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Vivien Hartog Awards


Vivien Hartog Graduate Student Teaching Award

Award Amount: $3,000 (may be split between two recipients if warranted)
Presented: At Commencement

Named in honor of Vivien Hartog, a WST graduate certificate student who passed away before completing her Ph.D. in Sociology, this award recognizes a graduate student who exemplifies Vivien’s lifelong commitments to social justice, activism, teaching, and learning.

Eligibility:

Open to all full-time PhD students in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGSS graduate certificate students with a teaching record in the undergraduate program may also apply

Must have completed WST 698 (Teaching Practicum Seminar) with a grade of A- or higher

Must have at least two years of teaching experience in the WGSS undergraduate program, including at least one course as the lead instructor

Winter, Summer, and online courses may count

You may apply multiple times if eligible and not previously awarded

 Vivien Hartog Graduate Student Teaching Award APPLICATION
Application Deadline: May 5


Vivien Hartog Travel Award

Award Amount: Up to $750 (three awards available annually)
Purpose: Travel for academic conferences or thesis/dissertation research

This award provides financial support for PhD and MA students to attend conferences or conduct research essential to their academic development.

Eligibility:

Open to all currently enrolled PhD and MA students in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

You must be:
a) Presenting or attending* a conference within the academic year, or
b) Traveling for research, archives, or professional development within the academic year
*If only attending, you must explain the relevance (e.g., publishing, networking)

Repeat applications are allowed, but priority is given to students who have not received the award previously and whose application is outstanding

 Vivien Hartog Travel Award APPLICATION
Application Deadline: November 15



Vivien Hartog Graduate Student Teaching Award Recipients 

2006       Jessica York MJ and Shruti

2007       Maureen Shaiman

2008       Maria Prado Ballerin 

2009       Teri Tiso 

2010       Kristin Hole

2011       Rachel Tillman 

2012       Shannon Hayes 

2013       Timothy Johnston 

2014       Kimberly Cox

2015       Jenny Strandberg

2016       Joy Schaefer

2017       Rachel Corbman and Yalda Hamidi 

2018       Shruti Mukherjee   

2019       Andy Eicher & Melis Umut 

2020       Annu Daftuar, Valerie Moyer, Melis Umut      

2021       Carlos Vazquez       

2022        Ashley Barry 

2023        Hafza Girdap                           

2024        Frankie Petronio                                                                                                                                                               


Vivien Hartog Travel Award Recipients 

2010       Choonib Lee, Michelle Shepherd, Rachel Tillman 

2011        Ana Fernandez and Kristin Hole 

2012        Tim Johnston and Jeff Epstein 

2013        Alexis Chartashlaa and Laura James

2014        Briana Martino and Aihua Zhang 

2015        Michelle Ho

2016        Yalda Hamidi

2017        Rachel Corbman, Allyse Knox-Russell, Shruti Mukherjee 

2018        Rachel Corbman, Andy Eicher, Melis Umut

2019        Stephanie Bonvissuto, Andy Eicher, Alex Novitskaya

2022        Galia Cozzi-Berrondo and Kara Pernicano

2023        Emillion Adekoya and Frankie Petronio