Academia in the Public Sphere Grants Program

The Academia in the Public Sphere Grants Program currently supports collaborative projects advancing informed conversations on Islamic traditions and Muslim communities. Begun in 2007, to date the program has awarded $1.5 million to 23 projects. We support interdisciplinary research centers and institutes on university campuses. The program encourages partnerships with journalism schools and international affairs programs in order to foster innovative projects promoting public engagement as well as collaborative activities with nonacademic partners, including practitioners, policymaking institutions, and media groups. The program also convenes grantees and expert panels to provide networking forums, leadership training and capacity development opportunities.

During the next two cycles we anticipate awarding $2.2 million in grants to support public engagement on these topics. Approximately 40% of this amount will be directed toward projects that bring scholarly expertise to bear on political and social issues surrounding Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and/or Iraq. Please visit the current competition page for more information.