Project MALES

Project MALES

Mentoring to Achieve Latino Educational Success

Graduate Scholars Program

Up to four scholars will be selected for the Graduate Scholars Program. They will receive a $500 stipend to support their individual research, be assigned a mentor from the Project MALES Faculty/Research Affiliates network, and receive professional development. Our fellowship application is closed, but please check our website next summer for details on the 2025-2026 cycle. You can also sign up for our listserv to get notified when the application opens.

Application Eligibility, Criteria, & Commitments:

To be eligible to apply for the PM-GSP, applicants must meet the following criteria:

  1. Individuals must be enrolled in a doctoral degree program (e.g., Ph.D. or Ed.D.) within any field.
  2. Individuals who are currently or about to enter the dissertation phase.
  3. Individuals whose research and/or dissertation topic focuses on Men of Color in education (e.g., K-12 students, college students, teachers, faculty, administrators).
  4. Preference will be given to applicants who can demonstrate their need for mentorship and articulate how they would benefit from a mentoring relationship with a Project MALES Faculty member or Research Affiliate.

Scholars selected for the PM-GSP will commit to the following terms:

  1. Meet with their assigned Project MALES Faculty and Research Affiliate mentor.
  2. Attend all monthly professional development sessions with the PM Scholars Cohort.
  3. Submit a 2-page research brief of your final dissertation at the end of the academic year. This research brief will be published in the Project MALES Research Brief series.
  4. Submit a professional headshot, brief bio (150 words), and research interest statement to be featured on the Project MALES website and social media.
  5. Help promote their selection as a PM-GSP Scholar through social media or other outlets.
  6. We strongly encourage PM-GSP Scholars to present their research at regional and national conferences.
Application Checklist:
  1. Application Form
  2. Research Statement (2 double-spaced pages, max)
  3. Curriculum Vitae
  4. Recommendation Form: Preferably from a faculty adviser, but others are welcomed (e.g., supervisor, mentor, other faculty, etc.)

NOTE: Please submit all documents in PDF format. To avoid confusion, please label each document using the following format: (Document Type_First Name_Last Name).

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact us at projectmales@austin.utexas.edu.

Current 2024-2025 Scholars

Johnnie L. Allen, Jr.‘s research interests include examining critical masculinities and Black college men’s embodiment of Afrafeminist ideologies and Black feminisms in their leadership learning experiences and development as a form of resistance to hegemonic masculinity.

Taharka Anderson is a scholar-activist from Long Beach, CA, with over a decade of experience dedicated to supporting social and educational justice. His phenomenological dissertation historicizes Black masculinity within Western patriarchal social systems and explores how college-aged Black males experience, make sense of, and navigate school discipline in the U.S.

Anthony Lizarraga is a doctoral candidate from Long Beach, CA, in the educational policy studies program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His current research focuses on understanding how school discipline is operationalized and implemented in early childhood educational settings, particularly how exclusionary discipline practices shape the experiences of Youth of Color.

Terrell T. Richardson is a Social Work PhD candidate at The University of Alabama. His research focuses on Black males in higher education, specifically the relationship between social determinants of mental health and academic success. He holds degrees from Livingstone College, UNC Greensboro, and the Joint MSW Program at NC A&T/UNC Greensboro.

Past Scholars

2023-2024 Scholars

  • Ramon Johnson, University of Washington
  • Gabriel Pullido, Pennsylvania State University
  • Omar Sanchez, Ohio State University
  • Briana Savage, University of California, Riverside

2022-2023

  • Johnnie Campbell, Loyola University Chicago
  • Joseph Romero-Reyes, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Stephanie Tilley, Prairie View A&M University
  • Josh Wallace, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2021-22

  • Jarett D. Haley, University of Michigan
  • Jonathan Ibarra, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • JC Lugo, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Trevor D. McCray, University of Texas at Arlington

2020-21

  • Ángel Gonzalez, San Diego State University
  • Jesse Enriquez, University of California, San Diego
  • Shawn S. Savage, Boston College
  • Breauna M. Spencer, University of California, Irvine

2019-20

  • Lazaro Camacho, Florida Atlantic University
  • Enrique Espinoza, University of California, Riverside
  • Roberto Montoya, University of Colorado, Denver
  • Guillermo Ortega, University of Houston
  • William Ramos Ochoa, Mills College

2018-19

  • Kenny Lopez, University of Hawai’i
  • Carlos Martinez-Cano, University of Pennsylvania
  • Uriel Serrano, University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Michael Singh, University of California, Berkeley
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