Grants & Awards
Supporting people and communities whose projects and programs solve problems and support progress.
Community Engagement Scholarship Awards
The Carnegie Foundation describes community engagement as “the collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.”
As a Carnegie Community Engaged University and land-grant institution, engagement is among Colorado State’s most important core missions. As articulated in its Strategic Plan, CSU will engage with people and communities to solve problems, share knowledge, and support progress, increasing the university’s relevance and value to the State of Colorado, the nation, and the world.
The CSU Community Engagement Scholarship Awards, jointly established by the Office of the Provost and Office of Engagement and Extension, will be conferred annually in recognition of exemplary engaged scholarship by CSU faculty or academic staff members and their community partner(s).
Award categories and stipends
Award stipends are to be used to support existing or proposed engagement activities of the selected program. Award finalists and recipients will be honored at the annual Celebrate! Colorado State University Awards event.
Distinguished Community Engagement Scholarship Award
In recognition of a collaboration, project or program with a long-term record of sustained impact, achievement and scholarship (one at $3,000).
Emerging Community Engagement Scholarship Award
In recognition of a relatively new initiative that has shown potential for long-term impact, achievement and scholarship (one at $1,000)
Eligibility
Who’s eligible?
- All current CSU faculty and instructors (including adjunct appointments) and staff (including program directors, Extension, and research appointments) are eligible.
- It is expected that a major portion of the engaged scholarship will have been accomplished while the nominee served as a faculty or academic staff member at Colorado State University.
- Nominees for the Distinguished Community Engagement Scholarship Award are expected to have collaborated with their partners for a minimum of three years.
Nominations
Who can nominate?
Faculty, administrators, colleagues, students, or community partners can initiate nominations; self-nominations are also welcome. It is expected that nominees will be aware of the nomination and will participate significantly in the preparation of the application.
Exceptional Achievement in Community Engaged Learning Awards – 2025 Nominations and 2024 Award Winners
A series of awards presented each year to a student, an instructor, and a community partner who demonstrate remarkable contributions to Community Engaged and Service-Learning programs and to university and community partnerships. Recipients are announced in April as part of Celebrate CSU.
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