UMN Graduate School: Co-Sponsorship Grants

The University of Minnesota's Co-Sponsorship Grants Program offers funding up to $2,000 to support events that enhance training for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. Eligible activities must align with the Graduate School's mission and be accessible to students across various colleges. Preference is given to initiatives demonstrating potential for sustainable impact. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted, so timely submission is crucial for consideration.

Note: Applications are received and reviewed on a rolling timeline until funds have been exhausted.
Co-Sponsorship Grants Program
The Graduate School considers formal requests from University of Minnesota units, faculty, and graduate students or postdoctoral organizations for small discretionary grants to co-sponsor events that directly support graduate student and post-doctoral scholar training in accordance with the following criteria.
Awards are a maximum of $2,000 or 50% of the total event cost, whichever is smaller.

Eligibility

Events and activities must align with Graduate School mission, objectives, and values, and:Must directly support graduate student and post-doctoral training/development.Must be open to graduate students and/or postdocs from across multiple colleges.Should align with Graduate School priorities of improving professional development preparation of graduate students and postdocs; increasing the diversity of students receiving graduate degrees and postdocs receiving training; and/or improving the quality of advising.Must have commitments for the majority of the project costs at the time of the request.Requesting units must agree to Graduate School promotion of the co-sponsored event.