REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT GRANTS PROGRAM
NOTE: We are currently accepting grant proposals for the 2009-2010 academic year. Due to the academic affairs reorganization, the Call for Proposals window was missed last spring. Please note that any proposals that are awarded funds for this year will need to be completed no later than June 30, 2010. The deadline for proposals this fiscal year will be Friday, November 13, 2009 (Exception is the Regional Campus Center Grants will be due October 15, 2009). We will send out award letters by Friday, December 11, 2009.
A new Call for Proposals for the 2010-2011 academic year will be announced in Spring 2010 (see time line below). We apologize for any inconvenience and confusion this may have caused.
The purpose of the Regional Engagement Grants Program is to promote regional engagement partnerships, research and applied activities that can involve our students, faculty, and community within MSU’s service region. Awards in these areas will be allocated to partnerships, research, and applied activities that have significance for the region and addresses a specific regional engagement need or needs.
The committee's highest funding priority is for junior faculty and librarians to help establish their research program, and for senior faculty and librarians who have maintained a productive research program and have continually sought external funding for their research.
Regional Engagement Grants Program offer funding on a competitive basis in the following three categories:
- Mini-Grants (up to $5,000).
- Regional Campus Center Grants
- College Grants ($5,001 +)
The time line for submitting a proposal is as follows:
February 1 Call for proposals
March 1 Deadline for proposals
April 15 Letter of status of proposal
July 1 – June 30 Grant implementation, evaluation, and annual report
Regional Engagement Grant Program Guidelines
Regional Engagement Grant Proposal form
Regional Engagement Monthly Reporting form *
*NOTE: Monthly status reports will be required for funding to be continued from month to month.
Past Regional Engagement Grants
