The Wood/Raith Living Trust is named for Audrey Wood (UConn class of ‘47) and Edeltraut Raith. Both Wood and Raith earned their Masters in Library Science from the University of Southern California and spent their careers as librarians with the San Francisco Public Library system. They generously gifted the University of Connecticut funds for the study of gender identity under the Wood/Raith Living Trust.
Various initiatives will be planned to support gender-related activities at UConn, given these funds. For a second year, we invite graduate students to apply for summer 2019 fellowships. Graduate students across all fields of study at UConn whose research has a primary focus on gender identity are eligible. Priority will be given to students who have not yet received funding. For 2019, the Wood/Raith Living Trust will award 12 graduate stipends at a maximum of $4,000 each.
Students interested in receiving Wood/Raith fellowship support must provide the following:
1) Updated CV
2) 250-word summary of specific gender identity research goals outlined for the period (summer 2019).
3) 50-word summary of the importance of the stipend support in being able to accomplish the goals.
4) Indication of commitment to the study of gender identity.
All application materials must be appended into one document and submitted via the Form tab at the Wood/Raith Gender Identity Living Trust website.
The deadline for full consideration is May 29.
Please save the date – October 1, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. we will have our first Wood/Raith tea to celebrate fellowship recipients and build community through research on gender identity.
2019 Wood/Raith Living Trust Co-chairs:
Vicki Magley, Psychology
Micki McElya, History
Kim Price-Glynn, Sociology
For more information, contact: CLAS Office of the Dean at mackenzie.murphy@uconn.edu