Brief Description:

Description:

The Yale Center for Environmental Justice awards student fellowships to support Masters and Doctoral research focused on environmental justice. Grants of up to $5000 are awarded competitively each year to eligible students. Recognizing that the field of environmental justice is broad and multidisciplinary, we welcome proposals from students across disciplines interested in researching a range of issues significant to social and environmental justice.

The award will be provided in 2 installments: 80% of award upon acceptance of the proposal and 20% upon the completion of the research paper or report. Research papers that are not pending publication will be featured on YCEJ's website.

Application Information:

Proposal Evaluation:
Student research proposals are evaluated by the soundness of their research design and their contribution to advancing our understanding of environmental justice.

Additional considerations:
The evaluation committee will also consider the issues below when evaluating applications:

Applicants proposing research involving community members must explain how they will conduct bi-directional research and note how their research avoids extractive models or “helicopter research.” This should include a description of how this research will be shared back with communities with an emphasis on how the work will be useful and usable.

Working with historically oppressed groups, minorities, or “environmental justice communities” requires a deep sensitivity to tending to partnerships and relationships as well as the power dynamics in how the research is used and funded. Applicants who are able to clearly and thoughtfully articulate their positionality to the proposed research will be more successful.

If your research involves working with community members, contributing within existing research partnerships is preferred but not required. Please contact the Yale Center for Environmental Justice Program Manager, Kristin Barendregt-Ludwig (kristin.barendregt-ludwig@yale.edu) if you are interested in learning more about existing faculty research partnerships.

The Application:
1. Proposal Narrative
2. Budget and Budget Justification
3. Research Schedule/Work Plan
4. CV/Resume

Proposal Narrative
The proposal narrative should be no longer than 3 pages using single line spacing, size 11 font or larger (an additional page of references may be provided). The narrative should clearly articulate your research objectives and hypotheses, highlight relevant literature, and explain how your methods will be effective in addressing your research question(s). Please also include a justification of your field site and describe the relevant skills or qualifications you have to successfully complete your research. If your project is not a traditional EJ research proposal, please make a strong case for how we should understand the EJ connections to your proposed research.

The proposal narrative is also an opportunity to articulate the social justice implications of your research (both your project and findings) and your relationship to them as a researcher. Please address current and historical power dynamics as you feel they are relevant your proposed project and your plan for navigating them through your project design. If your project includes working with communities, describe your planned collaboration or relationship with those communities and Include how your research findings and usable knowledge will be shared with community members. You may also note how the project fits into your long-term career goals.

Budget
Please include a detailed budget and budget justification for all planned project expenses including airfare, room and board, equipment, supplies, compensation for research assistants, data, participant compensation, and allocations to support the work of partners related to the proposed research. There are no ineligible expenses, however, any expenditures must be justified in the narrative of the application.
* We recognize you may have a budget greater than $5000 and may be applying to multiple sources of funding. If you are applying for any other internal or external grants/fellowships for this project, list them in the online application field with the award amounts pending (if known) and any award amounts received. If you are applying for additional funding please include how you intend to modify your project if funds from other sources are not awarded. (If you are not applying for any other grants/fellowships, please indicate N/A.)

Research Schedule/Work Plan
Outline your timeline to accomplish your proposed research plan. Please include how and when you plan to evaluate your results and complete your final report. This plan must be signed and approved by your faculty advisor and uploaded with your application. Please use the work plan agreement template provided.

CV/Resume

Limit to 2 pages.

Special Eligibility Requirements:

Requirements:

We strongly recommend that fellows complete their research report within a class or independent study the semester following the fellowship period. Applicants should include their intentions for post-research coursework in their application.

Projects must include a schedule for data collection, evaluation, and proposed deliverables to be completed within the following academic year.

Eligibility:

Fellowships are open to Masters or Doctoral students at the Yale School of the Environment or a joint program with YSE.
Fellows must be enrolled at the time of application and for at least one semester following the fellowship period.
Projects must be approved by a YSE faculty member with a signed work plan agreement.

Restrictions to Use of Award:

Research on Human Subjects:

By the start of the SPRING semester, prospective applicants should also be working to obtain Human Subjects Committee approval, or waivers, as needed for their research from the Institutional Review Board. See the following two pages for more information: Getting Started and IRES-IRB.
Please examine the Human Subjects Committee Review of Student Projects document carefully.
For more info, contact Cheryl Danton, M.H.S., CIP, Regulatory Analyst: cheryl.danton@yale.edu or 203-785-6438.

