About the Grants

The Center for Human Rights and International Justice is pleased to announce the opening of the 2012 Summer Research Grant application process. Grants of varying amounts will be offered to both graduate and undergraduate students. Graduate grants are typically in the area of $1,000-$1,500 an undergraduate grants in the area of $500-$1,000

The purpose of the grants is to help support Boston College students from various disciplines who are interested in pursuing research in the field of human rights and international justice.  The Center aims to nurture a new generation of human rights scholars and practitioners, and to foster innovative and interdisciplinary scholarship about human rights work.

Eligibility Requirements

For the undergraduate research grants, preference will be given to proposals from current sophomores and juniors, although proposals from freshmen will also be accepted and given full review.  Seniors are not eligible. The graduate level grant is intended for students who will be in their program the following year. Applicants must have a minimum 3.2 GPA and a demonstrated commitment to the study of human rights and international justice.

Kelsey A. Rennebohm Memorial Fellowship

In 2013, the Center is establishing the Kelsey A. Rennebohm Memorial Fellowship.  For more information about Kelsey, or on how to contribute to the Fellowship fund, see here.

This fellowship will be awarded each year to a student, undergraduate or graduate, whose proposed research or activist scholarship is located at the interface of psychology, mental health, gender, social justice, and human rights.

If you are applying for a summer research grant and wish to be considered for the Rennebohm Fellowship, please indicate that on the application form accesible below.

Obligations

Grant winners must complete a research paper of at least 20 pages to be submitted the following winter and also present the results of their summer research project at a Center-sponsored event during the subsequent academic year.

Application

Students who are interested in applying should send application materials by March 28, 2013. Materials may be sent electronically to humanrights@bc.edu or in hard copy (such as official transcript, letter(s) of recommendation) to:

Center for Human Rights and International Justice
Stokes Hall N410
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Ave
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Click here for application material

Candidates will be notified of the decisions by early May, 2013.