Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts
Forecasted
The Teagle Foundation's Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts grant funds research-driven partnerships to improve transfer and degree completion for community college students entering liberal arts programs.
Funder: Teagle Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027: Concept paper deadline (projected)
Funding Amounts: Planning grants up to $25,000 (6–12 months); Implementation grants up to $350,000 (24–36 months); award size based on scope/number of institutions.
Summary: Supports partnerships between two-year and four-year colleges to improve transfer pathways and degree completion in the liberal arts.
Description
The Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts initiative, sponsored by the Teagle Foundation in partnership with the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, aims to strengthen academic partnerships between public two-year colleges and private four-year liberal arts institutions. The program addresses barriers faced by community college students—especially those from historically underrepresented backgrounds—who aspire to complete a baccalaureate degree in the liberal arts. Grants support the development of comprehensive curricular frameworks, alignment of learning objectives, and improved credit transferability, with an emphasis on faculty-led, consortial approaches. The initiative seeks to reduce credit loss, streamline the transfer process, and promote timely degree completion, while encouraging sustainability, assessment, and broad dissemination of successful practices.
