Completion Award

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The Gender and Women's Studies Completion Award is intended to support GWS graduate student concentrators in their final year or two of study with completing their graduate degree. The GWS Completion Award winner will receive a $1000 finishing award to help you with your research. If GWS is granted a tuition waiver, the GWS Completion Award winner will also receive a tuition waiver for the 2025-2026 academic year. The tuition waiver is dependent upon College approval. Unfortunately, the tuition waiver is not guaranteed for 2025-2026.

To apply, we ask that you be in your last year (or 2) of study, be an existing GWS grad concentrator who has taken both core courses (GWS 501 and 502) and not have funding that includes a tuition waiver or have been offered a tuition waiver already.

First priority will go to GWS Grad Concentrators who are doctoral students, but all GWS Grad Concentrators are encouraged to apply!

GWS Completion Award Process

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Are you a GWS grad concentrator who has completed GWS 501 and GWS 502?

Are you in your last year (or 2) of study at UIC?

Interested in an award of $1,000 and a possible tuition waiver? (NOTE: Tuition waiver is dependent on College approval and is not guaranteed).

Application Due: Thursday, April 3, 5 p.m. CST

Further details and application at go.uic.edu/2025GWSCompletionAward

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