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Funding for Engagement
Grants Program
The Office of Outreach & Engagement’s grant program supports innovative and creative outreach and engagement initiatives that connect academic excellence with societal needs; it enhances and/or creates partnerships between members of the university community and community partners; and enhances development of a unit’s outreach and engagement mission.
Engagement Impact Grants
- Establish and/or expand an innovative, creative, scholarly outreach and engagement initiative that will give the team, department/college, and/or regional campus and university recognition both regionally and nationally
- Establish/expand a focused engagement partnership in which impact within the community and the university will be measured
- Seed or expand sustainable partnerships between Ohio State and communities
- Support the outreach and engagement component of the department/college strategic plans
Request for Proposals for Engagement Impact Grants
Proposals are due March 8. Link to the 2010 RFP >
A workshop on January 12 and online seminars on February 4 and 9 are being offered to learn more about these grants: see Workshops page >
Resources for Proposal Development
Links to videos of the presentations about applying for grants to support outreach and engagement work are on the Outreach Grants webpage.
Tips for Success in Obtaining Engagement Impact Grants (PDF, 132 KB)
Karen M. Markin’s article in the September 15, 2006 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education explains “How to Write an Outreach Grant Proposal.”
Past Grant Recipients
2009 Excellence in Engagement Grants
2008 Excellence in Engagement Grants
2007 Excellence in Engagement Grants
2006 Excellence in Engagement Grants
2005 Excellence in Engagement Grants
2004 Excellence in Engagement Grants
2005 Outreach & Engagement Seed Grants
2002 Outreach & Engagement Seed Grants
2001 Outreach & Engagement Seed Grants
2000 Outreach & Engagement Seed Grants
1999 Outreach & Engagement Seed Grants
Other Outreach and Engagement Related Grants
For information on other Ohio State grants to support outreach and engagement, see outreachgrants.osu.edu.
