Awards & Prizes

The Women’s Classical Caucus presents awards in the areas of scholarship and advocacy, as well as grants and support.

  • Scholarship/Paper Prizes

    Every year the WCC offers two awards for outstanding scholarly work, both published and unpublished, related to the study of gender.

    We encourage nominations in each of these categories:

    The Barbara McManus Award for Outstanding Scholarship

    Pre-PhD Paper Presentation

    Nomination Deadline: July 1

  • Advocacy Awards

    We are pleased to offer four advocacy awards:

    The WCC Leadership Award

    The WCC Sharon L. James Mentorship Award

    The WCC Award in Professional Equity

    The WCC Public Scholarship Award

    Nomination Deadline: July 1

  • Award & Prize Winners

    Join us in celebrating our current and past award winners! This page contains current and past recipients of the WCC Scholarship/Paper Prizes and Advocacy Awards. We welcome you to browse through the list to see which types of papers and activities have been recognized as promoting WCC’s mission over the years.

  • Grants & Support

    We strive to advance the goals of equity and diversity within the profession of Classics through advocacy initiatives and grants that support women, people of color, people with disabilities, and contingent faculty.

    WCC Equity Fund

    Reproductive Justice and Trans Wellness Fund

    Membership Fund