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Eva Rubin Women's and Gender Studies Scholarship
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This scholarship is an annual award in memory of Eva Yedlin Rubin, mother of
Barbara Rubin who is a retired faculty member and Professor Emerita of Women's and Gender Studies. The award honors and supports students working in the area of Women's and Gender Studies. One award will be presented each spring.
The scholarship will be awarded to a full-time undergraduate student who has declared or stated an interest in declaring a minor in Women's and Gender Studies at the time of application. Six credits of WGST course work should be completed at the time of the award. The award is to be used only to waive tuition for one course in Women's and Gender Studies. The course selected for this award will have to be approved by the Coordinator of Women's and Gender Studies before tuition can be waived.
1. Two completed courses in Women's and Gender Studies with a stated interest in declaring a minor in WGST.
2. Academic achievement in, and commitment to, the field of Women's and Gender Studies.
3. Among students with similar academic records, priority will be given to candidates with a declared minor in WGST, and financial need (as defined by rankings from the Financial Aid Office) will be determining factor in the selection.
Applications will be reviewed according to the above criteria by a committee composed of Women's and Gender Studies Faculty members and the Director of the Speicher-Rubin Women's Center.
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