Forms for Graduate Student Reimbursement
Graduate Students and Graduate Student Organizations who have been approved for funding should use the following forms to request reimbursement.
If you have questions about PDGs, Mini-Grants, or GSO funding, please e-mail the GSA at gsainfo [at] emerson.edu (GSAInfo[at]emerson[dot]edu).
- PDG and Mini-Grant Reimbursement Form
This is for individual students who have applied for and been approved for specific funding requests. - GSO Funding Reimbursement Form
This is for Graduate Student Organizations who have applied for and been approved for specific funding requests. - GSO Budget Request Form
The following are current campus-based Graduate Student Organizations that can receive funding from the Graduate Student Association. If you have an idea for a group based on a program or topic not covered on this list, please e-mail the GSA at gsainfo [at] emerson.edu (GSAInfo[at]emerson[dot]edu).
Graduate Student Organizations
The Association Of Screenwriting Students
Department: Visual and Media Arts
Founded by students in Emerson's Writing for Film & TV MFA program, this group brings together grad students with a passion for screenwriting. We organize writing workshops, networking events, and changes to connect with your peers-all to help you sharpen your craft and grow your creative network. Wether you're deep in a feature, stuck on a pilot, or just trying to figure our where the slugline goes, all Emerson grad students with a knack for screenwriting are welcome here.
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Bilingual Language and Literacy Investigative and Networking Group (BLLING)
Department: Communication Sciences & Disorders
BLLING Emerson has three goals:
- Establish a welcoming community of practice and inquiry for bilingual and BIPOC students in CSD.
- Conduct and discuss research in bilingualism, bi-literacy, and culturally sustaining SLP practice.
- Support the community through service and engagement related to bilingual and biliteracy issues and increasing diversity in the field of SLP.
Learn more about BLLING on emConnect.
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Emerson College Book Club
The aim of the book club would be to provide a space and a community for graduate students to read, review, and discuss books among one another. The book club would aim to read one book a month, choosing books that deal with important issues including stories from LGBT+, BIPOC, and women authors. The book club would be a fun and welcoming place for all graduate students to come together as a community and read wonderful works of writing.
We can be reached through the Instagram account @emersonbookclub.
Film & Media Art GSO
Department: Visual & Media Arts
International Graduate Student Organization
The International Graduate Student Organization (IGSO) is dedicated to enhancing the campus experience for international graduate students and serving their specific needs. The IGSO provides a base for social interaction and networking opportunities such as festivals, food fests, workshops, and meetings. Bridging the gap between international and domestic students, and promoting conversation between these two communities, are also major goals of the IGSO.
Connect with IGSO
- igso.emerson [at] gmail.com (IGSO Email)
- IGSO Instagram
Page Turner Magazine (PTM)
Department: Writing, Literature, & Publishing
Program: Popular Fiction Writing & Publishing
Page Turner Magazine is Emerson’s pop fiction answer to a literary magazine. Run online by a volunteer staff of Emerson College grads and undergrads that live across the nation, PTM publishes short and flash genre fiction by Emerson students, staff, and alumni. What genres does PTM publish? Everything from horror, thrillers and mysteries to science fiction, fantasy, and romance, as well as New Adult and YA versions of the same. PTM also recently opened its virtual doors to original visual artwork from all college students, regardless of where they’re enrolled. If you’re interested in learning more, submitting work, or entering one of our flash fiction contests, please check out our:
Connect with Page Turner
- Website
- Page Turner Instagram
- Page Turner LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/page.turner.magazine
- Page Turner TikTok (about to get started!)
- To contact us directly, just send an email to pageturnermag [at] gmail.com (pageturnermag[at]gmail[dot]com)
PopFic Graduate Student Organization
The PopFic Graduate Student Organization (GSO) is operated by graduate students at Emerson College’s Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing program. Founded in December 2023, our passion is student community and connections. Through events and opportunities created by the students for the students, we hope to make our fellow students' time at Emerson one of life-long pride and positivity.
For now, we can be reached through the @EmersonPopFic Instagram account or by email at popfic_gso [at] emerson.edu (popfic_gso[at]emerson[dot]edu).
PRGrads
PRGrads provides Public Relations graduate students with a base for social and professional interaction. The group encourages and promotes Public Relations graduate student activities, provides effective channels for expression concerning all aspects of department and college life, sponsors educational lectures featuring scholars and professionals in the Public Relations field, encourages and promotes professional development through the sponsorship of grants, and recognizes outstanding Emerson Public Relations graduate students.
Read the PRGrads Constitution
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Redivider
Redivider is Emerson’s graduate-student-run national literary magazine. A journal of new literature, Redivider publishes work by new and established writers in all genres including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and drama, along with reviews, interviews, and occasional recipes. It is published twice yearly; new issues appear each winter and spring. Submissions are welcome year-round.
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Connect with Redivider
Theatre Education Graduate Association
The Theatre Education Graduate Association (TEGA) is dedicated to providing networking and professional development events for its graduate students, as well as building a strong theatre education graduate community. Annual events include a cabaret, guest speakers, theatre game swaps, workshops, a TEGA production, and an end-of-the-year celebration.
Read the TEGA Constitution
Connect with TEGA
- tega [at] emerson.edu (TEGA Email)
- TEGA Facebook
- TEGA Instagram
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Writers of Color
Department: Writing, Literature & Publishing
Writers of Color at Emerson creates a space for graduate students in WLP to meet to discuss their experiences in the classroom and to collaborate on their creative pursuits. Writers of Color at Emerson actively engage the broader literary community, support and nurture community in our pages and beyond, and welcome and serve historically underrepresented voices, including those marginalized due to class, gender, race, and sexuality.