Professor Ballenger Endowed Scholarship in Women's Studies

The Ballenger Memorial Scholarship Fund was established on 2001 with a legacy from the last Dally Ballenger, who taught in and chaired the Department of Nursing at DePaul University. She was one of the founders of the Women’s Studies Program and remained active in and committed to Women’s Studies until her retirement from the University.

Undergraduate students must be pursuing a major or minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. Graduate students completing the MA or MA/MSW in Women’s and Gender Studies, and graduate certificate students with a concentration in Women’s and Gender Studies also are eligible to apply. Applicants must have completed at least two quarters of study at DePaul at the time of application and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0.

Selection criteria include: commitment to Women’s and Gender Studies as an academic field, community activism and leadership related to social justice. The scholarship will be selected in the current year for awarding the following fall. Students must meet the criteria in the awarding year in order to still receive the scholarship.

Award
Varies
Scopes
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Deadline
06/20/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please upload your latest Unofficial DePaul University Transcript for coursework verification. You can find your unofficial transcript through: Campus Connect ---> Academic Records --->View Unofficial Transcript.
  2. Please write a statement of no more than 250 words. What is your commitment to Women and Gender Studies as an academic field of interest. For instance, why are you pursuing Women and Gender Studies at DePaul? What do you hope to bring to the program or get from it?
  3. Please write a statement of no more than 250 words. Describe your scholastic achievements and any extra-curricular, community or service activities, or other leadership with which you are presently engaged.
  4. Please write a statement of no more than 250 words. What significant experiences have shaped your values and goals? How has Women’s and Gender Studies at DePaul had an impact upon those values and goals? How will this scholarship help you achieve those goals?
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