The Donia Human Rights Center (DHRC) is pleased to announce its summer 2024 fellowship recipients, who will participate in internships and research with human rights based organizations. These fellowships will provide students with an experiential learning opportunity that allows them to see how human rights work looks in practice.
This year DHRC is awarding the DHRC Social Change Initiative Fellowship, DHRC Syria Justice and Accountability Centre Fellowship, the DHRC Student-Initiated Summer Internship Fellowship, to support students working at leading non-governmental organizations abroad and in the United States that address a range of human rights issues. DHRC continues to partner with the U-M President’s Advisory Committee on Labor Standards and Human Rights (PACLSHR) for the Fair Labor Association Fellowship; the Program in International and Comparative Studies (PICS) to support the International Human Rights Fellowship; the Program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics to support the Ian Fishback Fellowship; and with the Social Science Korea Human Rights Forum to award the Korea-Michigan Human Rights Research Fellowship to support summer research on human rights in South Korea.
DHRC wishes all 2024 outstanding fellows a productive and insightful summer as they learn and explore interdisciplinary career possibilities within human rights through their research and internship experiences!
2024 DHRC fellowship recipients are:
DHRC Social Change Initiative Fellowship
Awarded to U-M LSA undergraduate students, recent graduates, or graduate students to intern with the Social Change Initiative in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Alison Tate, LSA Undergraduate Student, majoring in International Studies
Syria Justice and Accountability Centre Fellowship
Awarded to LSA undergraduate students to intern with the SJAC in Washington, D.C., and including executive director Mohammad Al Abdallah.
Omar Malik, LSA Undergraduate Student, majoring in International Studies and Political Science; William J. Branstrom Freshman Prize and University Honors recipient
DHRC Student-Initiated Summer Internship Fellowship
Awarded to U-M LSA undergraduate students with a demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in human rights to work with an international human rights institution or organization identified by the student.
Amber Henson, LSA Undergraduate Student, majoring in International Studies and Political Science
Makayla Kegerreis, majoring in International Studies and Spanish, with a Minor in Social Media Analysis and Design; University Honors recipient and 2024 James B. Angell Scholar
Abigail Goodman, LSA Undergraduate Student, majoring in International Studies and Middle East Studies; University Honors recipient and 2023 James B. Angell Scholar
DHRC/PACLSHR/Fair Labor Association Fellowship
Awarded to U-M undergraduate or graduate students to intern with the Fair Labor Association in Washington, D.C.. Administered by the U-M President’s Advisory Committee on Labor Standards and Human Rights (PACLSHR) in collaboration with the Donia Human Rights Center.
Ishwar Surendran, Undergraduate Student at the U-M Ford School of Public Policy; majoring in Public Policy with a minor in Business Administration
Morgan Riggs, Graduate Student at the U-M School of Environment and Sustainability; International Studies BA’22
International Human Rights Fellowship
Awarded to outstanding LSA undergraduate students for a research and service internship at Perseus Strategies in Washington, DC, and its managing director, the renowned international human rights lawyer, Jared Genser. Administered by the Program in International and Comparative Studies in collaboration with the Donia Human Rights Center.
Samantha Bloomstein, LSA Undergraduate Student, majoring in International Studies and Spanish
Ian Fishback Fellowship
Awarded to U-M LSA undergraduate students in majoring in the Program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE).
Mario M Thaqi, LSA Undergraduate Student, majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.
Korea-Michigan Human Rights Research Fellowship
Awarded to advanced U-M undergraduate students to take a seminar course on human rights (taught in English) at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul and conduct research on human rights in Korea.
Mark Tallents, LSA Undergraduate Student, majoring in Political Science with a Minor in music; University Honors recipient and 2024 James B. Angell Scholar
Maevis Rosengart, LSA Undergraduate Student, majoring in International Studies with a Minor in Asian Languages and Cultures; University Honors recipient.
