Faculty
Community based research, creative projects, and learning are holistic research, teaching and learning strategies that enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen partnerships with our communities. Faculty, students, and community partners collaborate intentionally with the goal of establishing a project for the common good that is grounded in reciprocity and equity.
As a faculty member, you are an integral member of CSUN鈥檚 community engaged work across and beyond the San Fernando Valley. Please see the resources below, please contact us to join our notification list, or contact the Director, Danielle Spratt. Send email
THE 2025-2026 GRANT CYCLE IS NOW OPEN!
The Office of Community Engagement is pleased to share details about our听Grant Cycle. Links for each of the online grant applications are listed below.听
The deadline for applications for the 2025-2026 grant cycle is听Friday, April 4 at 11:59pm.
Please read the descriptions and contact communityengagement@ csun.edu听with any questions.听
听- $2000 (maximum)
This grant supports one faculty member in designing and teaching a community-based pedagogical project to be听implemented in a course. Faculty are expected to teach at least one section of the class and have it designated as a听Community-Based Learning (Service Learning) course in SOLAR. Faculty must use an approved community partner in听our S4 Database. Faculty from the same or different departments who wish to collaborate on a project must submit听individual applications and indicate in the grant and budget proposals the names of faculty partners. Each application is听considered separately, and funding is based on the strength of individual proposals and not the project. For those faculty听who are funded, each will receive up to $2000. In the event that a faculty collaborator is not awarded the grant, the faculty听member may choose to participate without funding. Faculty may also apply for a student scholar by completing the听Student Scholar section of this application and not submit a separate Student Scholar Grant. (see description below).听The听cost of the student scholar will NOT be deducted from your grant funding if awarded. You do not need to add this into听your budget.
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听- $500 (maximum)
This grant supports faculty new to community engagement or faculty who have a new听community-engaged course design,听project, research or creative activity. There is no commitment to teach a class connected to this grant in the AY it is funded;听however, faculty are expected to design a syllabus by the grant term's end and teach a community-based learning course听in the following academic year. To support teaching the course during the subsequent AY, faculty can apply for the听Pedagogical Grant. Faculty may also apply for a mentor to help them design and implement this project.
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听- $500
This听grant allows faculty to select and pay a current student to support a Community-Based Learning (Service Learning)听course taught that academic year. Student Scholars receive training from our office and work for a maximum of 20 hours听over the course of the semester. Note: If you have requested a student scholar as part of a Pedagogical Grant Application,听please do not apply for a Student Scholar Grant.
Travel grants are closed due to budget cuts for the 2025-26 year.听
Faculty Opportunities
For those interested in law, social justice, & community development!
The JusticeCorps internship opportunity is offered by AmeriCorps and is for students interested in law, social justice, and community empowerment. JusticeCorps is an innovative approach to solving one of the more pressing issues faced by courts around the country today: providing equal access to justice. JusticeCorps recruits and trains recent college graduates and university students annually to serve in California's overburdening legal self- help centers which specialize in family law, housing, landlord/tenant disputes, or small claims. Tell your students about JusticeCorps in order to help build the next generation of lawyers & law professionals!