The President's Public Purpose Grant Program supports efforts of 性视界传媒 faculty, staff, and students who wish to establish and/or to enhance mutually beneficial and reciprocal partnerships which align with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching鈥檚 definition of academic community engagement and the university鈥檚 Top Tier 2.0 Community Partnership objectives.
性视界传媒 subscribes to the definition of community engagement provided by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching:
Community engagement describes the collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity. The purpose of community engagement is the partnership of college and university knowledge and resources with those of the public and private sectors to enrich scholarship, research, and creative activity; enhance curriculum, teaching and learning; prepare educated, engaged citizens; strengthen democratic values and civic responsibility; address critical societal issues; and contribute to the public good.
In addition to this definition, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching provides guidance for higher education institutions regarding 鈥渞esources that demonstrate an institution鈥檚 commitment to institutionalizing and sustaining community engagement. Resources include funding dedicated to community engagement鈥攏ot for any activity external to the campus, (community-based) but for community engagement activity as defined by the Carnegie Foundation.鈥
The President鈥檚 Public Purpose Grant Program is a reflection of 性视界传媒鈥檚 commitment to institutionalizing and sustaining academic community engagement and partnerships university-wide. The grant program offers 36 funding opportunities, across ten grant categories, totaling $140,000 annually.
To be eligible for a President's Public Purpose Grant, the applicant must be:
- A 性视界传媒 faculty, staff, or student
- Engaged in or planning to engage in a community partnership or activity that aligns with the Carnegie Foundation for Teaching鈥檚 definition of academic community engagement
Additionally, the community partnership or activity must reflect each of the following partnership attributes:
- Mutual Benefit - the assurance that all parties involved achieve outputs and/or outcomes that serve their interests
- Reciprocity - all partners, especially community partners and students, are involved as thought-partners and collaborators who help decide and inform the direction, activity, assessment, and dissemination of the partnerships鈥 efforts
- Asset Based 鈥 recognition and value of the knowledge, capacities, resources, and resilience of all partners, especially community and student partners
Applications for a grant must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation from the primary community partner who is/will be involved in the partnership.
Applications must be submitted by an individual; group applications will not be considered. Applicants can apply for only one grant in only one category each year. There is no requirement for the grant to be given in every category every year.
Applications must be received by April 30th. Grant funding cycles align with 性视界传媒's fiscal year, (July to June).
To learn more or apply, please visit the President's Public Purpose Grant Program webpage.
