Graduate Research

The Center for Global Black Studies Research Grants support independent and original research that advances the mission of the Center for Global Black Studies by contributing to interdisciplinary Black Studies and to faculty professional development.

Independent Graduate Student Summer Research (with a faculty research mentor named)

All University of Miami graduate and professional school students are eligible. To be considered, applicants must:

• be an active full-time UM student at the time of submission

• have a 3.0 grade point average (provide unofficial transcript)

Provide a proposal for the summer research project, including: 

• brief literature review

• statement of intellectual stakes and contributions, etc.

• how this relates to your dissertation/thesis, or publication plans

• name of a faculty mentor for this project and/or thesis or dissertation committee.

• amount requested and rationale

Please ensure the file is saved with your full name (first and last ex: John Smith Statement)