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CU Boulder Graduate EJ Certificate Summer Student Research Grants and Fellowships

CU Boulder EJ Graduate Certificate Summer Student Research Grants and Fellowships are designed to support graduate students enrolled in the certificate to conduct research in environmental justice studies.

Award: up to $2000 (grants) or $4000 (fellowship) total

Eligibility

  • Students must be currently enrolled in or have completed all the criteria for the CU Boulder Environmental Justice Graduate Certificate and be enrolled in Fall course/s the following year.
  • Students must be proposing research informed by environmental justice studies, and applicants must clarify the project’s contribution to the field.
  • Late and/or incomplete applications will not be considered.
  • Students may apply for funds that develop research exploration or development, such as travel to/from a site or archive, accommodation at a research site, informal meeting spaces, program materials, refreshments or food, honoraria/stipend for research partners or participants, and for the student to be able to have time for research. 
    Funds may not be used to: pay for academic conference attendance, consultants or speakers, faculty or staff pay or release time, sponsor events, or alcohol.
  • Students cannot have received this grant before, as we hope to share these resources (this is the first year; just noting so one is aware for future years)
  • To be paid, successful applicants must provide an image for the website of themself or their research, as well as paperwork information, including a 29 speedtype, fiscal manager name, and fiscal manager email address.
  • Once completed, successful applicants will be expected to present their work as part of certificate programming. We also welcome updated images and descriptions for the website.

Application Procedure

Complete the Google Form (https://forms.gle/ytSfAmRcSprdh3py6 ), including:

  1. Title and 100-word Abstract: provide a title for the research project supported and a 100-word summary of your project that could be posted on the CU Boulder EJ Graduate Certificate website (and, therefore, accessible to an interdisciplinary and public-facing audience).
  2. CV (please, include preferred pronouns, role on campus, home department, email)
  3. Reference Name and email: Please, include the name and email address of at least one faculty member affiliated with the certificate who can serve as a reference if called upon. https://www.colorado.edu/certificate/ej/affiliated-faculty
  4. Cover Letter, Proposal, and Budget should include the following in one PDF:
    1. Cover Letter (double-spaced, 12 pt. font, one page or less). Please indicate which degree program you are currently in, note where you are in your program requirements, and why this fellowship would be timely and important to your success as an EJ researcher. Note whether you are applying for a grant ($1,000 to $2,000) or a fellowship ($4,000).
    2. Proposal (double-spaced, 12 pt. font, two pages max). Provide details regarding your research project/interests as they relate to environmental justice studies; consider the problem/question, design/method, and value to environmental justice studies. In addition, identify what you propose to accomplish over the summer that will aid you in completing your degree.
    3. Budget (no more than one page): include what funds might be used to do.

Timeline:
Announce funds by: Nov 1, 2024
Deadline for applications: February 14, 2025
Announcements of who received funds, ideally: first week of March 2025

Reminder: these notable graduate student grant opportunities also exist on campus: