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On behalf of the George Washington University Institute for Racial, Ethnic and Socioeconomic Equity (the Equity Institute), we write to share with you two new rounds of seed grant opportunities funded by the GWU Equity Institute!

  • Round 3 will fund research proposals on topics related to "Race and Technology."
  • Round 4 will fund interdisciplinary research collaborations among faculty and community partners from two or more GWU colleges/schools or programs.

Proposals are due by COB on May 24, 2023. You will find the due dates and further details below. Apply here.  ...continue reading "Funding Opportunities: GW Equity Institute Seed Grants"

HumanitiesDC is now accepting applications for the Capacity Building Grant and has extended the deadline for the DC Oral History Collaborative. These applications are due May 2, 2023. HumanitiesDC is hosting online information sessions on Capacity Building Grant on April 5th at 12pm and April 18th at 12pmClick here to register for one of these sessions.

Join the webinar Seeking General-Operating Grants to learn how to make a good case for acquiring funding through grants for your projects.  The event will take place live on February 23 at 2 PM ET, or you can watch it on demand at your convenience. You'll learn directly from two nonprofit executives who have successfully garnered general-operating support:
  • Glenn Harris, President of Race Forward, which helps hundreds of organizations across the country center racial equity.
  • Nick Turner, President and Director of the Vera Institute, which advocates for equity in the criminal justice system and has tripled its budget since 2013.
Thank you Nashman Faculty Affiliate Sandy Hoar for sharing this information!

GRANT APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
HumanitiesDC grants have been open for two weeks and we have been excited to engage with those who have already joined our grants overview sessions. Over the next month, we will have specific webinars for you to ask questions regarding the grant of your interest. Sign up here. ...continue reading "Funding Opportunities: HumanitiesDC Funding Opportunities Available"

Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation Youth Grants of $250 or $500 will support youth leaders ages 5-25 across the U.S. to turn their ideas into action for Global Youth Service Day 2023 and make an impact towards ending childhood hunger in America. Learn more about this program and tell us how you plan to help end childhood hunger at YSA.org/Sodexo. Applications are due by January 16, 2023. ...continue reading "Share With Students: 2023 Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation Youth Grant Applications due January 16th"

The deadline to submit nominations for GW's Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards is December 16th.  Learn more and submit a nomination ...continue reading "Request for Nominations: Deadline Approaching to Submit Nominations for the 2023 Faculty and Teaching Assistant Awards"

CCPH is accepting nominations for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Equity until December 7th. APPLY NOW ...continue reading "Call for Nominations: Campus Community Partnerships for Health Award for Health Equity"

The Washington Center for Equitable Growth has opened proposal applications for its grant programs. Academic letters of inquiry due January 23rd, 2023.  Doctoral/Postdoctoral proposals due March 20th, 2023.  More information. 

...continue reading "Call for Proposals: Grants Available through Washington Center for Equitable Growth"

Campus Compact is receiving nominations for the 2023-2024 Newman Civic Fellowship program.  Nominations due February 1st 2023. Link for nominations and more information. 

...continue reading "Share With Students: Seeking Nominations for 2023-2024 Newman Civic Fellowship"

The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities has two research fellowship applications open until November 28th for 2022-2023.  Collaboratory Research Fellow Application. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Research Fellow. The fellowships are open to students and faculty.

...continue reading "Call for Proposals: CUMU Collaboratory and Federal Reserve Bank Research Fellowships"

CUMU has announced a research fellowship opportunity for faculty, staff, post-doc, and graduate students. Applications due November 28th 2022. Information on how to apply

...continue reading "Call for Proposals: Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities Fellowship Opportunity"

GWupstart is GW's central hub for social innovation training, mentoring and funding. Deadline for grant applications is November 14th 2022.  GWupstart builds on GW’s strength as an institution that fosters the next generation of citizen leaders. Approximately $75,000 in funding is available every year. In addition, we provide mentorship and support to students to turn their ideas into practical action that makes a measurable, sustained difference. Apply today

More details are listed here:

https://commonfund.nih.gov/sites/default/files/OTA-22-007.pdf

https://www.commonfund.nih.gov/compass

"We wish to share this funding announcement with community organizations and their research partners. This opportunity invites applications from a broad range of community organizations including non-traditional industry and non-profit organizations. NIH is particularly interested in applications led by organizations that have a core mission to serve underrepresented or underserved groups impacted by health disparities. Academic research centers, academic healthcare organizations, and private healthcare organizations are not eligible to apply. This Community-Led, Health Equity Structural Interventions initiative expects community organizations to lead research efforts in collaboration with research partners."

Our thanks to Dr. Tamara Taggart for sharing this information.

 

The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities and Collaboratory have partnered to launch a new fellowship utilizing a data set on community engagement and public service activities to advance knowledge surrounding best practices for campus-community partnerships.  Proposals due November 28th 2022.  More information

The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU), in partnership with Collaboratory, is pleased to announce a research fellowship opportunity utilizing a new dataset on community engagement and public service activities conducted by higher education institutions in and with their communities. The research fellow will leverage Collaboratory Data to advance knowledge around campus-community partnerships, with a focus on larger, more quantitative methodologies that challenge assumptions, clarify anecdotal evidence, and examine larger trends and patterns. This fellowship will open new possibilities for exploring campus-community partnerships on a national scale.