Funding Opportunities
The Pembroke Center Research Development Grants support innovative research by graduate students from any department pursuing work related to the Pembroke Center, including, but not limited to, gender and/or sexuality studies, women's education, health, community activism, philanthropy, economic status, and women's rights.
For application due date, see here.
Graduate students are invited to apply for grants up to $2,000. Application materials include:
- a three- to five-page description of your research project
- a letter of support from faculty advisor
- amount requested and plan for allocated grant funds
2025-26 Recipients
Elizabeth Berman, Modern Culture and Media and German, “(Re)mediating Damaged Life: Toward a Critique of Repair”
Aidea Downie, Public Health, “The Potential Role of a Size-Inclusive and Anti-Weight Stigma Framework in Perinatal Healthcare within a Rhode Island and New England Context”
Courtney Fitzpatrick, History, “Syilx Cultural Burning Initiative”
Joaquín Marreros Núñez, History, “Peruvian Maricones: Queer Urban Life, Race, and Violence in 20th Century Peru”
Luvuyo Nyawose, Modern Culture and Media, “Chronologies of Capture: Saartjie Baartman and the Politics of Mediated Time”
Isabella Schultz, Anthropology, “The Impact of Ujamaa’s Legacy, International Aid, and Care in Maternal Health in Tanzania”