{"id":402085,"date":"2025-12-10T16:05:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T21:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/?p=402085"},"modified":"2025-12-11T09:03:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T14:03:38","slug":"graduate-studies-award-strengthens-support-for-underrepresented-scholars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2025\/12\/10\/graduate-studies-award-strengthens-support-for-underrepresented-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate studies award strengthens support for underrepresented scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faculty of Graduate Studies<\/a> (FGS) award will help underrepresented scholars balance research with caregiving and community responsibilities, providing financial relief and supporting equity, inclusion and access.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who identify as Black, Indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC) often face inequities in access to funding \u2013 particularly those with caregiving responsibilities, community obligations or who pursue graduate studies later in life, notes <strong>Alice MacLachlan<\/strong>, vice-provost and dean of FGS. These barriers can limit scholars\u2019 ability to participate fully in research and pursue advanced study at the highest level.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"995\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/12\/FGS_DeanaliceMacLachlan1-scaled-1-995x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Alice MacLachlan\" class=\"wp-image-347025\" style=\"width:260px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/12\/FGS_DeanaliceMacLachlan1-scaled-1-995x1024.jpeg 995w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/12\/FGS_DeanaliceMacLachlan1-scaled-1-389x400.jpeg 389w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/12\/FGS_DeanaliceMacLachlan1-scaled-1-1493x1536.jpeg 1493w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/12\/FGS_DeanaliceMacLachlan1-scaled-1-1990x2048.jpeg 1990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alice MacLachlan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>FGS introduced a special prize to supports students managing these complex realities, with its launch also marking a milestone anniversary for the Faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FGS 60th Anniversary Award, given to six part-time graduate researchers in the Black, Indigenous and people of colour community who nagivate academics with family care commitments or meaningful community engagement, provides funds to cover the equivalent of one semester of tuition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s clear that many of our most remarkable scholars are also those who shoulder significant responsibilities beyond their research,\u201d says MacLachlan. \u201cThis award was created because we wanted our anniversary to mean something real for them. These recipients represent FGS\u2019 commitment to both decolonizing, equity, diversity and inclusion, as well as access for all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The six inaugural recipients are: <strong>Diana Ines De\u202fLa\u202fCruz\u202fAlfaro<\/strong>, master\u2019s student in interdisciplinary studies; <strong>Sreyphea Chheang<\/strong>, doctoral student in economics; <strong>Tracy Jacko<\/strong>, master\u2019s student in education; <strong>Genevieve Odoom<\/strong>, doctoral student in health; <strong>Bibisomaia Rezaee<\/strong>, master\u2019s student in chemistry; and <strong>Krystle Skeete<\/strong>, doctoral student in social work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the recipients are scholars caring for newborns, raising school-aged children, supporting partners and tending to elderly family members living with Alzheimer\u2019s or cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2025\/12\/fgs-award-winners-1024x256.jpg\" alt=\"fgs award winners\" class=\"wp-image-402094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2025\/12\/fgs-award-winners-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2025\/12\/fgs-award-winners-400x100.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2025\/12\/fgs-award-winners-1536x384.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2025\/12\/fgs-award-winners.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left to right: Diana Ines De\u202fLa\u202fCruz\u202fAlfaro, Sreyphea Chheang, Tracy Jacko, Genevieve Odoom, Bibisomaia Rezaee and Krystle Skeete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Recipients expressed that the award provides crucial financial relief, enabling them to concentrate on their academic work while managing personal and family responsibilities. De\u202fLa\u202fCruz\u202fAlfaro described it as a source of balance and restoration, while Odoom emphasized the importance of easing costs to focus on research and family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others, including Jacko and Chheang, highlighted the award\u2019s role in recognizing contributions beyond academics and honouring the perseverance required to navigate graduate studies alongside caregiving, while Rezaee noted the encouragement and hope it offers, and Skeete underscored its broader significance in validating the often unseen labour of racialized students and reinforcing York University\u2019s commitment to equity and inclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt validates the invisible labour of racialized students bridging scholarship with service and reflects York University\u2019s commitment to investing in Black students balancing academia, caregiving and community leadership,\u201d Skeete says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although created for FGS\u2019s 60th anniversary, the award will continue to be 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