Black Studies Collaboratory

The Department of African American Studies Awarded $2.8 Million Mellon Grant

January 13, 2021

The Department of African American Studies at Berkeley is proud to be one of 16 college and university recipients of the Andrew A. Mellon Foundation’s new Just Futures grant, which will support our multidisciplinary, humanities-led teams working to address racial inequality. Learn more [press release below]

UC Berkeley’s Department of African American Studies Awarded $2.8 Million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The Department of African American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley is excited to announce that we have been selected as...

Small Grants Program - Spring 2022

October 29, 2021

Small Grants Program Due: October 29th, 2021

The Black Studies Collaboratory in the Department of African American Studies at UC Berkeley is currently accepting applications from undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty and staff for financial support for research up to $5,000. We will provide small grants for research,...

Victoria Grubbs Featured on Matrix Podcast

August 17, 2023
VICTORIA GRUBBS Victoria Netanus Grubbs, a former postdoctoral fellow at the Black Studies Collaboratory and lecturer in African American Studies, recently appeared on the Matrix podcast to discuss her research on Rwandan popular music. Featuring...

Small Grants Program – Spring 2022

October 6, 2021

Small Grants Program Due: October 29th, 2021

The Black Studies Collaboratory in the Department of African American Studies at UC Berkeley is currently accepting applications from undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty and staff for financial support for research up to $5,000. We will provide small grants for...