Awards

Pinderhughes Graduate Research Award

The Department of African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications from graduate students for the Spring 2025 Prof. Dianne Pinderhughes Graduate Research Award. The award winner will receive a $500 stipend to help defray costs for research or conference travel. The funds can be used for expenses accrued during the Fall 2024, Spring 2025, or Summer 2025. Applicants from a broad range of disciplines will be considered, provided they work on a topic related to African American, African, or African Diaspora Studies. Applicants should send their current CV along with a 1-page, single-spaced proposal explaining their research project and how they will use these funds. Applications should be sent to Awards Committee chair John Meyers (meyersjp@illinois.edu) by April 28, 2025.