Doyle Grants provide funding to support student research, programming, and learning that engages difference and promotes diversity at Georgetown University. Grants offered through the Doyle Program facilitate co-curricular learning opportunities, deepening student engagement with equity and inclusion. Grants are available for individual students, campus organizations, and faculty.
Past Doyle Grants have brought prominent guests to campus and supported co-curricular activities around Washington, DC. Since 2009, the program has sponsored over 107 Doyle Grants, reaching nearly 2,000 students at Georgetown.
Faculty teaching undergraduate courses can apply for a Doyle Diversity Grant to support co-curricular activities that engage students with issues of difference and diversity. Both full-time and part-time faculty are eligible to apply for a grant.
All faculty receiving a Doyle Diversity Grant will be expected to:
Students can apply for two different grants sponsored by the Doyle Program. Individual students can apply for a Doyle Engagement Grant to support conference attendance or research projects. Campus organizations can receive funding for events through a Doyle Innovation Grant.
Doyle Engagement Grants: Students seeking support for conference attendance or research projects at the intersection of religion, global affairs, and engaging difference can apply for a Doyle Engagement Grant.
Doyle Innovation Grants: Campus organizations seeking to host an event featuring religion and engaging difference can apply for a Doyle Innovation Grant. Any recognized campus organization on the Main Campus or in the Law or Medical Centers can apply.
All students or organizations receiving a Doyle Grant will be expected to:
May 15, 2020
Jake Dyson (C'19) explores the intersection of religion and mental health care through interviews with faith leaders in and around Washington, DC. This research article draws on a project conducted in summer 2019 with support from the Doyle Engaging Difference Program.
March 1, 2015
Misty Copeland, the first African-American woman to become a principal dancer at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, visited the Black Movements Dance Theatre at Georgetown University. The class visit was sponsored by a Doyle Diversity Grant.
