2025-2026 University Outreach and Engagement Engaged Graduate Student Research Seed Grants

Congratulations to those selected for 2025-26 Graduate Student Engaged Scholar Seed Grants! The grants support graduate students to undertake community-engaged research or community-engaged projects, in collaboration with a community partner, that address a specific need or problem within the community.

Practices and Barriers to Connecting Early Head Start and Head Start Families to Resources
Maria Abdul-Masih, College of Education and Human Ecology
Amount: $5,000

Bridging the Gap Between Educational Research and Community Partners: Development and Refinement of an Evidence-Based Professional Development Program for Teachers in Ohio
Wonjoon Cha, College of Education and Human Ecology
Amount: $5,000

Planning Through Neighborhood Narratives
Zach Korosh, Knowlton School of Architecture, College of Engineering
Amount: $2,000

Role of Power and Autonomy in Place-Based Upward Mobility: A Mixed Methods Study from the Perspective of Community Members
Ritika Kurup, College of Social Work
Amount: $5,000

Solar Panel Science: Empowering Farmers via a Community-Academia Partnership
Cassandra Miller, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount: $5,000

Exploring Global Applications of Gravity-Powered Water Treatment; from Appalachia to East Africa
Yvette Onyango, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Amount: $5,000

Policy Learning and Urban Development: A Comparative Case Study of Cultural Policy in Indianapolis, IN and Columbus, OH
Jordan Schwartz, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount: $5,000

Investigating Health Communication in East Palestine, OH
Kelsey Stratman, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount: $4,700

Building Support Together: A Researcher-School Partnership for Asian Adolescent Mental Health
Fei Xie, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount: $4,700

Bridging Educational Divides: Connecting Rural Communities with Museum Resources
Lingran Zhang, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount: $5,000