Presidential Grant Program
The Davis Educational Foundation Presidential Grant Program funds New England colleges to pilot strategies improving institutional affordability, cost management, and financial sustainability, excluding curriculum or teaching projects.
Funder: Davis Educational Foundation
Due Dates: Rolling
Funding Amounts: Up to $25,000 per project | Maximum project duration: 1 year
Summary: Supports New England college and university leaders in piloting or exploring strategies to improve institutional affordability, manage costs, and strengthen financial sustainability.
Key Information: Exclusively funds projects focused on institutional cost, affordability, and financial sustainability—not teaching or curriculum development.
Description
The Presidential Grant Program, launched in 2015 by the Davis Educational Foundation, is designed to help college and university leaders in New England address institutional financial challenges. The program offers grants for exploratory, pilot, or awareness-building activities that aim to improve college affordability, contain institutional costs, and strengthen financial sustainability at the organizational level. Projects must have a broad institutional impact or measurable outcomes related to ongoing practices and should not focus on teaching, curriculum development, or direct student aid.
