Global & International Studies Program is proud to announce the Richard P. Appelbaum Fellowship Fund in Global Studies, a fund that will be used to support students participating in the internship portion of the Master’s Program and provide funding or partial funding for up to six months to qualified students, with a preference for internships in global labor issues. Awards will be made to outstanding and eligible graduate students beginning in fall 2015. The Richard P. Appelbaum Fund is established through a generous gift from Richard Appelbaum and Karen Shapiro.

In 1971 Richard Appelbaum joined UC Santa Barbara's burgeoning Deparrtment of Sociology. In 1999, Rich along with fellow pioneering facutly members in the field of Global Studies founded UC Santa Barbara's Global and International Studies Program. As a respected professor in Sociology during the Department's early years and as a visionary leader in the creation of the Global and International Studies Program, and as an architect of the Master's Program in Global Studies, Richard P. Appelbaum's work at UCSB has impacted the lives of tens of thousands of students and members of the campus and Santa Barbara communities.

For those intersted in contributing to the Richard P. Appelbaum Fellowship Fund in Global Studies, please visit the Global & International Studies Giving Page or give directly online by using the Giving button on our website.