Dr. Valerie B. Lee Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer
INITIATIVES: OFFICE OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
As of March 12, 2012, the 2012 – 2013 Office of Diversity and Inclusion Grant and Scholarship Initiatives are closed to new applications. For questions, please contact Kim Kovarik at 614-292-8441 or kovarik.9@osu.edu.
	Faculty Fellows Program The Faculty Fellows Program provides an opportunity for faculty who want to tailor their service, research or teaching interests to the areas of diversity, equity, and social justice by working on a project for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, with project funding up to $15,000. For more information about the Request for Proposals (RFP) and to download an application, please click here.		Inaugural Faculty Fellow Dr. Barbara A. Fink Diversity Enhancement Chair, College of Optometry
	Education Abroad Scholarships Scholarships will be awarded to graduate or professional students conducting research on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. Undergraduate scholarships will be awarded to students who are enrolled in a university-approved program, and special consideration will be given to those students from underrepresented groups, and/or first-generation students going abroad for the first time to study, conduct research, or render service. Average scholarship: $2,000. For more information and to download an application, please click here. Diversity Research Grants Small grants will be awarded to faculty and graduate and professional students who are working on interdisciplinary research projects that have as their central focus such topics as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. Average grants will range from $1,000 - $10,000. For more information on faculty research grants and to download an application, please click here. For more information on graduate and professional students research grants and to download an application, please click here. Conference/Symposia Grants Small grants will be awarded to students, faculty, or staff sponsoring a conference or symposium that directly addresses issues of diversity and inclusion. Average grants will range from $500 - $5,000. For more information and to download an application, please click here. Columbus Academy Diverse Faculty Fellows A unique partnership between Columbus Academy and The Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Columbus Academy’s Diverse Faculty Fellows program connects candidates of underrepresented communities with the opportunity to gain experience teaching at an independent school. Fellows may work in the Lower, Middle or Upper School in any appropriate subject in order to gain exposure to the areas that best fit their background and interests. Candidates should be able to demonstrate a commitment to Diversity. For more information and to download an application, please click here.