Mission

The mission of the IDEA innovation grants is to support projects that enable students, faculty, and staff across Rutgers University to take an active role in building an inclusive community. As we invest in broader institutional efforts to advance equity, the IDEA grant program offers a way for innovative grassroots efforts to join in our larger strategy. We invite projects that encourage understanding and learning, invest in relationship-building across difference, and offer new ways to promote equity and diversity to achieve our goal of an inclusive university culture.

Priority Funding Areas

• Climate, Culture, and Community building
• Access, advocacy, and equity
• Training, learning, and development

Highest consideration will be given to projects that:

• Involve collaboration (across units, communities, and/or by faculty/staff/learner/unit makeup)
• Promote cross-campus, intergroup, and partnership approaches to support community-building.
• Have the potential for a significant impact (e.g., sustainable, replicable, and/or far-reaching)
• Include outcomes that are impactful, meaningful, clearly outlined, and measurable.

Eligibility

Faculty, students, postdoctoral trainees, and staff across each Chancellor-led unit are eligible to apply. Projects proposed by staff in the central administration must be done in partnership with/and for the benefit of a Chancellor-led unit or cutting across all Chancellor-led units. We will make awards across all campus roles and strongly encourage applications from all members of the campus community.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted to a Chancellor-led unit using the Qualtrics links below.

• Rutgers–New Brunswick
• Rutgers–Newark
• Rutgers–Camden
• Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences IDEA grants have already been awarded for the FY23 funding cycle.

For more information and to learn more about the unique priorities and goals of the IDEA grant program visit their program page.

Please check your chancellor-led unit's pages for timelines, application details, and more.