Call for Graduate Student Proposals on Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

The Graduate Alliance for Diversity and Inclusion (GADI) and BRIDGE Diversity Alliance have collaborated on a project to provide funding to support College of the Liberal Arts graduate student initiatives aimed at improving the recruitment, retention, and leadership training of graduate students from historically underrepresented backgrounds. These initiatives should address a need that the College cannot address without the voice of graduate students. This program provides an opportunity to directly involve current graduate students in the creation, development, and execution of programs dedicated to their own recruitment, retention, and leadership development.

Funds will be awarded to graduate student proposals on an annual basis, with a maximum of one large award ($1,000 max) and three to five small awards ($500 max for each) each year. Funding should support direct costs associated with the proposal (e.g., workshop materials or an honorarium for a speaker). The larger award will be given to proposals that prioritize cross- departmental proposals to encourage collaboration across departments.

Proposals will be evaluated by a committee of graduate students from GADI and the Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies. After proposals are selected to receive funding, GADI will coordinate with the recipients to provide support with logistics and program implementation. GADI and/or the Associate Dean will also partner with the proposer to discuss efficient implementation or, if applicable, integration with ongoing programs.