The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the state’s flagship, land-grant university. We are one of 38 universities to be designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as both R1/Very High Research Activity and Community-Engaged. We strive to educate the state’s citizens how to create an accessible and welcoming campus, provide access to educational opportunities, actualize Vol is a Verb, and support environments that enhance mattering and belonging. All of these tenets are aligned with the University’s strategic plan.
Grants and Sponsorship
The Division of Access and Engagement (DAE) offers competitive and noncompetitive funding throughout the year to support educational initiatives, engagement and outreach, research, exhibits, speakers, workshops, and professional development.
Applications for Challenge Grants, Engagement and Outreach Grants, and sponsorships will open August 1, 2024 and close on September 15, 2024.
Access, Education, and Opportunity Funding
DAE will consider requests from eligible Deans to apply for up to $10,000 in funding to support faculty access and engagement officers, college-wide committees, or other college initiatives that facilitate progress on UT’s commitment to access, education, and opportunities. The aforementioned is consistent and aligned with Goal 3 of UT’s strategic plan. Initiatives should focus on UT’s land-grant mission while demonstrating how the academic unit will collaborate with the Division of Access and Engagement or one of the units within the division which include the Office of Community Engagement and Outreach, Office of Equal Opportunity and Accessibility, or Office of Assessment, Culture, and Education. Information about submitting proposals can be found here.
Please contact Dr. Javiette Samuel, Associate Vice Chancellor for Access and Engagement & Executive Director directly at jsamuel@utk.edu with questions.