Graduate Student Fieldwork Grants on Environmental Justice, Peace, and Reproductive Justice

The application cycle for Summer 2026 is now closed. The Summer 2027 application cycle will open in April 2027.

The Rapoport Center is offering grants of up to $2500 to support summer fieldwork by UT graduate students on the three thematic priorities of the Rapoport Center’s Sissy Farenthold Fund for Peace and Social Justice: environmental justice, peace, and reproductive justice (*new this year*). Projects at the intersection of any of these priorities are particularly welcome.

We encourage applications from graduate students at early stages in their research projects. Current UT graduate students enrolled in the 2026-2027 academic year are eligible to apply. There is a strong preference for applications by students pursuing a Ph.D. or other terminal degree in their field.

Awards are based on quality of the application and fit of the project with the thematic priorities. Grantees must submit a 5-page written report on the findings and insights of their fieldwork. Grantees will also be expected to participate in presentations of their findings for the UT community and Rapoport Center research partners in Fall 2027.

Click here to learn more about current and past recipients and their work.

Application

Application

  • CV;
  • Project Description, laying out your research questions and planned fieldwork, their relation to the thematic priorities above (up to 1,000 words);
  • Any other funding that you have applied for;
  • Itemized budget; and
  • A letter of recommendation from your Faculty Advisor confirming their support of your fieldwork project.

Please note: Letters of recommendation can also be submitted directly via email to Maia Borchardt at maia.borchardt@law.utexas.edu.

Contact

maia.borchardt@law.utexas.edu

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