Women’s Studies Certificate Program and Center for the Study of Women and Society
The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York

The Koonja Mitchell Memorial Prize

The Koonja Mitchell Memorial Prize will be awarded to a student in any Ph.D. Program at the Graduate Center working on a dissertation concerned with issues of social justice. Special consideration will be given to work on militarism and trauma.

To be considered for the prize, candidates must submit a 10-page dissertation prospectus, a letter of recommendation from their dissertation advisor, and a CV by email. All material should be submitted as attachments in one email. These materials should be directed to: