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Civic Engagement Grants

We are no longer accepting submissions for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Check back in 2026 for the next application cycle!

Pi Sigma Alpha is providing funds to support chapter activities specifically focused on civic engagement. We encourage proposals from all active chapters who are planning a civic engagement event for the 2025-26 academic year. A range of activities will be considered, but chapter advisors and student officers should read over the grant guidelines prior to preparing a proposal to ensure their chapter and activity are eligible for funding.

The maximum grant award for a chapter is $2,000. The faculty awards committee will meet in late September to evaluate submissions from the first cycle, then again in early November to evaluate those from the second cycle. Funding will be sent to chapter advisors immediately after decisions are made. 

Grantees are required to report on their funded activity, including an accounting of the expenditure of the grant funds, and return any unused funds via check or credit card to the PSA national office by June 15, 2026.

For over 35 years, the Pi Sigma Alpha Chapter Activity Grants program has provided the means for chapters to put together projects with a broader scope than they otherwise could afford, and gives students excellent experience in writing proposals and budgets, carrying out funded activities, and writing reports. With this special grant cycle, we hope to encourage our student members to become involved with civic engagement efforts on campus and in their communities.

 

Additional funding opportunities, as well as civic engagement toolkits and other resources to encourage student voting, can also be found on the Civic Holidays and Ask Every Student websites.

2025-26 Civic Engagement Grant Awardees

Albion College (Mu Chi) $650

Arizona State University (Delta Theta) $278.95

Bethune-Cookman University (Alpha Zeta Iota) $500

Brigham Young University (Beta Mu) $750

California State University, San Bernardino (Theta Iota) $500

Columbia University (Mu) $540

Concord University (Alpha Iota Chi) $525

Creighton University (Theta Alpha) $200

Denison University (Alpha Nu) $1,413

Gettysburg College (Nu Psi) $750

Hampton University (Upsilon Theta) $200

Hartwick College (Mu Delta) $1,000

Hendrix College (Omega Psi) $475

Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Chi Phi) $600

Lee University (Alpha Alpha Gamma) $600

Loyola University New Orleans (Eta Epsilon) $360

Roger Williams University (Phi Lambda) $300

San José State University (Epsilon Iota) $848

St. Catherine University (Omega Rho) $500

The University of Texas at El Paso (Epsilon Epsilon) $648

University at Albany (Epsilon Gamma) $575

University of California, Davis (Delta Upsilon) $1,088

University of California, Irvine (Pi Omicron) $420

University of Massachusetts Amherst (Delta Lambda) $600

University of Pennsylvania (Beta Tau) $1,500

University of Richmond (Beta Xi) $750

What is a strong grant proposal?

The selection committee takes account of the quality of the proposals themselves when it makes funding decisions. A good proposal will clearly and concisely describe the exact nature and scope of the activity. It will also have a complete and detailed budget, which follows the grant guidelines. In addition, for the Civic Engagement Grants, those proposals that clearly and explicitly show how their activity will work to increase student voter registration, student voting, or student participation in other civic engagement activities on-campus or in the broader community will be most competitive.