Inclusion Catalyst Grants
Inclusion Catalyst Grants support collaborative and creative programs and initiatives that generate learning and stimulate efforts that foster inclusive and equitable communities at Boston University. The Inclusion Catalyst Grants program provides up to $1,000 to Boston University students, faculty, and staff who require financial support to realize their creative programs and initiatives fully.
How to Apply
Please complete the form below to request partnership on programming for the ’24-’25 academic year. Applications will now be accepted on a rolling basis until March 31. All funds must be used by April 30, 2025.
See below for general application cycle timing. For questions, please get in touch with odi@bu.edu.
| September 3, 2024 |
Applications open and are accepted on a rolling basis |
| April 2025 |
Grants Celebration |
| May 2025 |
Grant cycle ends |
| June 1, 2025 |
Final reports due |
Grant Recipients
2022-2023 Grant Recipients
- SARP Speakers Series — SHS – SARP
- Indigenous Languages and Cultures Week — Romance Studies, CAS
- Inclusive High Holiday Prayer Books — BU Hillel House
- Licensing Test Empowerment and Achievement Project — School of Social Work
- Strategizing Sovereignty – An Advocacy Workshop Series — School of Law
- A Close Examination of Measures of Teaching Quality from an Equity Lens — Wheelock College of Education and Human Development
- Alternative Spring Break Trip with Sojourn — Clergy, Marsh Chapel
- Inclusive Language in Spanish: A Colloquium — Romance Studies, CAS
- Women and Nonbinary Climbing Initiative — FitTreks Outdoor Programs
- The RISE UP Project Training Manual to Promote Gender and Sexual Expression for LGBTQ+ People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities — Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, Special Education
- Fall 2022 In-Service — Residence Life
- Implementation of Affinity Groups to promote Justice, Equity, Diversity, Anti-bigotry, and Inclusion among graduate students in a Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine Program — Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Music Through the Scope of Disability — Music Education, CFA, SoM
- Partners in Equity and Empowerment through Resources and Support (PEERS) — BU School of Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences
- Gender-Affirming Room for Belonging — Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Activism
- First-Gen Latina Podcast — COM – Project in partnership with Newbury Center for First-Gen students
2021-2022 Grant Recipients
- Patent Equity Project — BU School of Law
- The Collaborative Poem Writing Project to Support BU’s Asian Communities — College of Arts & Sciences, Department of World Languages and Literature
- Faculty Candidates & Diversity Statements — BU School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
- Improving multicultural competence: Advancing counselor trainees’ understanding and application of core concepts and skills in antiracist counseling — BU School of Medicine, Psychiatry.
- The GMS Community Catalyst Center (C3) – Supporting Early-phase Graduate School Transitions — BU School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
- Uncovering, Documenting and Rectifying Institutional Inequity: A Multi-Modal Open Access Publication — Special Education and Social Studies Programs of Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, BU School of Medicine, BU African Studies Center, and Pardee School of Global Studies
- Mending Presence: Decolonizing the Museum — College of Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts Graphic Design Program
- Business School for a Day — Questrom School of Business and BU School of Law
- Spark! Exploring DEI in Tech — BU Spark!, Information Services & Technology, and College of Arts & Sciences Computer Science Program
- Citizenship Hub: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Immigration Support — College of Arts & Science Department of Sociology
- “The Pardee Podcast: Conversations on Intersectionality in International Affairs” — Pardee School of Global Studies Anti-Racist Coalition and BU African Studies Center
- Demystifying the STEM C-Suite — College of Engineering Biological Design Center and Biomedical Engineering Program
- The Progression of Us: A Documentary Film on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome — College of Fine Arts
- BUSM Annual Seminar in Medical Haitian Creole — BU Medical School
- Best of Diversity at Boston University School of Law (Best at BU) — BU School of Law
- Designing an Accessibility Model for Clubs — BU School of Theology
- Bashing Bias: Eliminating Algorithmic Bias in Code — Boston University Academy
2020-2021 Grant Recipients
- Radio Escuela — Romance Studies
- Underrepresented Graduate Student Organization: Academic Research Symposium — Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Optimization of COVID-19 Related Health Communication Using Community Centered Design Approach — Department of Epidemiology and School of Public Health
- Supplier Diversity Program — Sourcing & Procurement
- Diversifying EBE — Department of Biology and College of Arts of Sciences
- Ill Second Language Learning and Disabilities Conference — Department of Romance Studies
- Mentorship Program — School of Public Health
- Foraging in Unequal Landscapes: land rights, food sovereignty, and racial justice in BU’s backyard — Department of Gastronomy and Metropolitan College
- Assessment of Sexual and Gender Minority Curriculum in Undergraduate Medical Education: Development and Pilot of a Comprehensive Student Evaluation Tool— School of Medicine
- Building Across Differences — School of Theology
- Gifts of Peace and Love — School of Visual Arts, College of Fine Arts, and Department of Graphic Design
- BU HEALS: A Program for Promoting Inclusivity Through Listening, Engaging, and Learning — Department of Environmental Science, School of Public Health
- Race, Prison, Story, Justice: Working Towards Understanding Through Arts — School of Theater, School of Music and College of Fine Arts
2019-2020 Grant Recipients
- Impact of Gentrification Program Series — BU Black Law School Student Association
- Gender-Affirming Healthcare Promotional Campaign — Student Health Services
- Screening of the documentary “My Beautiful Stutter” with post-film discussion — National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (BU Chapter)
- The Student Stories Project — School of Public Health
- Tell It Like It Is: An Open Mic Series — African Students Organization
- Recognizing Ableism: A Workshop on Disability, Inclusion, and Empowerment — Department of Occupational Therapy, Sargent College
- BUSM Medical Haitian Creole: An Introductory language and culture experience for Boston University School of Medicine — Department of Emergency Medicine Residents
- Racial Justice and Meditation Student and Faculty Retreat — School of Theology and the Department of Religion
Grants Celebration
We welcome you to celebrate the work and research of our BU Diversity & Inclusion grant recipients. Our grant recipients are invited to present their work in a poster gallery to showcase it to the community. Explore their work here.
