The UW Disability Studies Program is pleased to offer three scholarly
awards:
Dennis Lang Award for UW undergraduate and graduate students (up to $500)
Harlan Hahn Student Scholarship for UW undergraduate and graduate
students ($500 - $5000)
Harlan Hahn Research Award for UW faculty and staff ($500-$5000)
Student proposals will be considered for both the Lang and Hahn
scholarship awards, but students cannot win both awards in the same
academic year. All deadlines are Monday May 13th by 5 p.m.
Student awards
The Dennis Lang Award and the Harlan Hahn Scholarship are merit-based
monetary awards for undergraduate and graduate students at the
University of Washington who demonstrate promise in the field of
Disability Studies.
Applicants should have
• a minimum 3.0 GPA in Disability Studies courses or equivalent
demonstration of academic excellence in areas related to disability
studies (including, for instance, courses taught as a graduate teaching
assistant or scholarly work conducted as a graduate research assistant)
• evidence of commitment to issues of social justice related to people
with disabilities (e.g., work, volunteer or activist experiences,
academic outreach) and/or disability studies scholarship.
(The Lang award is for students who “embody Dennis’ spirited commitment
to and academic excellence in field of Disability Studies”; the Hahn
award is for scholarship in the field of disability studies.)
Award funds may be used for:
• Travel to conferences as a participant or as a presenter
• Support for academic research projects (e.g., surveys, incentives for
subjects, books)
• Development or support for activist endeavors (e.g., web development,
meeting support, etc.)
• Assistance with accessibility issues
• Other academic/activist goals pertaining to disability studies
To apply, please submit:
• a personal statement that includes a) a brief proposal for how the
funds will be used; b) a statement about how the applicant exemplifies
the award criteria; and c) a short description of the applicant’s
disability studies related experience, research and/or career goals.
• name and contact information for a reference
• resume/CV
• academic transcript
Please make sure all materials are contained in one document. Submit to
the dropbox at
https://catalyst.uw.edu/collectit/dropbox/summary/kjohnson/27375 by 5:00
PM May 13.
Faculty/staff awards
The Harlan Hahn Research Award is for full or part-time UW faculty and
staff for projects that include, but are not limited to:
• Pedagogical research in disability studies, including course development.
• Travel and attendance at a disability studies related conference.
• Research and writing of a publishable article or manuscript on
disability studies.
To apply, please submit:
• a proposal (1-2 pages) that describes how you will use the grant,
including a brief personal statement of how this support will advance
your research and/or education in disability studies and the outcomes
expected;
• a one-page budget
Please make sure all materials are contained in one document. Submit to
the dropbox at
https://catalyst.uw.edu/collectit/dropbox/summary/kjohnson/27375 by 5:00
PM May 13.
All award notifications should be made by June 1. Questions? Contact
Kurt Johnson, kjohnson@uw.edu.
The number and amount of the awards will depend on the quality and
quantity of applications.
Faculty, staff and students from any of the three UW campuses are
eligible to apply.
Recipients will be expected to lead a Disability Studies brownbag
discussion or other public presentation and provide a short written
summary of how the grant funds were spent before the end of the academic
year following the award.
For all awards, activities must be completed by the end of the 2013-2014
academic year.
Past performance under these awards will be taken into consideration
when assessing an application by a previous award winner.
The University of Washington’s Disability Studies Program Harlan Hahn
Endowment Fund was established by the generous gift of the late Harlan
D. Hahn, disability activist and political scientist. For more
information on the Harlan Hahn Fund, please see:
http://www.washington.edu/news/2010/04/22/a-big-donation-and-a-new-administrative-home-for-disability-studies/
.
The Dennis Lang Award was established by the generous support of the
University's Disability Studies community. For more information on the
Dennis Lang Award, please see:
http://www.washington.edu/news/2008/11/20/dennis-lang-the-activist-behind-disability-studies-at-
