Selection criteria include academic excellence, commitment to feminist ideals, community activism, and financial need. Undergraduate students must be full time students, currently enrolled, working on a major, minor, or certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and/or a minor in Queer Studies. Graduate students should be currently enrolled in the Ph.D. or MA program in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, have Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies as their primary and/or secondary area of study of the MAIS degree, or be working on a graduate minor in conjunction with a Masters or Ph.D. in another department. (Please note: to be eligible, students must be currently enrolled, and must intend to be enrolled during the following academic year.)