Deadline Approaching for Diversity, Equity Grant Proposals
February 15, 2017
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Grant program is accepting proposals for projects that help UC Merced cultivate an inclusive and equitable community.
Selected grants can receive funding up to $5,000 for one year. Proposal submissions are due in electronic form by 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 1. Successful proposals should inspire collaborative, high-impact, experimental and sustainable ideas.
All campus community members — students, staff members, postdocs and Senate and non-Senate faculty members — may submit proposals. Projects must be done in coordination with an official campus organization, department or account. A committee consisting of students, staff and faculty members will review submissions, and awardees will be notified by May 1. Projects should start by Fall 2017.
The Chancellor’s Advisory Council for Campus Climate and Inclusion and the Office of Campus Climate partnered to support the grant program in response to results from the UC Campus Climate Survey administered at the Merced campus in 2013 and follow-up focus groups.
Details regarding UC Merced’s diversity grant program — including submission requirements, criteria, guidelines and other information — is available on the Office of Campus Climate website under the funding tab.
Deidre “De” Acker, director of the Office of Campus Climate, is available to answer questions about the proposal process. Contact her by email, call 209-228-2598 or send inquiries to equityinclusiondiversity@ucmerced.edu.
