The First-Gen Institute is pleased to announce the 2022-2023 Microgrant Awardees
The First-Gen Institute has selected nine innovative and intersectional projects for 2022-23 "microgrants." Co-sponsored by the Graduate School, the Office of Undergraduate Education, and the College of Education and Human Development, these awards aim to expand the visibility, equity, and persistence of the University of Minnesota first-generation community.
First-Generation Higher Education Students: A Mixed-Methods Study
Carlos Chávez and Tai Do
Department of Education Psychology
First-Generation Students, Study Spaces, and Sense of Belonging
Kate Peterson, Jackie Olsson, and David Crane
University Libraries, SMART Learning Commons and Learning Support Network, and the Office of Classroom Management
Improving the Application Process for First-Generation College Students Applying to Graduate School
Hannah Sun, Christina Bushinger, Lauren Piper and Rhiannnon Williams
Graduate School Admissions Office
MCAE Kick-Off
Daniel Morales
Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence
Minnesota Biomedical Undergraduate Research Program
Taylor Crooks
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of the Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology (MICaB) Graduate Program
Non-Academic Career Workshop for First-Generation Doctoral Students in the College of Liberal Arts
Maria Hofmann and Mackenzie Sullivan
Office of Research and Graduate Programs
RISE Facilitated Study Groups
Daniel Garrison
College of Science and Engineering DEI Team
Squirreling Around for Science
Johnathan Andicoechea, Gillian Roehrig, and Consuelo Gutierrez-Crosby
Trio SSS
"We’re First" Reception
Kevin Xiong and the TRIO SSS team
Trio SSS