Get Involved with CCSP

At the Center for Changing Systems of Power, students are not just observers, they are co-producers of knowledge, advocates, and agents of change. We welcome undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines who are ready to connect scholarship with justice. 

CCSP bridges academic research and community action across three focus areas: Carceral Studies, Environmental Justice, and Health Disparities. Students who engage with CCSP gain hands-on experience contributing to meaningful research, building relationships with community partners on Long Island and beyond, and developing skills in advocacy and public scholarship. 

Not sure which opportunity fits? Drop us a line and we'll help you find the right path in. We'd love to hear from you! Reach us at ccsp@stonybrook.edu

Current Calls

2026 CCSP Summer Social Justice Grant

We are pleased to offer: two grants ($500 each) for undergraduate students & two grants ($750 each) for graduate students. These grants support students across all disciplines who are working, or planning to work, on research and/or activist projects that engage one or more of CCSP’s three focus areas: Carceral Studies, Environmental Justice, & Health Disparities. Projects should aim to bridge academia and activism in pursuit of social justice broadly understood, including epistemic and/or aesthetic justice.

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Open to SBU undergraduate and graduate students. Opportunities vary by semester.