SBS has a number of students with financial need and we work to coordinate campus-wide, college-based, and departmental supports for them. Our SBS RISE program is a central component to SBS’ network of care as well as our College and departmental scholarship programs. To learn more, please explore below.
I decided to become a Diversity Fellow because I wanted to help people, and I thought it would be a good opportunity to improve myself as a better student or colleague. This is my last semester as a Diversity Fellow, …
The UMass Center for Justice, Law, and Societies and the Academic Fellows Program invites students to apply for our inaugural summer undergraduate research fellowship. All participating students will earn $5000 of summer funding, working approximately 30 hours each week for …
By Felicia Griffin-Fennell
Felicia Griffin-FennellDirector of the SBS RISE Program & Lecturer in Sociology
The Dean of Students Office extends Short Term Loans (up to $500) to matriculated undergraduates and (up to $1000) to graduate students for temporary financial emergencies, hardship, or unforeseen personal/family emergencies. To apply, please submit a completed Short Term Loan …
SBS RISE is designed to create community, and provide specialized academic programs and opportunities for underrepresented students within SBS (those …