The Willson Center Public Impact Grant

The Willson Center Public Impact Grant, offered by the University of Georgia, supports faculty-led initiatives that organize conferences, exhibitions, and performances showcasing humanities and arts research. With a funding limit of $7,500, this grant encourages collaboration between faculty and graduate students, facilitating interdisciplinary projects. Award recipients must communicate program details to the Willson Center and provide proper credit in all related publicity. Applications are open for the upcoming academic year, with a focus on impactful engagements.

The Willson Center awards grants through competitions. Aside from the Graduate Research Award, grants and fellowships are awarded primarily to University of Georgia tenured or tenure-track faculty.
The Willson Center Public Impact Grant supports faculty in the organization on campus of conferences, exhibitions, and performances that showcase humanities and arts research in broad context. The Public Impact Grant is designed to offer interaction between national and international scholars and UGA faculty and students. The award provides support of up to $7,500. Faculty may apply for the Public Impact Grant in partnership with graduate students. Interdisciplinary projects are encouraged.
Applicants are encouraged to consider other external and internal sources of funds. Award is for the following academic year.
In accepting the award, the faculty organizer agrees to communicate to the Willson Center all relevant information regarding the program activities and to credit the Willson Center in all publicity.