Faculty and Student-Faculty Grants

I. The Chynn Undergraduate Ethics Summer Research Scholarship
The Center for Ethics Education has funds available to support Fordham undergraduates participating in faculty-led ethics-related projects through the Chynn Undergraduate Ethics Essay Competition Endowment. Projects could include faculty research or course-development projects related to ethics and social justice. Funds can be used to support undergraduate research assistants, for up to 18 hours/week, and up to $20/hr (for up to a total of $4,000 per project).

Past Awardees:

  • Orit Avishai, PhD and Students Natalie Loo, Allison Schneider, and Adithi Vimalanathan 
    • Project Title: "Religious Freedom and the New Culture Wars"
  • Mathias Klang, PhD, and Students Mariam Murusidze, Madelyn Gerth, and Jibriel Ghazali
    • Project Title: "Everyday Surveillance Case Studies"
  • Mary Beth Combs, PhD and Student Daniel Melia
    • Project Title: "The Ethical and Social Justice Ramifications of the Anti-WOKE Movement"
  • Christiana Zenner, PhD and Student Laura Slimana-Henckes
    • Project Title: "Explorations in Water Justice"

II. Ethics, Social Justice & Health Equity Course Development Grants
The Center for Ethics Education will award up to two $3,000 summer course development grants, to support the creation of new Arts and Sciences undergraduate or graduate courses or new modules within existing courses that engage students in critical thinking about ethical issues of societal import.

Past Awardees:

  • Orit Avishai, PhD and Melissa Labonte, PhD
    • Taming "Wicked Problems": Social Science Research and Solutions Lab 
  • Kirsten Swinth, PhD
    • History of Wealth and Poverty
  • Christiana Zenner, PhD
    • Human Nature After Darwin

III. Ethics, Social Justice & Health Equity Summer Faculty Research Grants
The Center for Ethics Education will award up to two summer faculty research grants, conducted. Funding of up to $7,500 will support research projects or the development of grant applications that contribute to advancing the common good through research promoting and protecting the dignity of persons, increasing health equity for marginalized populations, reducing stigma and social injustice, increasing moral understanding and collective moral action, or enhancing the responsible conduct of science, health, and social services.

Past Awardees:

  • Laurie Lambert, PhD
    • Syracuse: A Novel 
  • Carey Kasten, PhD and Brenna Moore, PhD
    • Mutuality in El Barrio: Stories of LSA Family Health Services

Consultation with the Ethics Center Director, Celia B. Fisher ([email protected]) or Associate Directors Megan Bogia ([email protected]), Michael Baur ([email protected]), and Tom Massaro ([email protected]) on potential grant topics is encouraged.