Gender and Sexuality Studies and the College of Arts and Sciences has five scholarships of up to $10,000.00 each for students intending to pursue a minor in LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) Studies. To be eligible for these scholarships, applicants must be University of Miami students in good academic standing, have financial need, minor or intend to minor in LGBTQ Studies (Gender and Sexuality Studies majors with significant LGBTQ-related course work count here), and participate in a pre-law, pre-med, or pre-nursing program.
The LGBTQ Studies minor is designed to allow students to explore sexuality and sexual minorities from a variety of perspectives. The minor will provide students with an introduction to a broad array of LGBTQ issues, including visual and performing arts, literature, languages, history, social science, various theories, public policy and the law, families and other types of intimate relationships, crime, popular culture, and LGBTQ identities and communities. This widely interdisciplinary field addresses work in a broad range of scholarly disciplines, including biological and cultural studies, literature and anthropology, the health sciences, history, and the visual arts. It ranges from archival research to the elaboration of queer theory, from the analysis of constitutional law to questions of public health, from the study of popular culture to investigations into the development and social construction of sexual identity.
Further questions can be directed to Claire Oueslati-Porter at cxo185@miami.edu.
