Grants and Awards

The Morgridge Center offers a variety of support for faculty to create new or stregthen existing service-learning or community based research options.

Course Development Grants

Up to $1500 is available to assist faculty  in the development and/or implementation of a new service-learning/community-based research course or to add service-learning/community-based research to an existing course. Before you complete the application, please familiarize yourself with the funding criteria.

In order to receive funding the following criteria must be met:

1. Students enrolled in the class provide a needed service and/or research to non-profit organizations, schools or other entities in the community and that service and/or research is defined/identified in consultation with the community partners(s).
2. Students' service and/or research experience is directly related to the subject matter of the course.
3. Class activities regularly provide a method(s) for students to think critically about what they have learned through their service experiences and how this learning relates to the academic content of their course, (commonly called critical reflection).
4. The class provides students venues to learn from other class members, as well as the professor/instructor.
5. Academic credit is awarded for learning, not for service. Student learning must be evaluated from traditional sources (text-books, lectures, library research, etc) AND from the community service/community-based research, AND from a blending of the two.

Applications are available here.

Questions can be directed to Randy Wallar: jrwallar@wisc.edu, 608-262-5781

Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowships

Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowships (WIF) support innovative projects where undergraduate students, faculty/instructional staff and community organizations collaborate in service activities and/or research designed to meet a community need while enhancing student learning. Funding of up to $5000 per project is available. For more details about this annual fellowship, click here.

Morgridge Center Awards

The Morgridge Center for Public Service launched awards for students and community organizations in 2007.  These awards have been created to recognize the long history of engagement by students and community organizations to advance the Wisconsin Idea and make a difference in the community. Visit the awards page to nominate an outstanding student and/or community partner.