Through my PhD research I am aiming to assess how the election of Trump and his rhetoric affected black people in America. Given Trump also has black supporters, this is an objective examination of the psycho-social approach to identity and how people feel they fit into the system overall. In order to achieve this, I have to support myself whilst travelling fairly significant distances to interview the relevant people, and undertake parrallel research, and this is what I would utilise the funds for.