Grants and Awards

Call for Proposals: Williamson Course Development Grant, Program in Sexuality Studies (Submission Deadline May 24th 2017 at 11pm)

The Program in Sexuality Studies at UNC-CH announces the availability of one course development grant in the amount of $3,500.00 from its Williamson Fund for Course Development. Recipient will have a year to use the funds (between July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2018). Proposals to develop new courses on any sexuality topics, including but not limited to LGBTQ people and topics, are eligible for consideration.
All tenured and tenure-track UNC-CH faculty are eligible, as are Lecturers on continuing appointments.

Courses developed with this grant must be initially offered, at latest, during the Fall Semester of 2018. Recipients must agree to offer the course no more than once (initially) as a section of a “Special Topics” rubric or any other such general rubric. For all subsequent offerings, the course must have been assigned its own, new number and corresponding, sexuality-related title–and must have appeared as such in departmental and university course listings.

Any type of course at any level is eligible, including large classes and First Year Seminars. Applicants who agree and arrange to offer the course at least three times in the five years after receiving this grant, meaning before the end of the 2021-2022 academic year, will receive priority consideration.

Direct any questions about the application process directly to the Program Director (GerShun Avilez).  To apply, please send all of the following via email to sexuality@unc.edu before May 24th 2017 at 11pm:

  1. A tentative, preliminary course plan that includes the rationale for the class and a breakdown of topics for the semester (including at least some of the materials to be assigned to students)
  2. Your CV

3. A statement from the Chair of your department, to be emailed directly to sexuality@unc.edu, agreeing to the initial offering of the course, specifying the semester of that initial offering as well as the course name and number to be used for that initial offering, and agreeing to offer the class at least two additional times under with a new number and corresponding title by the end of the 2020-2021 academic year. (If two additional offerings might not be possible,Chairs should please specify what subsequent offering schedule will be possible after the initial offering of the newly developed course.)


2017 Program in Sexuality Studies

Graduate Student Research/Creative Endeavors Award

The Program in Sexuality Studies at UNC-CH is soliciting entries for its annual prize in support of graduate research and creative work at UNC-CH that deals with sexuality (including but not limited to LGBTQ sexualities).

Graduate students currently enrolled in any full-time degree program at UNC-CH are eligible.

The award will be presented at Lavender Graduation in early May — exact day and time TBA

To be considered, please submit all of the following via email to sexuality@unc.edu by Monday, April 3rd, 2017 at 11pm:

1. One sample of your research or creative work. Samples that are acceptable include proposals for funding, dissertation prospectuses, conference papers, articles, creative pieces, links to documentation of creative works that are available online, and single chapters of theses and dissertations. (Please do not submit long-form works or links to long-form works, such as entire dissertations, scripts, novels, or feature-length films.)
2. A brief description of your program of study, including precisely where you are in the completion of that program of study, the focus of that program of study, and how the sample that you have submitted for this award fits into that program of study.

3. Your resume or cv.

4. A brief endorsement from a UNC-CH faculty member in your campus unit stating that faculty member’s relation to you and your research or creative work.

This should be emailed by your faculty endorser directly to “sexuality@unc.edu” no later than Friday March 31, 2017 at 11pm.

Questions or inquiries? Please email sexuality@unc.edu


2017 Program in Sexuality Studies Undergraduate Student Research/Creative Endeavors Award

The Program in Sexuality Studies at UNC-CH is soliciting entries for its annual prize in support of undergraduate research and creative work at UNC-CH that deals with sexuality (including but not limited to LGBTQ sexualities).

Undergraduate students currently enrolled in any full-time degree program at UNC-CH are eligible.

The award will be presented at Lavender Graduation in early May — exact day and time TBA

To be considered, please submit all of the following via email to sexuality@unc.edu by Monday, April 3rd, 2017 at 11pm:

1. One sample of your research or creative work. Acceptable samples include essays, creative pieces, and links to the documentation of creative works that are available online.

2. A brief description of your program of study that includes where you are in the completion of that program of study, the focus of that program of study, and how the sample that you have submitted for this award fits into that program of study.

3. A brief endorsement from a UNC-CH faculty member stating that faculty member’s relation to you and your research or creative work. This should be emailed by your faculty endorser directly to “sexuality@unc.edu” no later than Friday March 31, 2017 at 11pm.

Questions or inquiries? Please email sexuality@unc.edu

 


Pine Tree Scholarship

Pine Tree Scholarships


CONGRATULATIONS TO REBECCA KREITZER FOR WINNING WILLIAMSON COURSE DEVELOPMENT GRANT

The Program in Sexuality Studies would like to Congratulate Rebecca Kreitzer for winning the William Course Development Grant for the “Gender & Sexuality in Public Policy” course.


