This award honors four-year public universities for outstanding community engagement in teaching, research, and service through innovative, impactful university-community partnerships.
Funder: Engagement Scholarship Consortium
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Nomination submission deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: $2,500 award per recipient; additional recognition and conference support; finalists may qualify for further awards up to $20,000.
Summary: Recognizes four-year public universities for exemplary community engagement through teaching, research, and service partnerships.
Key Information: Awarded annually to four regional nominees; recipients recognized at the ESC Annual Conference.
The W. K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Awards honor four-year public universities that demonstrate outstanding engagement with communities through teaching, research, and service. The awards highlight innovative, productive partnerships between universities and their communities, aiming to foster meaningful collaboration and public impact. Each year, four regional nominees are selected from an international pool and recognized at the annual Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) conference. In addition to the Kellogg Award, recipients may qualify as finalists for the C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award, which provides further recognition and funding.