Undergraduate Financial Assistance

Laura Sylvia Myers Memorial Award     

Laura Sylvia Myers was born in 1962 and died in a car accident in 1984. Each year, the Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies presents an award to an undergraduate woman in Laura’s memory. The award, which carries a $1,000 prize, is presented at the spring Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Graduation Ceremony. The deadline for applications is early March of each year. The award recognizes a female student who has demonstrated:
  • scholarship in the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program
  • leadership in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
  • a proven commitment to feminist ideals

Eligibility Requirements

  • The award is given to a Spring graduating undergraduate woman
  • You must have completed the requirements for graduation and the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Certificate from FAU by the end of the Spring semester

 Materials to be Submitted

  • An unofficial copy of the transcripts
  • A two-page essay that describes your qualifications for the award
  • At least two letters of recommendation from instructors in courses taken for the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Certificate

Spring 2015

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