Grants

Service Engagement Grants

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The Service Engagement Grant program supports student, professional staff, or faculty projects that establish service engagement as a core component. Service Engagement Grant projects should support reciprocal partnerships between institutions of higher education and the community, strengthen student learning, increase the institutionalization of service-based engaged learning, and enhance the development of students, professional staff, and faculty.

Projects must focus on one of three following areas:

The Scholarship of Engagement (SOE) – for service learning course development, service learning research, or professional service with a local community agency.
Student Community Service (SCS) – for individual student or student group projects with the community, such as plunge experiences or national Days of Service events (ex: 9/11, MLK Day, Cesar Chavez Day, Earth Day).
Listening to Communities Meetings (LTC) – for campus and community dialogues to develop implementation strategies for an engaged campus and community through reciprocal and sustainable partnerships.

Award amounts are:
SOE – $2,250 (institutional cash match $750);
SCS – $500 to $1,000 (institutional cash match of $125-$250);
LTC – $2,000 (institutional cash match $500).

Projects in any of these categories that demonstrate strong, collaborative inter-campus partnerships can receive an additional $1,000 toward their project. Grant terms must end no longer than four months after the start of the project. Grants are awarded on a reimbursement basis at the end of the grant term.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and are due the 15th of each month. All applications must be submitted at least six weeks prior to the project start date.

Download application here.

Funding is provided by The Lilly Endowment Inc.

ICC Contacts:
SOE and LTC – J.R. Jamison, Associate Director, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SCS – Emily Sellers, Program Director for Student Development, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.