Funding opportunities and awards for UW–Madison faculty and instructional staff are available for community-based learning courses, research, community-engaged projects and more.
- Community-based Learning and Research Grant
- Funding Opportunities
- Grants and Awards
- UW and National Awards
Community-based Learning Course Development Grant
The Community-based Learning course development grant supports the development of new Community-based Learning courses or the addition of a community-based component. Administered by the Morgridge Center, up to $5,000 per course is available for new community-based learning courses or current courses that add a Community-based Learning component. This grant can only be awarded once per course or course section. Learn more.
Community-based Research Grant
The Community-based Research grant provides up to $7,000 to a faculty or staff member, or graduate student to design and implement a new community-based research (CBR) project, add a CBR component to an existing project, or continue an ongoing CBR project toward a new phase or by adding a new element. Learn more.
Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment Grants
The Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment grant program is open to UW–Madison faculty, staff and students and is designed to foster public engagement and advance the Wisconsin Idea. The competitive grant program accepts proposals on an annual basis and is administered by the Office of the Provost.
Grant Information Collection
UW–Madison Libraries has assembled a collection of local and national grant links and opportunities. The Collection also offers workshops, seminars and in-person appointments at Memorial Library.
HEX-U
The Public Humanities Exchange for Undergraduates (HEX-U) is a high-impact program for undergraduate students at UW–Madison who wish to make meaningful connections between their humanities scholarship and the needs of the local community through new models of social engagement.
School of Education Outreach Development Grants
Specific to faculty and staff withing the School of Education, PLACE’s Outreach Development Funds (ODF) are an investment from the SoE Dean’s Office that enable PLACE to develop non-revenue-generating outreach programming in collaboration with SoE faculty and staff in all 10 departments and a range of offices, centers, and units. PLACE can, for example, support SoE faculty/staff in designing, managing, and marketing outreach activities such as conferences, book talks, webinars, workshops, and long-term partnerships. Interested in learning more?
Wisconsin Idea Fellowships
Undergraduate student fellows partner with faculty/instructional staff mentors to develop a local or global community engagement project. Faculty/instructional staff members are awarded up to $2,000 for project costs.
> Ira and Eneva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment
> UW–Madison Academic Staff Excellence Awards
> UW–Madison Academic Staff Professional Development Grants
> UW–Madison Academic Staff Professional Development Program Sponsorship Fund
The Morgridge Center supports and encourages community-engaged faculty and staff to consider the variety of local and national awards available for engaged scholars and practitioners.
UW–Madison
> Community–University Partnership Awards
> Distinguished Teaching Awards
> Morgridge Center for Public Service Awards
> UW–Madison Academic Staff Excellence Awards
> Wisconsin Without Borders Awards
National
> Outstanding Engagement Award – Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities