Resources

MSU University Outreach and Engagement Awards (UOE)

https://engage.msu.edu/awards

Annually, Michigan State University invited nomination for the Graduate Student Award for Science Communication and Outreach to honor outstanding outreach work conducted by graduate and professional students.

View details about deadlines, award process, and application.

Each year, Michigan State University invites nominations for the Graduate Student Award for Community Engagement Scholarship, conferred in recognition of exemplary community-engaged scholarship by a graduate or graduate professional student.

View nomination process and details.

MSU University Outreach and Engagement (UOE) maintains a list of national and regional awards for which community-engaged graduate students are eligible. 

View the list of graduate student award and fellowship opportunities.

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Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC)

https://engagementscholarship.org

• focuses on community partnerships, community engagement, particularly at land-grant and public universities
• is associated with the national Magrath awards for faculty community engagement
• hosts the Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop (EESW)
• coordinates a national conference every fall

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International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE)

https://www.researchslce.org

• focuses on research about K-12 service learning, higher education service-learning, faculty roles & rewards about community engagement
• publishes International Journal on Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement, an online, peer-reviewed journal
• gives national community engagement awards for graduate students and faculty
• supports a Graduate Student Network that pairs students with mentors
• coordinates national conference every fall
• has a Facebook group for women in SLCE

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Imagining America: Artists & Scholars in Public Life (IA)

https://imaginingamerica.org

• focuses public engagement in the arts, humanities, and design fields
• publishes Public, an online, peer-reviewed journal
• supports PAGE (Publicly Active Graduate Student) Fellows network
• coordinates a national conference every fall

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Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)

https://www.ccphealth.org

• focuses on healthy people and communities, with health broadly defined
• supports community-based, participatory research approaches and strong community partnerships, including those with a social justice mission
• has multiple listservs, including some with grant, fellowship, and job opportunities
• coordinates annual conference

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Association for Community Organization and Social Action (ACOSA)

https://acosa.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=0&club_id=789392

• for community organizers, activists, nonprofit administrators, community builders, policy practitioners, students, and educators
• has a focus on social work, particularly the macro (nonclinical) focus
• supports the Journal of Community Practice
• gives awards to graduate students and faculty

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Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS)

https://researchinsociety.org

• for faculty and engagement/outreach professionals who need to learn about how to write up the “broader impacts” section of National Science Foundation grants
• showcases dissemination results of community-engaged research to public audiences
• has a focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields
• hosts an annual conference in the spring

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Campus Compact

https://compact.org

• for faculty and staff interested in service-learning, civic engagement
• archives toolboxes, syllabi, knowledge hubs, & other publications on website
• hosts conferences, grants, awards, and an online credentialing program

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Gulf South Summit

https://www.gulfsouthsummit.org

• focuses on service-learning and community engagement in 12 states: Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Tennessee, and Virginia. Others are welcome.
• gives annual awards for outstanding practitioner, community partner, faculty contribution, student contribution
• hosts an annual conference every spring

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Urban Research-Based Action Network

https://urbanresearchnetwork.org

• focuses on community-based, participatory action research
• disciplinarily focused nodes include education, sociology, urban planning
• hosts annual summer in-person institute