Ginsberg Center Community Driven Engagement Small Grants
up to $2000, Mini grants up to $500
This grant offers faculty up to $2000 for eligible expenses that advance community partner priorities and strengthen university-community partnerships in community-engaged research, teaching, programs, projects, and initiatives at U-M. We seek to fund projects that align with Ginsberg Center’s definition of community-engagement, strengthen relationships with community partners in Washtenaw County, Detroit, and/or Southeast Michigan; specifically allocate funds for the community partner in the project budget; respond directly to community partner priorities and requests; and/or are matched through Ginsberg Center’s community partner matchmaking process.
Mini grants of up to $500 are also available with a shorter application process and expedited review. In addition to the funding priorities listed above, applicants can also request a mini grant for one-time funding gaps and emerging needs in community-engaged research, teaching, programs, or projects. Proposed expenses in this category should be those that are difficult to fund from other sources, will strengthen U-M relationships with local community partners, and provide a direct benefit to community partners. In most cases, proposals should originate from a request that a community partner has made of their U-M partner(s).
Who can apply?
- Open to faculty (tenured and tenure-track, research, lecturers, and clinical faculty), postdoctoral fellows, program staff. If proposing a collaborative project with multiple U-M applicants, the primary applicant must be in this eligibility group.
- Campuses: Ann Arbor only
- Priority Consideration for Ginsberg Academic Partners: Yes
Allowable expenses include:
- honorariums for community partners serving as guest speakers and advisory board members
- compensation for community partners serving as co-educators, co-researchers, and for other contributions
- project-related travel for community partners
- materials and resources that enhance or support the partnership
- research support for community partners, including technology, software, or data access
- addressing a specific request expressed by your community partner, in line with U-M spending policies
- paying a student to complete a specific project or task requested by the community partner
- transporting a group of students to work on a project requested by a community partner
Application Information
- Deadline: rolling applications accepted, due 1st of each month, until funds exhausted
- Before Applying:
- pre-application consultation required for all applicants- book a consultation
- Review the Ginsberg CDE Application Requirements & Guide
- Application Form
Who can I contact about my application or for consultation about my proposal?
- Award notifications are typically issued within 4 weeks of application deadlines.
- Ginsberg’s Academic Partnerships staff are available to consult with grant applicants as they prepare proposals. To request an initial consultation, submit our Support Request Form
- Contact [email protected] for questions about the fund or the application process.