Undergraduate Student Paper Award
Undergraduate Student Paper Award supports CUNY and SUNY undergraduates with a prize for classroom papers on LGBTQ experiences and scholarship, recognizing well-thought-out, fully realized work.
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 CUNY or SUNY undergraduate classroom paper on LGBTQ experiences and scholarship.
Key Information: Applicants must be enrolled CUNY or SUNY undergraduates submitting a paper written for an undergraduate class.
Description
CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center runs this annual competition to recognize undergraduate scholarship on gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, or transgender experiences. The award honors the best paper written for a CUNY or SUNY undergraduate class, with a broad subject focus encompassing any topic related to these experiences and scholarship.
The competition emphasizes classroom-based writing that is well-thought-out and fully realized. It forms part of CLAGS’s broader fellowships and awards supporting advocates and researchers in LGBTQ studies. Founded in 1986 and located at the CUNY Graduate Center in midtown Manhattan, the Center nurtures scholarship and provides intellectual leadership on issues affecting LGBTQ individuals and other sexual and gender minorities.
