service that is centered on women and/or girls.

To apply, please sumbit: 1. An essay of 500 words or less that describes why you decided to become a Women and Gender Studies major or minor, your goals as a Women and Gender Studies minor or major, and how women and gender studies fits into your educational and career interests. You may also wish to describe your financial need, lifetwork experience, and intellectual curiosity or motivation. You may provide any additional information you would like the scholarship committee to know. 2. A letter of recommendation from a professional reference who can speak to your community and/or campus service that has impacted the lives of women and/or girls (letter of recommendation must be submitted in a sealed envelope with the recommendation writer’s signature across the seal). 3. An unofficial transcript. 4. Names and contact information for two faculty who support your application.

Signature:______Date: ______

Deadline for Applying: Friday, March 14, 2014 by 5PM

Send complete application to: Women & Gender Studies Program 229 Lake Ontario Hall 1 Campus Drive Allendale, MI 49401

Questions: Kathleen Underwood Director, Women and Gender Studies (616) 331-8516

More inforamtion about the Jean Enright Scholarship may be found at the GVSU Women and Gender Studies website at: www.gvsu.edu/wgs (Jean Enright Scholarship).