Austin Sawicki Memorial Scholarship
About
The Austin Sawicki Memorial Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to upper-division and graduate students at NIU who make major contributions to improving gender equity.
The scholarship was established in honor of beloved graduate student and former teaching assistant, Austin Sawicki, who died on May 29, 2008. Austin completed an M.A. in philosophy and a graduate certificate in Women's Studies and was working on a second M.A. in Anthropology. He had many interests, including cognitive science, feminism, and linguistics. He was unfailingly generous, helpful, and good-natured. A recipient of the Mothers Memorial Scholarship, he also participated in many campus events and organized the prestigious Heidegger Circle Annual Meeting in the spring of 2008. This scholarship honors his memory.
Scholarship Criteria
Specific criteria for this fund are:
- The recipient(s) must be a junior, senior or graduate student and have completed a minimum of one year at NIU. Recipients do not have to be Women’s and Gender Studies students.
- The recipient(s) shall have made major contributions to improving gender equity at NIU, have exceptional intellectual curiosity, and have interdisciplinary academic interests. Additionally, the recipient shall exhibit other qualities that Austin Sawicki possessed, including exuberance, enthusiasm, compassion, and a commitment to the success of others as demonstrated by her/his activities, service, coursework, and interactions with the NIU community.
- The recipient(s) must have a minimum 3.0 GPA for undergraduates and 3.5 GPA for graduate students.
For additional information contact the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality 815-753-1038 or wgs@niu.edu.
Contact Us
Center for the Study of Women, Gender and SexualityReavis Hall, Room 103
DeKalb, IL 60115
Phone: 815-753-1038
Email: wgs@niu.edu