Rackham Faculty Allies and Student Allies Grants

Proposals are due on February 24, 2025, by 1:00 p.m., and must be submitted through the online application portal.

Narrative

Please address the following issues as prompted by the online application portal:

• Current status of climate and work: What are the issues that are currently front of mind for your program? What work has already been done?
• Proposed activities: What activities, events, and/or programming are you applying for a Rackham Faculty Allies Grant to support?
• Gaps or challenges in your program: How are the proposed activities designed to meet particular challenges in your program?
• Student Ally Supplemental Grant: If you are seeking funds to support one or more Student Allies as collaborators in executing the Rackham Faculty Allies Grant, please explain how they will contribute to the activities proposed, including the specific work, time commitment, and estimated timeframe for the project.
• Evidence of commitment: What ways will your faculty, leadership, and department contribute to supporting efforts in your program and the activities for which you are seeking Rackham funding?

Budget (One Page)

Please use the budget table provided to list the proposed activities (i.e., invited speaker, summer writing workshop, career panel) and provide a cost break-down (i.e., activity, number of students involved).

If you are applying for a Student Ally Supplemental Grant, please include the student work as a budget line item.

Be sure to include a total budget amount up to a maximum of $8,000, or $13,000 if you are requesting Student Ally support.

Letter of Support (One Page)

Please provide a letter of commitment from the department chair, director, or dean with responsibility for the graduate program.

If you are applying for a Student Ally Supplemental Grant, please provide a letter of support from the student’s advisor or graduate program director.

Award Notifications

Awardees will be notified in April 2025.

2024–25 Rackham Faculty Allies Diversity Grant Awardees

Asterisks indicate a recipient of an additional Student Allies for Diversity Grant.

• Benjamin Allen, Cellular and Molecular Biology*
• Amanda Arreola, Dermatology
• Patrick Barry, Clinical Research—Law*
• Andrea Bolivar, Women’s and Gender Studies*
• Kevin Cokley, Psychology*
• Jessie DeGrado, Middle East Studies*
• Tom Duda, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology*
• Mara Duncan, Cell and Developmental Biology*
• Robert Duncan, Neuroscience*
• Megan Ewing, Germanic Languages and Literatures*
• Paul Fleming, Health Behavior and Health Education*
• Christine Freeman-Basmajian, Immunology*
• Anna Freidin, Ancient History*
• Irene Hwang, Architecture*
• Sean Johnson, Astronomy and Astrophysics*
• Yasmina Laouar, Microbiology and Immunology
• Larissa Larsen, Urban and Regional Planning*
• Mike Liemohn, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering
• Rob Mickey, Political Science*
• Chauncey Monte-Sano, Educational Studies*
• Jayakrishnan Nandakumar, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology*
• Alison Narayan, Chemical Biology*
• Rushika Patel, Nursing*
• Acrisio Pires, Linguistics
• Yatrik Shah, Cancer Biology*
• Elizabeth Speliotes, Medical Scientist Training Program*
• Deborah Watkins, Environmental Health Sciences*
• Addie Weaver, Social Work and Social Science
• Brian Weeks, Communication and Media*
• Chase Weidmann, Biological Chemistry*
• Jenny Wilson, Mathematics
• Jason Young, History*