The Grant Committee reviews projects, and assesses and selects in the Spring those that will be funded by the Women’s Board Grant Program in the following academic year.

The Women’s Board raises funds from its membership each year in its mission to serve the University of Chicago through active philanthropy. The Women’s Board Grant Fund supports diverse, critical projects across a number of priority areas including faculty research, student life, arts and culture, and community engagement. The membership of the Women’s Board Grant Committee changes each year, and the group is responsible for evaluating proposals from across the University and allocating funds to compelling projects that are integral to University life and would go unfunded without Women’s Board support.

The Spring 2026 Grants Committee will be led by Ritu Dhingra, Chair, and Anne Brody, Co-Chair.

The Spring 2025 Grants Committee included:

Alexandra Nikitas, Chair
Ritu Dhingra, Vice-Chair
Ann David, Chair, University of Chicago Women’s Board
Carrie Barth
Anne Brody
Ramona Burress
Brittany Chang
Tiffany Fisher
Bonnie Fong
Claudia Martin
Amanda Norton 
Irene Reed
Sindhura Sadanand
Karima Shabana
Rekha Tobaccowala
Regina Umanskiy