"Participating in the Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowship has shaped my research in ways I couldn't have anticipated and I highly encourage other doctoral students to participate in the program. It's critical to discover and experience the ways our research is more than just theory and writing, and how it directly affects people's lives." — Marquise Griffin, Rackham Ph.D. student, Rackham Merit Fellow, and 2024 Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellow with the Detroit Harms Report.
Your gift, no matter the size, makes a meaningful impact on the lives of graduate students at Rackham. With your support, we can continue to offer opportunities for research, career development, diversity, and student well-being.
Together, we are shaping the future of graduate education and empowering students to make a difference in their communities and beyond. Thank you for your generosity and for being a vital part of our mission to support and elevate Rackham graduate students at the University of Michigan!
“Thanks to travel grants from Rackham, I attended the Gordon Research Conference on Hypothalamus and an American Physiology Society conference, which were very thought provoking—I learned so much.” — Yijun Gui, Rackham student; Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant and Rackham Conference Travel Grant recipient; and 2024 Rackham Predoctoral Fellow.
Rackham Student Support Annual Fund
The Student Support Annual Fund helps Rackham students to hone their practical skills in real-world situations by participating in internships and conducting research where they can apply their academic training in tangible ways and gain experience that will lead to future career possibilities.
Rackham Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Strategic Fund
Rackham is committed to strengthening diversity as part of our strategic vision. Our work seeks to improve inclusion and belonging in graduate programs across the campus and ensure that every graduate student feels welcomed and able to thrive. When you give to the Rackham Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Fund, you are joining in the efforts to make change for the Rackham community.
Rackham Impact Fund
Rackham Graduate School is leading the charge to re-envision graduate education in a way that is student centered, faculty led, and Rackham supported. A gift to the Impact Fund helps us to imagine and implement a holistic view of graduate education that prepares students for an expanded range of career opportunities and provides outlets for interdisciplinary, project-based approaches to solving complex, real-world problems for both doctoral and master’s students.
Rackham Student Emergency Fund
Graduate students can experience extreme pressure in their education, research, and teaching. Students are challenged with being graduate student instructors, finding new ways to conduct experiments or research, and writing grant proposals while managing the needs of their children. It is critical that Rackham supports the many roles our students play at U-M, and at home. To ease financial burdens, we expanded eligibility criteria for the Graduate Student Emergency Fund and supported changes to the university Child Care Subsidy. These moves assist students whenever and however they need it.
On Giving Blueday, please consider a gift in support of graduate education at the University of Michigan. Your support enables us to remain at the forefront of graduate education with world-class programs, faculty, and student-led research.
Every gift makes a difference. Thank you for your support of graduate students!
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