LSA Community-Engaged (CE) Course Development Grants, funded by the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and administered by the Ginsberg Center, offer up to $1500 to support new and ongoing community-engaged courses. Through these funds, we seek to encourage faculty in LSA to begin or continue to incorporate community-engaged pedagogies and community partnerships into their courses.
Our LSA CE Course Development Grants are open to all LSA tenured and tenure-track faculty; clinical instructional faculty; and lecturers who teach on the Ann Arbor campus and who have continuing appointments and course development responsibilities.
We offer two levels of funding:
- Up to $1500 - LSA Community Engaged Course Development Grant
- Up to $500 - LSA Community Engaged Course Development Mini Grant
Deadline
Applications are accepted year-round. Award notifications are typically received within 4 weeks of application submission. Notifications for MINI grants are typically issued within 10 business days.
Funding
- Expenses that can be covered by these grants may include, but are not limited to: honoraria for community speakers; stipends for community partners; efforts aimed at developing, enhancing, and/or sustaining community partnerships that are connected to community-engaged courses.
- LSA CE Course Development Grants are not intended for:
- expenditures related to community-engagement that fall within the realm of regular departmental expenditures.
- solely and/or permanently funding a community-engaged course or course component.
- If you have previously received a LSA CE Course Development Grant for your course, you are permitted to re-apply for funding. However, each subsequent proposal must address how additional funds will further advance community partnership and CE pedagogy beyond what was accomplished through prior Ginsberg awards. Continued funding is not guaranteed. All applicants must develop a sustainability plan to sustain their work through multiple funding sources and departmental/school commitments.
- Unused funds can be returned or used for a future course within the same year, upon mutual agreement with the Ginsberg Center. Substantial changes to the proposed budget must be approved by Ginsberg Center.
Commitment
Faculty awarded a Ginsberg LSA Community-Engaged Course Development Grant of any size must commit to Ginsberg Center’s Grant Agreement, inlcuding but not limited to the following terms:
- Attend at least one Ginsberg Academic Partner workshop, program, or session during the grant period.
- Add at least 2 recommended course evaluation questions focused on community engaged learning to your end-of-semester course evaluation
- Complete a post-award questionnaire by the end of the term that immediately follows your course. Ex: For Fall 2025 courses, submit your questionnaire by the end of Winter 2026 term.
Application
Submit your application via the LSA Community-Engaged Course Development Grant Application Form. Before starting your application, please review the application requirements for a full discussion of required materials.
Questions
Ginsberg’s Academic Partnerships staff are available to consult with grant applicants as they prepare proposals. For questions and to request a consultation, complete our support request form.