Graduate Student Paper Award
Graduate Student Paper Award supports CUNY graduate scholars through an annual prize for the best publishable-quality coursework paper on LGBTQ experiences, recognizing outstanding scholarship.
Funder: CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies (CUNY Graduate Center)
Due Dates: January 1, 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $250 cash prize
Summary: An annual award recognizing the best publishable-quality paper written in a CUNY graduate class on LGBTQ experiences.
Key Information: Open only to graduate students enrolled in the CUNY system.
Description
The Graduate Student Paper Award is an annual competition administered by CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center. It recognizes outstanding graduate scholarship through a cash prize for the best paper written in a CUNY graduate class on a topic related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, or transgender experiences. The competition focuses on existing academic coursework and papers of publishable quality, with a broad subject scope rather than a single prescribed theme.
The award is part of CLAGS’s wider program of fellowships and prizes supporting advocates and researchers in LGBTQ studies. Founded in 1986 and located in midtown Manhattan, the Center nurtures scholarship and provides intellectual leadership on issues affecting LGBTQ individuals and other sexual and gender minorities.
