BreakingGround Applications Still Open

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:12:16 -0400

The BreakingGround grant program still has funds to distribute between now and June 30! The BreakingGround initiative awards grants of up to $2,500.00 to UMBC faculty, staff, and students to implement educational and community-building courses and programs that foster civic agency: the capacity to initiate and make meaningful contributions to social change.

The options for using these funds are flexible, but some ideas include: experiential learning opportunities for students; student and community-engaged research projects; time to design deep transformations of existing curricula to be oriented toward civic agency; and resources for engagement with social changemakers and local communities. For a list of previous awardees, see here.

For more information and to apply, visit our website at this link. Proposals are accepted on a rolling basis, and when you apply, we will contact you within two weeks of submission. However, we strongly encourage you to submit before May 15.

The application is relatively short, with the main criteria being that the submissions should be clear about (a) how the proposed use of funds will contribute to enhanced civic knowledge and engagement for UMBC community members and (b) which administrative unit will hold the funds for the project. If you have any questions, please contact us at civiclife@umbc.edu.