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Kristin Barendregt-Ludwig at kristin.barendregt-ludwig@yale.edu

Search Filters:

Current Year of Study

Master’s Student
PhD Pre-Candidacy

Term of Award

Summer

Grant or Fellowship Purpose

Research

Global Region or Country

Africa
-- Algeria (Northern Africa)
-- Angola (Central Africa)
-- Benin (Western Africa)
-- Botswana (Southern Africa)
-- Burkina Faso (Western Africa)
-- Burundi (Eastern Africa)
-- Cameroon (Central Africa)
-- Cape Verde (Western Africa)
-- Central African Republic (Central Africa)
-- Chad (Central Africa)
-- Comoros (Eastern Africa)
-- Congo (Central Africa)
-- Cote d-Ivoire (Western Africa)
-- Democratic Republic of the Congo (Central Africa)
-- Djibouti (Eastern Africa)
-- Egypt (Northern Africa)
-- Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa)
-- Eritrea (Eastern Africa)
-- Ethiopia (Eastern Africa)
-- Gabon (Central Africa)
-- Gambia (Western Africa)
-- Ghana (Western Africa)
-- Guinea (Western Africa)
-- Guinea-Bissau (Western Africa)
-- Kenya (Eastern Africa)
-- Lesotho (Southern Africa)
-- Liberia (Western Africa)
-- Libya (Northern Africa)
-- Madagascar (Eastern Africa)
-- Malawi (Eastern Africa)
-- Mali (Western Africa)
-- Mauritania (Western Africa)
-- Mauritius (Eastern Africa)
-- Mayotte (Eastern Africa)
-- Morocco (Northern Africa)
-- Mozambique (Eastern Africa)
-- Namibia (Southern Africa)
-- Niger (Western Africa)
-- Nigeria (Western Africa)
-- Reunion (Eastern Africa)
-- Rwanda (Eastern Africa)
-- Saint Helena (Western Africa)
-- Sao Tome and Principe (Central Africa)
-- Senegal (Western Africa)
-- Seychelles (Eastern Africa)
-- Sierra Leone (Western Africa)
-- Somalia (Eastern Africa)
-- South Africa (Southern Africa)
-- Sudan (Northern Africa)
-- Swaziland (Southern Africa)
-- Tanzania (Eastern Africa)
-- Togo (Western Africa)
-- Tunisia (Northern Africa)
-- Uganda (Eastern Africa)
-- Western Sahara (Northern Africa)
-- Zambia (Eastern Africa)
-- Zimbabwe (Southern Africa)
Asia
-- Armenia (Central Asia)
-- Azerbaijan (Central Asia)
-- Bangladesh (South Asia)
-- Bhutan (South Asia)
-- British Indian Ocean Territory (South Asia)
-- Brunei Darussalam (Southeast Asia)
-- Burma (Southeast Asia)
-- Cambodia (Southeast Asia)
-- China (East Asia)
-- Christmas Island (Southeast Asia)
-- Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Southeast Asia)
-- Georgia (Central Asia)
-- Hong Kong (East Asia)
-- India (South Asia)
-- Indonesia (Southeast Asia)
-- Japan (East Asia)
-- Kazakhstan (Central Asia)
-- Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia)
-- Laos (Southeast Asia)
-- Macau (East Asia)
-- Malaysia (Southeast Asia)
-- Maldives (South Asia)
-- Mongolia (East Asia)
-- Myanmar (Southeast Asia)
-- Nepal (South Asia)
-- North Korea (East Asia)
-- Pakistan (South Asia)
-- Philippines (Southeast Asia)
-- Singapore (Southeast Asia)
-- South Korea (East Asia)
-- Sri Lanka (South Asia)
-- Taiwan (East Asia)
-- Tajikistan (Central Asia)
-- Thailand (Southeast Asia)
-- Tibet (East Asia)
-- Timor-Leste (Southeast Asia)
-- Turkmenistan (Central Asia)
-- Uzbekistan (Central Asia)
-- Vietnam (Southeast Asia)
Europe
-- Aland Islands (Northern Europe)
-- Albania (Balkans)
-- Andorra (Southern Europe)
-- Austria (Central Europe)
-- Belarus (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- Belgium (Western Europe)
-- Bosnia and Herzegovina (Balkans)
-- Bulgaria (Balkans)
-- Croatia (Balkans)
-- Cyprus (Southern Europe)
-- Czech Republic (Central Europe)
-- Denmark (Northern Europe)
-- Estonia (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- Faroe Islands (Northern Europe)
-- Finland (Northern Europe)
-- France (Western Europe)
-- Germany (Central Europe)
-- Gibraltar (Southern Europe)
-- Greece (Balkans)
-- Hungary (Central Europe)
-- Iceland (Northern Europe)
-- Ireland (Western Europe)
-- Italy (Southern Europe)
-- Jersey (Northern Europe)
-- Kosovo (Balkans)
-- Latvia (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- Liechtenstein (Central Europe)
-- Lithuania (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- Luxembourg (Northern Europe)
-- Macedonia (Balkans)
-- Malta (Southern Europe)
-- Moldova (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- Monaco (Northern Europe)
-- Montenegro (Balkans)
-- Netherlands (Northern Europe)
-- Norway (Northern Europe)
-- Poland (Central Europe)
-- Portugal (Southern Europe)
-- Romania (Balkans)
-- Russian Federation (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- San Marino (Southern Europe)
-- Serbia and Montenegro (Balkans)
