2025 Lesbian Caucus Prize

The purpose of the annual NWSA Lesbian Caucus Award is to provide a $500 research award in recognition of a Master’s Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation project in areas of Lesbian, Queer, and LGBT Studies that resonates with the mission of NWSA. The field of the degree is open, but the work should focus on lesbian (defined broadly) lives, identities, or realities and make a contribution to the fields of lesbian and sexuality studies.

Please review our full submission guidelines and parameters here.

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* 1. Name (first and last)

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* 2. Please share your pronouns (eg: e(y)/em, he/him, per/per, she/her, they/them, ze/hir, etc.)

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* 3. Please share your institutional/organizational affiliation:

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* 4. Preferred Email Address

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* 5. Please provide proof of your active NWSA Membership.

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* 6. Please provide a brief description of how your feminist politics and/or community activism advance one or more of the following: Lesbian visibility, embodiment, quality of life, and Lesbian solidarity across difference

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* 7. Provide a description of how your work aligns with the Lesbian Caucus' goal of cultivating Lesbian visibility in NWSA, the academy, and/or broader society.

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* 8. Provide a brief statement about how this award will help support you financially

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* 9. Upload CV

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* 10. Upload Project Overview

Please upload a 3–5-page single-spaced prospectus that provides an overview of your project. Your submission should include what your project is exploring, theories utilized, method, preliminary findings, and project significance to the feminist project and/or the field of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Note that applications will be evaluated on demonstrated engagement of feminist analytical frameworks/methodologies; relevance to mission of NWSA, goals of Lesbian Caucus, and field of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; and potential impact on the fields of Lesbian/Sexuality studies.

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* 11. Please provide the name and email of your Professional Reference; recommendation letters must be sent to nationaloffice@nwsa.org with the subject: "2025 Lesbian Caucus Prize | Recommendation Letter" by the submission deadline.