Engaged Scholarship Research/Creative Activities Grants Program for Faculty and Staff
Engagement Scholarship Consortium
One-year grants for scholarship that is mutually beneficial for university scholars and communities, with stakeholder inclusion and community partner roles expected; collaborative projects across disciplines and institutions are encouraged.
- Indicative award
- up to $5k (total award)Up to $5,000 per one-year project.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · OctPublished deadline: 2026-10-14 — 16 days awayApplications opened August 28, 2026; deadline October 14, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EST; notifications November 25, 2026; grant period January 1–December 31, 2027.
- Who can apply
- Any faculty rank, Practitioner
- Eligibility
- Only faculty and staff from Engagement Scholarship Consortium member institutions may apply.
- SSWR clusters
- Special Interest Groups
- Topics
- engaged scholarship · community-engaged research · community partners · university-community partnership
- Apply at
- https://engagementscholarship.org/grants-and-awards/esc-grants-program/application-procedures-and-process
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-09-24. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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