Supporting Emerging Leaders in Social Change
EmVision Social Impact Scholarship Fund at UMass Boston
Created in 2022, the EmVision Social Impact Scholarship Fund at UMass Boston supports graduate students in the Critical Ethnic & Community Studies (CECS) program, which centers social justice, cultural expression, and community action.
EmVision Scholars receive flexible funding to complete their studies, thereby removing financial barriers to academic success. To date, we have committed over $50,000, and offer mentorship and applied opportunities.
We support CECS because of shared missions fostering community change-makers and because UMass Boston graduates tend to stay, work, and lead in Massachusetts.
EmVision Scholars
2025-26 EmVision Scholar
Paloma Fernandes
Master's capstone: a blueprint for social-emotional learning through a decolonized lens.
2024-25 EmVision Scholar
Ibrahim Jabir
Master's capstone: religious identity and cultural integration among African Muslim immigrant students at UMass Boston.
2023-24 EmVision Scholar
Aminata Kaba
Master's capstone: "Clocking Colorism: An Examination of Gendered Skin Tone Bias in American Entertainment Media."
2023-24 EmVision Scholar
Yahritzaliz "Ritz" Ortiz-Zayas
Master's capstone: "Food Sovereignty & Security Needs Assessment for Tribal Communities in the Northeast."
