College of Arts and Sciences Creative Achievement Award in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Washington State University 2025

Creative Achievement Award in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies honors students’ contributions to women’s, gender, and sexuality studies (feminist and/or queer studies) creative expression on the Pullman campus.

Eligibility criteria for the Creative Achievement Award in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies:

The applicants must:

• Be of any nationality.
• Be a women’s, gender, and sexuality studies major or minor or queer studies minor on the Pullman campus.
• Submit single piece of work or project that demonstrates exceptional achievement and artistic expression.
• Exhibit Creativity, personal investment, and overall excellence.

Selection Process:

• Any work meeting the above criteria that has been completed by a women’s, gender, and sexuality studies major or minor or queer studies minor in a WGSS (WGSS) course between April 10, 2024 and April 10, 2025 is eligible for consideration.
• Self-nominations are appropriate and encouraged. WGSS faculty may also nominate a student’s work.

Application Process:

• The applications should include the following documents in the nomination form:
  • A copy of the assignment.
  • The creative work or project: copies of poems or prose (PDF), photographs of visual arts, or video of performing arts.
  • A one-page typed statement explaining the background and significance of the project.

Value of the Scholarship:

• First place: $1,000.
• Second place: $500.
• Third Place: $250.