Engaged Scholars Initiative
The Engaged Scholars Initiative is a year-long program for early-career faculty and staff to develop leadership and community-engaged scholarship through cohort-based learning, retreats, and scholarly projects.
Funder: Campus Compact
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Application deadline, projected) | May 2027 (Nomination deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: $1,000 per participant for the year-long program; limited scholarships and group discounts available; travel and lodging not included.
Summary: Year-long cohort program for early-career faculty and staff to develop leadership and advance community-engaged scholarship.
Key Information: Open only to early-career faculty/staff at Campus Compact member institutions.
Description
The Engaged Scholars Initiative (ESI) is a one-year, cohort-based leadership and professional development program designed for early-career faculty and staff at Campus Compact member institutions. The program aims to strengthen participants' community-engaged scholarship and civic engagement practice through a blend of bi-weekly virtual meetings, two in-person retreats, scholarly projects, and individualized coaching. ESI emphasizes participant-centered, adaptive programming that values diverse perspectives, reduces barriers to participation, and advances the field of civic and community engagement in higher education. Participants build professional networks and work toward individual or collaborative scholarly outputs, such as academic publications or creative works.
