Nashman Faculty Development Grants: Professional Development Grants

The Nashman Faculty Development Grants at George Washington University aim to enhance community engaged scholarship through funding for course development, faculty engagement, and research initiatives. These grants support professional development that fosters partnerships between faculty and the community, encouraging innovative projects that create public benefits. With funding up to $2,000, the initiative invites applications from full-time and long-term part-time faculty, prioritizing collaborations with local organizations.

Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service
The Honey W. Nashman Center supports the diverse ways GW faculty and students contribute to the community, including direct service; community engagement through courses, practica, or research that create a public benefit; policy and governance; philanthropy; social innovation; and community organizing and activism.
The Nashman Faculty Development Grants promote the development of new community engaged scholarship initiatives at GW, including courses, research, creative activity, and assessment of engagement outcomes.
Funds are available to support:

• Development of new community engaged scholarship courses

Faculty engagement in new community engaged scholarship activities with a community partner, including community-based participatory research, creative activities or other scholarly work
Research/assessment on the outcomes of community engaged scholarship
Individual or group professional development in community engaged scholarship
Strategic planning for community engaged academic departments
Applications will be accepted from GW faculty who are regular full-time faculty, or part-time faculty with a demonstrated long-term commitment to GW. Initiatives in partnership with Washington, DC region organizations/partners will receive preference.
Types of Funded Projects
Community Engaged Scholarship Course Development; Community-Based Participatory Research Grants; Faculty Participation in Community Engaged Scholarship Initiatives; Research or Assessment on the Outcomes of Engaged Scholarship; Engaged Department Grants; Professional Development Grants.
Purpose: Supports faculty professional development related to engaged scholarship, including workshops, speakers, and conferences. Proposals should emphasize the learning objectives of the activity, the potential of the activity to advance reciprocal and sustained partnership between GW and the community, and the potential for information from the conference or training to be shared to better inform the work of the entire GW community.
Funding guidelines: Generally, up to $2,000.