black girlhood studies fellowship
ESTABLISHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SPELMAN COLLEGE’S SOCIAL JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | EXPANDED IN 2025 TO MEET THE NEEDS OF BLACK GIRLS ACROSS THE NATION
The Justice for Black Girls (JBG) Black Girlhood Studies Fellowship is a collective of undergraduate Black girl students who center Black girlhood & feminist theories in their research and work. The JBG Black Girlhood Studies Fellowship engages Black girls as scholars and theorists of their own experience. This fellowship becomes a space for Black girls to unapologetically engage the radical brilliance of leading Black girlhood studies theorists. Here, Black girls are the entry point into Black girlhood studies, scholarship. and research.
WE ENGAGE BLACK GIRLS AS scholars and THEORISTS OF THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE
BLACK GIRLHOOD STUDIES FELLOW APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS:
As of 2025 our Black Girlhood Studies Fellowship is no longer exclusively offered to students enrolled at Spelman College and is open to any Black girl undergraduate student enrolled in a US college/university
Established commitment to Black girlhood studies through original research, work or praxis. (Presenting live at JBG National Conference 2025)
Able to attend monthly virtual meetings
Paid opportunity: Fellows paid $700
Paid opportunity: Fellows paid $700
Applications open from March 7th-March 31st