The Responsible Governance and Sustainable Citizenship Project is pleased to offer multiple opportunities for UNH faculty and staff to request funding for relevant projects and programming. Please see below for additional details on funding types and applications deadlines.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS - DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
Grant Amount: up to $1,500 (for interdisciplinary proposals, up to $2,000)
Deadline: Rolling review of applications will begin November 1, 2025
Funding Release: November 15, 2025 (and in rolling fashion for later applications)
End Date of Funding: June 30, 2026
Total Amount Available in Grants: up to $15,000
Last Day to Apply: April 1, 2026
Grants of up to $1500 are available to faculty and academic partners in support of various endeavors that align closely with the mission of the Responsible Governance and Sustainable Citizenship Project. Discretionary grants may be used to bring speakers to our campus, put on workshops, create and sustain working groups, facilitate promotion of faculty and student research, promote public engagement, and support other initiatives that relate to responsible governance and sustainability. We are particularly interested in proposals that connect faculty and academic partners from different disciplines, which will release up to another $500. Grants may be used for honoraria, but the maximum allowable amount for that line item is $500. Please note that we are unable to fund projects that are not explicitly mission-specific. No retroactive funding is allowed.
To apply, submit to Rebecca Norris (Rebecca.Norris@unh.edu) a succinct description of proposed activities, including an itemized budget and an explicit statement about how the proposal fits within RGSCP’s mission. Maximum length: 1 page.
The management of the grant will be the responsibility of the faculty member. Further guidance will be provided to grant awardees at the time of the announcement. A short final report, including an account of expenditures will be required at the end of the grant period.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS - MAJOR GRANTS: CIVICS, CITIZENSHIP AND THE PUBLIC GOOD LAB
Grant Amount: from $2,000 to $7,500
Deadline: December 1, 2025
Review of Proposals: December 15, 2025
Funding Release: January 1, 2026
End Date of Funding: June 30, 2027
Total Grant Amount FY26: $20,000
Grants of between $2,000 and $7,500 are available to faculty and academic partners for collaborative research, curriculum or outreach concerning the broad theme of civics and democratic and sustainable citizenship. This grant will be the last in a four-year initiative that RGSCP has sponsored, one that has focused on citizenship and democratic governance in New Hampshire, the United States and the World. We are looking to highlight and/or expand COLA’s contributions to the public good, both inside and outside the university.
Faculty members may submit proposals as individuals or groups, and they may involve staff and students in their planning. A panel convened by the RGSCP director will review proposals. Proposals should include:
- Cover sheet with project title, names and positions of organizer(s), and an abstract of the proposal (100 words or less)
- A project narrative (no longer than 4 pages) that covers:
- Purpose and details of the planned work
- Significance of the work to RGSCP, citizenship and the public good
- Projected list of events/initiatives with benchmarked timetable
- How the initiative will be evaluated and publicized
- A budget outlining expenses (please note other possible sources for funding)
- Faculty CVs or biosketch (no longer than 1 page each)
The management of the grant will be the responsibility of the faculty member and the administrative support in the home department. Further guidance will be provided to grant awardees at the time of the announcement. Queries about the grant or an application’s suitability for this award may be directed to Scott.Smith@unh.edu. A final report will be required at the end of the grant period, with a precise accounting of expenditures of the grant monies.
To apply, please submit the above materials in PDF form Rebecca.Norris@unh.edu.
