The UW Center for Human Rights is proud to present eight fellowships to students carrying out human rights work. Learn more about our funding opportunities here.
Lola Burton, recipient of the Abe Osheroff and Gunnel Clark award, is an undergraduate student in Law, Societies, and Justice, working to stop deportations from Boeing Field.
Sofia Torres is an undergraduate student double majoring in History and Political Science. Sofia will use funds from the Abe Osheroff and Gunnel Clark award to organize activities opposing US military imperialism.
Mayra Muratalla Muñoz is a Master’s student in the School of Public Health. Mayra will use funds from the Lisa Sable Brown award to research disparities faced by disabled survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence in Washington State.
Saad Khan, recipient of the Lisa Sable Brown award, is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, researching human rights activism among gender and sexual minorities in Bangladesh.
Marielle Marcaida, recipient of the Peter Mack and Jamie Mayerfeld award, is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, researching drug wars in the Philippines.
Isaac Sanders is a Ph.D. student in Social Work. Funds from the Peter Mack and Jamie Mayerfeld award will support Isaac in researching homelessness among Indigenous youth in Washington State.
Carlos Yañez Navarro, recipient of the Jennifer Caldwell Fellowship, is a DACAmented Ph.D. student in the Jackson School of International Studies focusing on researching Latin American Migration, Domestic Migrant Rights and the evolving mechanisms of deportation and expanding border infrastructure.
Marissa Olivares Morales is a Ph.D. student in International Studies, specializing in Indigenous Human Rights and Indigenous Politics. She is an Associate Professor at the Universidad Centroamericana in Nicaragua. Funds from the Benjamin Linder award will further support her research on the Indigenous struggle to secure territorial rights, self-determination, and autonomy on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua.