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Fellowship Overview
Growing Interdisciplinary Research and Impact on Gender+ Justice
The G+JI Fellowship:
1) support existing and future research/projects on gender+*/sexuality and feminist scholarship;
2) grow an intellectual community of scholars across disciplines and career stages whose research intersects with gender+ issues;
3) advance and bring more visibility to gender+ justice.
G+JI Fellows 2021
The 2021 cohort counts 18 Fellows. 6 Faculty Fellows, 12 Graduate Student Fellows and 2 Undergraduate Student Fellows.
Overview
Fellows will design their own research projects and submit a short report on findings or progress report (if part of a larger project). The Fellowship also supports innovative pedagogical approaches with the aim to advance gender+ justice. The Fellows will have the opportunity to gather as a community throughout the semester with one another, the G+JI team, and members of G+JI Advisory Board.
Eligibility
Georgetown University faculty (TL, NTL, and Adjuncts), graduate, and undergraduate students across Law, Medical and Main Campuses. The fellowships are designed to support interdisciplinary work related to intersectional issues of gender, racial, and economic justice. We encourage applications focused on anti-racist work and intersectional feminism.
We strongly encourage applications from people of color, women and LGBTQ people, and those who are members of other marginalized communities.
Non-US citizens are eligible to apply.
Stipend & Expectations
The G+JI Fellowship provides research support through a stipend of $1500, a workshop on publication and an intellectual community. Fellows design their own research projects and submit a short report on findings or progress report (if part of a larger project). The Fellowship also supports innovative pedagogical approaches with the aim to advance intersectional gender justice. The Fellows also have the opportunity to gather as a community throughout the year.
Application Items
- G+JI Fellowship Application Form
- Research Statement that lays out the proposed project and also demonstrates an intersectional approach (Max. 500 words or 2 pages long, 12 pt. font, double spaced)
- CV or Resume
Application Submission
Applications for 2022 are now closed. The 2023 applications will open in September 2022.
Please email genderjustice@georgetown.edu if you would like to receive updates on the application process.
About us
The mission of the Gender+ Justice Initiative (G+JI) is to build on the long-standing and path-breaking research already being done at Georgetown, catalyze dialogues on the impact of sex and gender across departments and campuses, and make Georgetown a dynamic hub of knowledge production, community engagement, and policy development on intersectional issues of gender, racial, and economic justice. The G+JI invites faculty and students from across the University to engage in interdisciplinary conversations and collaborations.