Eastern Michigan University
WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES PROGRAM
CALL FOR OUTSTANDING PAPERS
Margaret L. Rossiter Award
Outstanding Graduate Paper
Criteria:
Papers may be in any discipline, but the focus must be on women and/or
gender. The papers must have been written between January and
December 2015. Candidates must have been enrolled at EMU at the time
the paper was written, though they need not be majors, minors, nor in the
Women’s Studies graduate program.
Format:
Eligible papers must be typed and double-spaced, and 10-20 pages in
length. A cover page with the title of the paper, the author’s name,
address, email address, and telephone number, the course or purpose for
which the paper was written, and the term during which it was written,
should accompany the paper. A brief letter of nomination from the
sponsoring professor should accompany the paper.
Award:
There is a one hundred dollar award for each prize, one
undergraduate and one graduate. The awards will be presented at the
Women’s and Gender Studies Honors Reception, April 8, 2016.
Due:
Friday, March 11, 2016
Send one hard copy and one electronic copy of the paper to:
Jennifer Stavros, Department Secretary
Women’s and Gender Studies Program
714 Pray Harrold
Eastern Michigan University
Jstavro1@emich.edu