In recent years, the Department has gained the support of donors such as Black Studies alumni Otieno Okatch and Sarah Eisner. We encourage donations to support Black Studies’ core mission to study the histories, cultures, and political economies of African-descended populations throughout the Diaspora, enabling students and scholars to engage with—and make impactful interventions into—pressing world problems.
To apply, stay tuned for announcements and deadlines
Mable Iola Brown Fuller Scholarship
This endowment supports the Department of Black Studies by awarding scholarships to students pursuing, or interested in pursuing, a degree in Black Studies. The scholarship not only supports individual scholars, but the ideas and imperatives that emanate from Black thinking and Black culture. As a donor, alumni Otieno Okatch stresses his commitment to support Black life on campus and beyond: “The end goal is to have people knowing more, feeling more in terms of the possibilities of who we can be. Through that exposure, students will be better contributors to society.” Continue reading here.
Quarterman & Keller Racial justice Scholarship
Established by the Founders of The Reparations Project, this scholarship supports Black education by awarding students pursuing a degree in Black Studies, with demonstrated financial need, committed to racial and social justice. The Quarterman and Keller Racial Justice Scholarship is built on the imperative of redressing racial injustice through reparation to the decedents of enslaved Black people. In the realm of education, it has provided scholarship to students from Spelman College, Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University and UC Santa Barbara. Continue reading here.
UC SB Support to Black Students
Students are also encouraged to take advantage of the Education Abroad Program. Several Black Studies majors have combined honors opportunities with EAP to develop research projects while abroad and write honors theses on such topics as the Dalit Panther Movement in India, The Chinese under Apartheid, and NAACP Hate Crime Findings.
For additional information please click on the link below: https://eap.ucsb.edu/academics/Black-Studies