Overview
Promoting the development of leadership skills among students on college and university campuses helps shape students during a transformative period in their lives and positions them to contribute meaningfully to their workplaces, industries, and broader communities.
Eligible Project Types
The Trust will fund leadership development projects for students on college and university campuses that include:
- The direct teaching of leadership skills; and
- Include experiential learning opportunities for real world skill application.
Projects may support established leadership development programs or funding may be requested for the development of new curricular and experiential learning programs that focus on leadership development for students.
Eligible Organizations
The Trust will consider proposals for the project types listed above from:
- Colleges or Universities
Grant Size and Duration
The Kenan Trust awards $250,000 – $350,000 for most grants. Grant sizes may be larger or smaller than this range depending on the size of the organization, the scope of the project, and the potential for broad-scale impact. Grant durations will typically span 2 – 4 years.
Please note, the grant size and duration listed here are meant as a general guide. A Kenan Grant Officer will work closely with organizations advancing to later stages of our grant process to tailor grant requests if needed.
