Friends of Women's Studies sponsors a variety of programs and grants. Through an endowment raised by Friends, it has funded one or more renowned Visiting Professors (pdf 53KB) to offer courses, seminars,
and lectures for the Department each year since 1983. Completion of its
Capital Campaign will result in converting its Visiting Professor program
into a permanent Endowed Chair. Since 1982, it has honored three to five
UC Distinguished Alumnae (pdf 84KB) each year as part of its annual
program, Women's Studies Presents, which was designed to
showcase Women's Studies faculty research, connect Women's Studies students with distinguished alumnae, and acquaint the community on and
off campus with the work of Friends and the Department. Starting in the 2002/03 year, Friends is participating in a revised alumnae awards program and a new series of discussions, Women in Dialogue. Each fall, it also hosts a Friends Reception to recruit new members and connect current members.

Through its Library Fund (pdf 39KB), it enables members and non-members to purchase library books in honor or memory of important persons in the contributors' lives to add to the Women's Studies collection in UC's Langsam Library. Friends may also donate books of their own to the library.

Through additional endowments it has raised, Friends offers the following grants each year for Women's Studies students, faculty, and members of the community (click on each for criteria and application forms that can be printed out, completed, and mailed or emailed in by the designated due dates):

Download applications for various grants and schoarlships
Returning Women Students Scholarships
Graduate Student Travel Grants (pdf 82 KB)
Faculty Travel Grants (pdf 91 KB)
Research Project Mini-Grants (pdf 81KB)

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For more information, contact Friendsws@uc.edu