-- Slovakia (Central Europe)
-- Slovenia (Balkans)
-- Spain (Southern Europe)
-- Sweden (Northern Europe)
-- Switzerland (Central Europe)
-- Ukraine (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- United Kingdom (Western Europe)
-- Vatican City (Southern Europe)
Latin America and Caribbean
-- Anguilla (Caribbean)
-- Antigua and Barbuda (Caribbean)
-- Argentina (South America)
-- Aruba (Caribbean)
-- Bahamas (Caribbean)
-- Barbados (Caribbean)
-- Belize (Central America)
-- Bermuda (Caribbean)
-- Bolivia (South America)
-- Brazil (South America)
-- British Virgin Islands (Caribbean)
-- Cayman Islands (Caribbean)
-- Chile (South America)
-- Colombia (South America)
-- Costa Rica (Central America)
-- Cuba (Caribbean)
-- Dominica (Caribbean)
-- Dominican Republic (Caribbean)
-- Ecuador (South America)
-- El Salvador (Central America)
-- Falkland Islands (South America)
-- French Guiana (South America)
-- Grenada (Caribbean)
-- Guadeloupe (Caribbean)
-- Guatemala (Central America)
-- Guyana (South America)
-- Haiti (Caribbean)
-- Honduras (Central America)
-- Jamaica (Caribbean)
-- Martinique (Caribbean)
-- Mexico (Mexico)
-- Montserrat (Caribbean)
-- Netherlands Antilles (Caribbean)
-- Nicaragua (Central America)
-- Panama (Central America)
-- Paraguay (South America)
-- Peru (South America)
-- Puerto Rico (Caribbean)
-- Saint Barthelemy (Caribbean)
-- Saint Kitts and Nevis (Caribbean)
-- Saint Lucia (Caribbean)
-- Saint Martin (Caribbean)
-- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Caribbean)
-- Suriname (South America)
-- Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean)
-- Turks and Caicos Islands (Caribbean)
-- U.S. Virgin Islands (Caribbean)
-- Uruguay (South America)
-- Venezuela (South America)
Middle East & Persian Gulf
-- Afghanistan (Middle East)
-- Bahrain (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
-- Ghaza Strip (Middle East)
-- Iran (Middle East)
-- Iraq (Middle East)
-- Israel (Middle East)
-- Jordan (Middle East)
-- Kuwait (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
-- Lebanon (Middle East)
-- Oman (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
-- Palestine (Middle East)
-- Qatar (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
-- Saudi Arabia (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
-- Syria (Middle East)
-- Turkey (Middle East)
-- United Arab Emirates (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
-- West Bank (Middle East)
-- Yemen (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
North America
-- Canada (North America)
-- Saint Pierre and Miquelon (North America)
-- United States (North America)
-- United States Minor Outlying Islands (North America)
Oceania
-- American Samoa (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Australia (Australia & New Zealand)
-- Cook Islands (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Fiji (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- French Polynesia (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Guam (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Kiribati (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Marshall Islands (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Micronesia (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Nauru (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- New Caledonia (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- New Zealand (Australia & New Zealand)
-- Niue (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Norfolk Island (Australia & New Zealand)
-- Northern Mariana Islands (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Palau (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Papua New Guinea (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Pitcairn (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Samoa (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Solomon Islands (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Tokelau (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Tonga (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Tuvalu (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Vanuatu (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Wallis and Futuna Islands (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)

Citizenship Status

U.S. citizens are eligible
Non-U.S. citizens are eligible

Current Professional School Discipline

Yale School of the Environment

Begin Accepting Applications Date:

2/01/2024

Deadline Date (EST Time Zone) :

3/11/2024 1:00 PM

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