Overview
Community-Engaged Alliance (CEA) is excited to introduce the Scholar-Practitioner Funded Program, which supports faculty, students, and community partners in collaboratively addressing community-identified issues. This program empowers participants to engage in research and develop innovative interventions based on their research. By integrating high-impact educational practices, the program enhances learning experiences, strengthens civic engagement, and builds problem-solving skills in real-world contexts.
Throughout the 6-to-18-month program, project teams will identify a community need, utilize an inquiry-based approach to understand that need, and develop an intervention to address the need. Participants will gain hands-on experience in problem definition, research methodologies, intervention design, and project implementation, while also assessing the impact of their work on student learning and community outcomes. Awardees will join a peer-to-peer learning community to share best practices and collaborate with fellow faculty and community leaders across Indiana. The program offers up to $7,500 in funding to support selected projects, with proposal deadlines throughout the year.
Applicant Qualifications
Eligible applicants include faculty members of any rank or discipline, professional staff, and senior administrators at CEA member institutions. Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to community-engaged research and high-impact educational practices. Projects should emphasize collaboration between higher education and community partners to address community-identified needs, with a focus on producing tangible outcomes that benefit both students and the community.
Timeline
The Scholar-Practitioner Program will run from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027.
- Proposal Deadlines: March 1, June 1, October 1, December 1
- Program Start Date: Flexible based on proposal approval, but must begin no less than 7 weeks from submission deadline
- Program End Date: 6 to 18 months after the project start date, depending on the scope of the proposed project
Funding
The funding for the Scholar-Practitioner Funded Program is a maximum of $7,500 per project. This funding is intended to support collaborative research and implementation of community-engaged interventions that address community-identified needs. The awarded funds will be distributed to the primary investigator’s CEA partner institution, which will manage the financial aspects of the grant.