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A weekly newsletter from the Office of Community Engagement & Outreach
Big Orange Big Ideas

OCEO is a unit of the Office of Research and Engagement


Read Vol. 9 No. 1 here

UT Libraries Hosts Research Day for Local Non-Profits

 

Today at UT Libraries is hosting a dozen local non-profits with research assistance and free access to thousands of peer-reviewed journals.These journals typically require costly subscriptions or per-article fees that can be a barrier for non-profit agencies hoping to access the latest, most reliable information.

Closing Soon: AAAS Award for Public Engagement with Science


The AAAS Award for Public Engagement with Science recognizes scientists and engineers who make outstanding contributions to the "popularization of science." The recipient receives a monetary prize of $5,000, a commemorative plaque, complimentary registration, and reimbursement for reasonable travel and hotel expenses to attend the AAAS Annual Meeting to receive the prize. Nomination Deadline: August 15th

AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science

 

A second AAAS award recognizes early-career scientists and engineers who demonstrate excellence in public engagement with science activities.The award also includes a monetary prize, plaque, complimentary meeting registration, hotel and travel expenses. Deadline: October 15, 2016

Housing First Best Model for Homelessness

David Patterson, chair of the Academic Outreach And Engagement Council, director of UT's doctor of social work program, and founder of the Knoxville Homeless Management Information System , told the Knoxville News-Sentinel earlier this month that new programs designed to get people rehoused more quickly cut the time people were waiting for housing by more than half.  Read more.

The Academic Outreach and Engagement Council Seeks New Members. The 2016-17 application period closes Monday, August 1. Please apply now


Neighborhood Small Grants Program

Knoxville's Neighborhood Small Grants Program (NSGP) is designed to strengthen the city's neighborhoods through a wide range of community-based initiatives, grants and technical assistance. If you missed the July workshops and wish to apply for a 2017 grant, you must send a representative to the make-up workshop at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 3, in the City County Building. Grant Proposal Deadline: Aug. 29, 2016.

NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND FUNDING

  • Click here to view all of our newest engaged scholarship opportunities.
  • Click here to view calendar of opportunities
  • Click here for all funding resources

New opportunities:

Closing August 15: The AAAS Award for Public Engagement with Science.
Nomination Deadline: August 15th, 2016.

Closing October 15: AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science.
Deadline: October 15, 2016

Knoxville Neighborhood Grants.
Mandatory Workshop: Aug. 3, 2016
Grant Proposals are due Aug. 29, 2016.

Abelard Foundation-East: Grants for Community Organizing.
Applications mailed by September 15th will be reviewed for the fall meeting.

Whole Kids Foundation: $2K Children’s Garden Grants.
Application deadline for both grants: Oct 31, 2015.

Closing Soon:

Apply: Academic Outreach and Engagement Council. 
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2016.

Funding: Knoxville Projects that Promote Community Health and Better Quality of Life.
Application Deadline: August 1, 2016.

Bank of America Basic Needs Funding Opportunity
Application period ends August 5, 2016.

NEH Public Humanities Projects.
Deadline: Aug. 10, 2016.

Deadline Extended for SEC Visiting Faculty Travel Grant.
New deadline: 5 p.m. Friday, August 12, 2016.

Registration Open for the 2016 Coalition for Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) Annual Conference.
Early-bird deadline: Aug. 15, 2016.

More Opportunities Here

CONTACT US
Office of Community Engagement & Outreach
1534 White Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37996-1529
E-mail: engagement@utk.edu
Phone: 865-974-8363
Big Orange. Big Ideas.

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