Call for Proposals: Williamson Course Development Grant, Program in Sexuality Studies (Submission Deadline May 20th 2016 at 11pm)

The Program in Sexuality Studies at UNC-CH announces the potential
availability of one course development grant in the amount of $3,500.00
from its Williamson Fund for Course Development. This grant is to be used
during the summer of 2016. Proposals to develop new–meaning never
previously taught at UNC-CH–courses on any sexuality topics, including
but not limited to LGBTQ people and topics, are eligible for consideration.
All tenured and tenure-track UNC-CH faculty are eligible, as are Lecturers
on continuing appointments.

Courses developed with this grant must be initially offered, at latest, during
the Fall Semester of 2017. Recipients must agree to offer the course no
more than once (initially) as a section of a “Special Topics” rubric or
any other such general rubric. For all subsequent offerings, the course
must have been assigned its own, new number and corresponding,
sexuality-related title–and must have appeared as such in departmental and
university course listings.

Any type of course at any level is eligible, including large classes and First Year
Seminars. Applicants who agree and arrange to offer the course at
least three times in the five years after receiving this grant, meaning
before the end of the 2020-2021 academic year, will receive priority
consideration.

To apply, please send all of the following via email to
sexuality@unc.edu before May 20th 2016 at 11pm:

1. A tentative, preliminary course plan that includes the rationale for
the class and a breakdown of topics for the semester (including at least
some of the materials to be assigned to students)

2. Your CV

3. A statement from the Chair of your department, to be emailed directly
to sexuality@unc.edu, agreeing to the initial offering of the course,
specifying the semester of that initial offering as well as the course name
and number to be used for that initial offering, and agreeing to offer the
class at least two additional times under with a new number and corresponding
title by the end of the 2020-2021 academic year. (If two additional offerings
might not be possible,Chairs should please specify what subsequent offering
schedule will be possible after the initial offering of the newly developed course.)

 


2016 Program in Sexuality Studies Graduate Student Research/Creative Endeavors Award

The Program in Sexuality Studies at UNC-CH is soliciting entries for its annual prize in support of graduate research and creative work at
UNC-CH that deals with sexuality (including but not limited to LGBTQ sexualities).
Graduate students currently enrolled in any full-time degree program at UNC-CH are eligible.
A monetary prize will be presented at Lavender Graduation on May 1st 2016, 4-6pm.
To be considered, please submit the following via email to sexuality@unc.edu by Friday April 1st 2016 at 11pm:
1. One sample of your research or creative work. Samples that are acceptable include proposals for funding, dissertation prospectuses, conference papers, articles, creative pieces, links to documentation of creative works that are available online, and single chapters of theses and dissertations. (Please do not submit long-form works or links to long-form works, such as entire dissertations, scripts, novels, or feature-length films.)
2. A brief description of your program of study, including precisely where you are in the completion of that program of study, the focus of that program of study, and how the sample that you have submitted for this award fits into that program of study.
3. Your resume or cv.
4. A brief endorsement from a UNC-CH faculty member in your campus unit stating that faculty member’s relation to you and your research or creative work. This should be emailed by your faculty endorser directly to “sexuality@unc.edu” by Friday April 1st 2016 at 11pm.

Questions or inquiries? Please email sexuality@unc.edu


2016 Program in Sexuality Studies Undergraduate Student Research/Creative Endeavors Award

The Program in Sexuality Studies at UNC-CH is soliciting entries for its annual prize in support of undergraduate research and creative work at UNC-CH that deals with sexuality (including but not limited to LGBTQ sexualities).

Undergraduate students currently enrolled in any full-time degree program at UNC-CH are eligible.

The award will be presented at Lavender Graduation on Sunday May 1st of 2016, 4-6pm.

To be considered, please submit all of the following via email to sexuality@unc.edu by Friday April 1st 2016 at 11pm:

1. One sample of your research or creative work. Acceptable samples include essays, creative pieces, and links to the documentation of creative works that are available online.

2. A brief description of your program of study that includes where you are in the completion of that program of study, the focus of that program of study, and how the sample that you have submitted for this award fits into that program of study.

3. A brief endorsement from a UNC-CH faculty member stating that faculty member’s relation to you and your research or creative work. This should be emailed by your faculty endorser directly to “sexuality@unc.edu” no later than Friday April 1st 2016 at 11pm.

Questions or inquiries? Please email sexuality@unc.edu