Equity and Engagement Innovation Mini-Grant

The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Mini-Grants align with the five (5) main DEI support innovative and community-focus efforts listed below: 

• Structural Diversity, Access, and Equity: Belonging
  • Improve and maintain the recruitment and retention of historically underrepresented students, faculty, staff, and administration.
• Institutional Infrastructure: Transparency 
  • Establish ongoing monitoring, assessment, and evaluation to communicate progress and areas of growth in the PC community.
• Climate and Intergroup Relations: Solidarity
  • Foster and sustain opportunities for diverse interactions, community dialogue, and ongoing cultural learning that promote the “common good [and] the human flourishing of each member of the campus community.”
• Formal and Informal Curricula: Integrated Learning 
  • Assure diverse perspectives and inclusive teachings in the content of courses, programs, teaching, learning approaches, and experiences across all academic and non-academic programs. 
• Student Learning and Development: Innovation
  • Create leadership experiences and career pathways that prepare students to engage actively in an increasingly diverse, interconnected global society. 

Equity & Engagement Innovation Mini-Grants

Six (6) awards of up to $2,500.00 per semester are available 

Criteria: 

• The initiative must relate to two or more of the IDEI Five Focus Areas.
• It must be a new innovative initiative to advance DEI at Providence College.
• The initiative must clearly articulate project outcomes and metrics for success.
• There must be a demonstrated need for the program or project.
• The initiative must demonstrate a potential for long-term sustainability.
• This mini-grant may not be used to fund events, travel, and/or travel expenses. For event funding, please apply to the Community and Diversity Mini-Grant.

All student organizations, faculty, and staff are invited to apply. We highly encourage collaboration efforts that involve students and faculty or students and staff. 

Please note: Each department/faculty member, office/staff member, or student organization may only receive one Equity and Engagement Innovation mini-grant per academic year. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and will be awarded until the funds are depleted. A response will be given within three weeks of receipt of the application.

Applications will be accepted from August 15th  through April 15th of each academic year.  It is the applicant’s responsibility to utilize the funds prior to the end of the fiscal year (June 30th). 

 YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO SHARE YOUR IDEI INITIATIVE RESULTS WITH THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY AT THE END-OF-THE-YEAR MINI-GRANT SHOWCASE.

Disclosure: The Equity and Engagement Innovation Mini-grants are reserved only for Providence College faculty, staff, and students.