The Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Fellowship consists of a diverse team of SPH students who are committed to advancing JEDI initiatives at BUSPH by acting as paid consultants to the School, to advise on how to design and implement best practices to support our community. The Fellows support faculty, staff, and students to ensure the school’s curricula, course materials, trainings, and research activities are inclusive, accessible, identity-affirming, and representative of the broad world in which public health functions.

Our Purpose

Through this Fellowship, student leaders are assigned to projects across the School to consult on various JEDI initiatives, such as advising on curriculum, supporting research, and reviewing courses. The Fellowship aims to engage students with a broad spectrum of backgrounds and identities, including students of color, indigenous students, queer and trans students, international students, students with disabilities, students who are neurodivergent, and other groups who have traditionally been underrepresented in academic and research settings. Centering the voices of historically marginalized students, and appropriately compensating them for doing so, is central to advancing DEIJ at BUSPH.

Become a JEDI Fellow

Are you passionate about enacting positive change within BUSPH? Apply to be a JEDI Fellow. Each school year in the fall, we will have a new cohort of fellows. For Fall 2024, applications will be due by May 15th, 2024.

As a JEDI Fellow, you will be assigned to projects throughout the academic year that have been submitted by the School community and then reviewed, selected, and approved by the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Committee.

Students in the fellowship program will be provided with trainings and support by Dean Craig Andrade throughout their projects.

Fellows are compensated at a rate of $20 per hour, with an estimated 5-10 hours of work per week for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Fellows will be part of a cohort with required monthly meetings, which will be included in compensation.




For Faculty/Staff

All are invited to submit project proposals for projects around which to engage JEDI Fellows. We are accepting applications through May 15th, 2024. Work on projects will commence in the fall of each academic year.

To submit a proposal, please send a document to sphdi@bu.edu that includes the following information:

  • Your name, role, department
  • A 1-2 paragraph description of the project, i.e., what would the JEDI Fellow be doing
  • Faculty or staff who will be engaged in the project
  • The time commitment required, including:
    • One semester or two semesters
    • 5 hours a week or 10 hours a week

All proposals will be reviewed by the DEIJ Committee and all applicants will be notified over the summer if they have been selected.

Those selected will be assigned a Fellow in the fall and develop a formal project plan to be submitted and approved by the DEIJ Committee.

For any questions about engaging with the Fellowship as a Faculty or Staff, please reach out to sphdi@bu.edu.

We would like to acknowledge, thank, and celebrate the executive boards of the BUSPH Queer Alliance, Students of Color for Public Health, and International Students Organization for championing this program.