The Sandra Trudgen Dawson Award Grant

The Sandra Trudgen Dawson Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Coordinating Council for Women in History
Amount: US $500
Last Updated: August 01, 2025

Summary

The Sandra Trudgen Dawson Award, established by the Coordinating Council for Women in History, commemorates the legacy of a remarkable scholar and leader. This award supports individuals in research, teaching, and service within women's and gender history, allowing recipients to cover costs for travel, materials, and projects that honor Sandra's commitment to collaboration and support in the field. It aims to foster connections among scholars and promote the advancement of women's history.

Overview

The CCWH’s newest award, the Sandra Trudgen Dawson Prize, honors a gifted and generous colleague whom we lost in 2024. Although she never enjoyed the security of a tenured or tenure-track position, she shone as a prolific scholar, teacher, collaborator, and volunteer and administrator of numerous organizations that keep us connected as historians, including the Western Association of Women Historians, the Berkshire’s Conference of Women’s History, and the CCWH, where she served as the Executive Director from 2010 to 2020. Indeed, Sandra personally connected a huge network of women’s and gender scholars from around the world. In the spirit of Sandra’s pragmatism and dedication to concrete aid to anyone who asked, we envision this award as furthering work in any of the areas in which Sandra excelled—research and scholarship (e.g., travel to collections), teaching (e.g., developing curricula), or service to history organizations that promote connection and collaboration (e.g., organizing conferences, establishing workshops). The prize can thus be used for travel costs, research materials, care labor, or any other expense that will enable recipients to carry Sandra’s legacy into the future.

Eligibility

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