Young Student Grants

The Young Initiative on the Global Political Economy is committed to funding student research, internships, and conference attendance. The 2019-20 Selection Committee managed a competitive process, awarding grants to 14 students from a range of majors to enable them to further their academic engagement with issues in the global political economy (due to COVID-19, some projects were not completed).

The Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, is dedicated to preserving the legacy of enslaved Black communities living under Jim Crow laws. Each steel monument, picture above, observes the memory of a victim of racial terror and the county, and state, where the crime occurred. The Young Initiative funded Alejo Maggini’s conference attendance at this memorial.