CDM is committed to providing helpful resources to students who hold marginalized identities in order to foster a community focused on diversity, equity, and inclusivity. On this page you can find links to student organizations (run by and for students), Identity-Specific Cultural Centers, and financial resources both at DePaul and externally to support our students.
Student Organizations
Current students who want to learn more about or join the groups below can visit the groups’ DeHub pages. For more information on student organizations and how to get involved, visit DePaul’s Office of Student Involvement.
DePaul Student Organizations
- Accessible Futures DePaul
- ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals for America)
- Asian Cultural Exchange
- Black Artists Network
- Black Student Union
- DePaul Alliance for Latinx Empowerment (DALE)
- DePaul Indian Student Association (not registered)
- DePaul Indigenous Alliance (not registered)
- DePaul STRONG (Sisters Together Recognizing Our Never Ending Growth)
- Kalahi: Filipino Student Association
- Queer People of Color
- Sankofa
- Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans
- Tepeyac
Greek Life
Centers
Identity-Specific Cultural and Resource Centers
DePaul offers a suite of programs and services that provide culturally relevant opportunities to participate, connect, learn and center the experiences of marginalized communities at DePaul.
Research and Creative Centers
Financial Resources
The CDM Scholarship Program accepts applications annually from October 1-31.
Additional Funding Resources
Multi-disciplinary
- Student Affairs Assistantships
- Multicultural Financial Awards (Student Affairs)
- Diversity Resources for Students (DePaul OIDE)
- American Indian College Fund Scholarships
- American Indian Science and Engineering Society Scholarships
- Hispanic Scholars Program
- United Negro College Fund
- Study.com Student Scholarships
Computing, Design, and Film-specific
- Graduate Assistantships at CDM
- AIGA Worldstudio
- Gates Millennium Scholars Program
- Generation Google Scholarship
- Knoll Diversity Advancement Design Scholarship for Black Students
- The New Producer Diversity Scholarship
- Sundance Labs, Grants, and Fellowships
Job/Internship and Professional Resources
- DePaul Career Center: Diversity Resources
- Professional Organizations in Cinema, Computing, and Design Fields
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Staff Me Up (production jobs)