2026-27 Engaged Scholarship Seed Grants

This year, 12 proposals were selected for funding through the Engaged Scholarship Seed Grant process. Grants were awarded at a maximum amount of $10,000 to support community-engaged research or community-engaged projects, in collaboration with a community partner, that address a specific need or problem within the community.

Transnational Folklorico Exchange: Community-Engaged Knowledge Sharing Between OSU and Ballet Folklrico Xochihua
Alfonso Cervera, Department of Dance/College of Arts and Sciences
Amount: $10,000

Addressing the Food and Nutrition Needs of Community Health Workers (CHWs) to Enhance their Public Health Impact in Marginalized Communities: CHWs FIRST (Food Initiative for Resilience and Sustainable Transformation)
Carolyn Gunther, College of Nursing
Amount: $10,000

A Survivor-Led Symposium on Community-Engaged Anti-Trafficking Research and Activism: Centering Reciprocity, Co-Learning, and Community Care
Ran Hu and Jacquelyn Meshelemiah, College of Social Work
Amount: $10,000

Kickstart Kreyol: Haitian Language and Culture: Haitian Language and Culture
Ryan Joyce, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount: $10,000

Brief, Portable, and Easy-to-UseDeveloping Pasture Management Resources that Meet the Needs of NE Ohio Producers
Emma Matcham, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Amount: $10,000

Developing a community-driven research partnership to improve the health and well-being of people who use drugs
Nichole Michaels, College of Medicine
Amount: $10,000

Project VIDA: Vaccination, Innovation, Development and Access
Myriam Shaw Ojeda, College of Pharmacy
Amount: $10,000

Strategies for Housing Stability among Low-Income Renters: Housing Stability Action Plan Evaluation
Ashley Orr, John Glenn College of Public Affairs
Amount: $10,000

From Classroom Science to Community Impact: A UniversitySchool Partnership for Tick-Borne Disease Surveillance in Appalachian Ohio
Risa Pespane, College of Veterinary Medicine and College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Amount: $10,000

A Culturally Responsive Social Marketing Campaign to Engage Underrepresented and Non-Participating Older Adults in Senior Centers
Lauren Roberson, College of Education and Human Ecology
Amount: $10,000

Desegregating Civics: Educators, Storytelling, and Student Learning Across Divides
dinorah snchez loza, College of Education and Human Ecology
Amount $10,000

Building Food-Safe and Secure Communities with Real World Food Science and Technology Applications
Valente Alvarez, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Amount $10,000