Research Grant
Overview
Supports original research aimed at exploring the impact that community engagement is making within Indiana communities. Research topics may include student learning, retention, and success, implementing and assessing community engagement programs, or addressing community concerns.
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Research Grant
Applicant Qualifications
Research teams made up of any combination of campus constituents along with community representatives are encouraged to apply. Eligible campus members include:
- Faculty employed at a minimum of 50% FTE
- Professional staff employed at a minimum of 50% FTE
- Executive and senior administrators
- Doctoral students looking to support their dissertation research
Research Grant
Timeline
Proposals are accepted bimonthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. The next funding deadlines are:
- Monday, September 18, 2023
- Monday, November 20, 2023
Projects may begin as soon as 7 weeks after the proposal deadline. Grantees determine project timelines, most of which are typically between 15 and 20 months.
Funding Award
Please see the terms and conditions for full information.
Research Grant
- Project Period: 15-20 months
- Required Institutional Match: $1,750
- Executive or Senior Administrators
- Faculty (50% FTE)
- Professional Staff (50% FTE)
- Doctoral Students
- Full Proposals due bimonthly on 3rd Monday
Other Topic Ideas
- Examining the impact of all forms of community engagement on student learning across Indiana
- Documenting the collective impact of community engagement practices on Indiana statewide challenges
- Developing practical tools that can be utilized in a variety community engagement projects
- Increasing the number of community-campus partnerships
Previous Grant Recipients
Marjorie Schaeffer
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Saint Mary's College
- How peer observation affects faculty attitudes toward inclusive teaching (2021)
Mary F. Price
Director of Faculty Development, IUPUI Center for Service and Learning
- Conceptualize, evaluate, and document the transformational potential of community-campus partnerships (2021)