Recognizing the many forms that effective on-campus civic and community engagement can take to address areas of need and make deep and long-lasting positive change.
Campus Compact’s Excellence in Civic & Community Engagement Programming Award recognizes the many forms that effective on-campus civic and community engagement can take to address areas of need and make deep and long-lasting positive change. Whether it be through signature events, outreach or awareness campaigns, curricula or workshops, storytelling, or fellowship programs, the programs that receive this award demonstrate a breadth and depth of impact in critical areas—such as civic learning, democratic engagement, leadership and faculty development, assessment, or dialogue, deliberation, and bridge-building.
Eligibility
Programs can be curricular or co-curricular in nature and can be led by a team or an individual. The applicant must:
- Be affiliated with a Campus Compact member institution
- Complete the full application and provide materials that demonstrate a substantive impact
Additional details
Selection Criteria
- Evidence that the program addresses a meaningful area of need
- Evidence of scale
- Evidence of depth of impact
- Evidence of that the program centers accessibility and inclusion
- Sustainability of the program to make an impact over a substantial period of time
Application requirements
- Program title
- Program abstract
- Primary contact (name, email, institution)
- Additional team members (name, email, institution)
- Program description, including:
- Program goals
- Team member roles
- Timeline
- Outcomes/impacts
- Sustainability plan
- Campus administrator letter of support
- Up to three additional supporting materials (publicity, recognition, promotion, scholarly products, etc.)
- Up to three photos that illustrate your program
Timeline
For the 2026 Excellence in Civic & Community Engagement Programming Award:
- The online nomination/application form will open September 2, 2025
- The nomination deadline is October 13, 2025
- The application deadline will be October 31, 2025
- The 2026 recipients will be notified in December 2025
- Public announcement: February 2026
- Recognition: at Compact26, March 16 - 18, 2026
Recipients of the 2026 Excellence in Civic & Community Engagement Programming Award
