Funding opportunities for UW-Madison faculty and instructional staff are available for community-based learning courses, research, community-engaged projects and more.
Community-based Research Grants
The community-based research grant provides up to $5,000 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.
Course Development Grants
Administered by the Morgridge Center for Public Service, up to $5,000 per course is available for new community-based learning courses or current courses that add a community-based learning component.
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.
Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment Grants
The Office of the Provost awards Baldwin Grants annually through a competitive process to students, faculty or staff whose research or projects advance the Wisconsin Idea.
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.