Graduate Student Resources

Please use this form to request support for events, initiatives, and activities aligned with LSA's DEI Strategic Plan and LSA’s strategic mission. 

To allow time for processing, funding requests must be submitted at least 60 days prior to your scheduled event.

After we receive a completed funding request form, Associate Dean Isis Settles may reach out to discuss details or request additional information.
We are especially interested in ideas that can:

• Significantly advance specific goals of the LSA DEI Strategic plan in observable and measurable ways 
• Engage a broad and heterogeneous community of faculty, students, staff, and the larger community
• Facilitate collaboration between UM units
• Grow over time in both impact and scope

For questions, please reach out to lsa-dei-ad@umich.edu

As part of LSA's DEI 2.0 strategic plan, the LSA Dean's Office is proud to sponsor a new LSA PhD Need-Based Technology Support Grant Program, funded by LSA and the Office of the Provost. We know that not everyone has the means to purchase a computer during graduate school. We also know how critical a working computer is to doctoral scholarship: supporting academic, teaching, and research needs. The LSA PhD Need-Based Technology Support Grant, administered by LSA Graduate Education, aims to support the technology needs of continuing PhD students in the College of LSA by providing funding to help offset costs associated with select computer equipment. This initiative is part of a three-year pilot program.

Sometimes inclusion means more than a welcoming smile. There are often practical issues involved to make sure that as many meeting attendees as possible can participate comfortably. This can include ensuring that people who have food allergies or religious requirements will find things they can eat, that Deaf and hard of hearing individuals will be able to enjoy videos, that nursing mothers know where to find lactation rooms, that signage will be widely understandable, and that anyone can find help when they need it.

To get started, see this Accessible & Inclusive Events Resource Guide from the Office for Institutional Equity, and this Accessibility - Design Resources from the U-M Vice President for Communications.

See also: Zoom Accessibility

Anti-Racism Resource Guide - Allies at Work

Listen. Learn. Engage. Commit. 

The Campus Climate Support

The Campus Climate Support is part of the Division of Student Life. They are a group of professional staff focused on the response and management of bias incidents involving U-M students. Campus Climate Support is committed to providing support for students who have been targets of or impacted by a bias incident. They work to ensure that appropriate university resources and expertise are consulted and utilized as incidents impacting students and the community occur.

WHAT IS A BIAS INCIDENT?

A bias incident is conduct that discriminates, stereotypes, excludes, harasses or harms anyone in our community based on their identity (such as race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or religion).

If you witness or experience such conduct please report it.

The Center for the Education of Women Plus

CEW+ addresses the challenges and issues uniquely faced by women, especially women of color, focusing on educational and financial supports, career advancement, salary negotiation, and creating communities that extend beyond U-M. The Center also serves as a convening organization for units across U-M that serve nontraditional students and will become the home of emerging programs designed to support underserved populations.

CEW changed their name to CEW+ to acknowledge the fact that their programs are increasingly utilized by underrepresented minorities, LGBTQ+ constituents, and various other marginalized populations that intersect with all genders.

Critical Resources Information for Students

This living document was generated by the Science Learning Center (SLC) and is comprised of local Washtenaw County and U-M resources available to students. Resources address matters ranging from food and utility assistance, mental health, housing, and even scholarships. While not an exhaustive list of options, we hope this will be a helpful starting point for those who may need it.

Dean of Students Support 

The Dean of Students Office promotes student development and enhances students’ Michigan experience through programs, services, partnerships/connections, and policy development that promotes an inclusive campus climate and facilitates the successful navigation of campus life.

The Dean of Students can help with student support and critical incident response by addressing crisis/emergency situations, off-campus housing concerns, academic difficulties, financial hardship, concern for the wellbeing of others, physical illness/injury, food insecurity & basic needs, campus climate concerns, and navigating pregnancy or parenting as a Student

The Maize and Blue Cupboard

College students are experiencing food insecurity at alarming rates. The Maize and Blue Cupboard is here to provide an immediate and comprehensive response for the U-M community. By offering food resources, educational opportunities, compassionate support and more, they help students develop the skills to make informed decisions.The Maize and Blue Cupboard’s mission is to ensure members of the University of Michigan community, whether on a tight budget or physically restrained from getting to a grocery store, receive equitable access to healthy, nutritious, and nourishing food and the ability to prepare it for themselves or others.

Student Emergency Funds

Students may experience an emergency situation or one-time, unusual, unforeseen expense while in school. The University offers several types of assistance for students in such special circumstances.

NOTE: Emergency funding may impact previously awarded aid, so it is important to coordinate with the Office of Financial Aid. Students are also encouraged to contact the student affairs office in their respective school or college.

Situations that warrant funding may include:Medical, dental or mental health emergencies for the studentMajor accidents and events such as fire and natural disastersExpenses related to the death of an immediate family member

CEW+ Emergency Funding

LSA Emergency Scholarship

Dean of Students Emergency Funds

Office of Financial Aid Emergency Assistance

Office of Financial Aid

U-M Office of Financial Aid

MHealthy Financial Well-being Toolkit

 This toolkit helps understand and take steps to prioritize financial well being

First-Generation College Students@Michigan

In the fall of 2007, a small team of undergraduates created a student organization called First-Generation College Students@Michigan. A major goal was to offer students advice on a variety of resources/campus opportunities and provide outreach to current and future First-Generation students. At that time it was one of the first student-led organizations of its type in the nation. One decade later, FGCS@Michigan is not only sponsored by the Department of Sociology and the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives, it supports bi-annual campus-wide dinners, a full-fledged graduation ceremony, and programming events throughout the year. This website only sheds a glimpse on the work and success of first-generation students on campus. 

U-M International Center

The mission of the International Center is to provide services and programs for the diverse community at the University of Michigan by accomplishing its core work to serve the international population, facilitate intercultural and international education, and foster a global campus community.

LSA Graduate Education Office

The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) Office of Graduate Education is committed to the success of our students and serve as an advocate for graduate education on campus.We support graduate programs to ensure a positive academic experience for our students. 

We work in collaboration with the Rackham Graduate School and other on campus units to provide resources and opportunities to foster the academic and professional development of our students. 

Contact lsa-grad-ed@umich.edu

Counseling and Psychological Services

CAPS is committed to creating an environment based on our values of multicultural, multi-disciplinary and multi-theoretical practices that allow our diverse student body to access care, receive high quality services and take positive pathways to mental health. They also strive to find creative ways of reaching out to students and the UM community to nurture and develop a proactive, renewed sense of engagement throughout the campus.

MHealthy

Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs

Mission: Using the lens of race and ethnicity, MESA engages the campus community and transforms the student experience to build inclusive spaces and equitable opportunities for all.

Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives

OAMI works collaboratively with campus and external partners to develop strategic programs that provide you resources, opportunities and experiences that enrich your academic, social, cultural, and personal development at the University of Michigan.

LSA Scholarships

Mission: To ensure that accomplished students from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences are able to attend the University. To provide – in a fair, confidential, and responsible manner – financial resources, information, options and advice that remove financial barriers and allow students to focus on academic success. To employ an innovative spirit and factual approach to improve our processes and offer premier service to students and the University community.

Equity, Civil Rights and Title IX Office 

ECRT serves as a vital resource and leader in promoting and furthering the university’s commitment to diversity and equal opportunity for all members of its community. They work with partners on campus to foster and support an environment that is inclusive, respectful, and free from discrimination and harassment.

The Office of the Ombuds

The Office of the Ombuds at the University of Michigan is a place where all students are welcome to come and talk in confidence about any campus issue, concern, problem, or dispute. You may contact them anytime—as a first step, as a last resort, or anywhere along the way. They are here when you need them, so go and share your concerns. They will help you evaluate your situation and plan your next step—if you want to take one.

Office of the Provost

Religious Holidays Calendar

Sexual & Gender-Based Misconduct Reporting & Resources website

The University of Michigan is committed to preventing sexual and gender-based misconduct and offering support to those who have been harmed. The Sexual & Gender-Based Misconduct Reporting & Resources website provides tools and resources to help understand what constitutes sexual and/or gender-based misconduct, the types of awareness and response training that are available, and details on the reporting process if you've experienced sexual and/or gender-based misconduct.

The Spectrum Center at the University of Michigan

The Spectrum Center is committed to enriching the campus experience and developing students as individuals and members of communities using sexual orientation and gender identity and expression as our framework. Our work is accomplished through a student-centered intersectional lens.

Students may experience an emergency situation or one-time, unusual, unforeseen expense while in school. The University offers several types of assistance for students in such special circumstances.

NOTE: Emergency funding may impact previously awarded aid, so it is important to coordinate with the Office of Financial Aid. Students are also encouraged to contact the student affairs office in their respective school or college.

Situations that warrant funding may include:

• Medical, dental or mental health emergencies for the student
• Major accidents and events such as fire and natural disasters
• Expenses related to the death of an immediate family member

CEW+ Emergency Funding

LSA Emergency Scholarship

Dean of Students Emergency Funds

Office of Financial Aid Emergency Assistance

Several student organizations on campus are identity-centered and offer a community of support to those who take part. The Center for Campus Involvement is the central hub for our 1,600 student organizations here at the University of Michigan. From your first steps looking to get involved in a group through being President of an organization, they can help support all of your involvement needs. Please be sure to check out Maize Pages to see a complete site with all of their organizations, the manual for all of their policies and procedures, and all of their leadership opportunities. 

Trotter Multicultural Center

As a national leader in promoting an inclusive campus climate, the Trotter Multicultural Center serves as a campus facilitator, convener, and coordinator of intercultural engagement and inclusive leadership education initiatives for University of Michigan students

Services for Students with Disabilities

The mission of SSD is to provide accommodations and access to students with disabilities. The University of Michigan officially recognized the Office of Disabled Student Services in February of 1974 five months after the passage of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act. In 1989, the office changed its name to Services for Students with Disabilities. Throughout its history, SSD has played a prominent role in advocating for students with disability issues at the state, national and international levels. They were one of the first to establish an adaptive technology computing lab and together with the Provost’s office a fund to support mandated accommodations. This fund is one of the first of its kind and has become a model used nationwide.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator Contact Information

FAQs about Service animals and the ADA