MGSA Innovation Grant Fund: Increase in Funding Support
MGSA exec. director
Dear members,
The MGSA is pleased that its Innovation Grant Fund is attracting an increasing number of applications as its geographic and disciplinary reach both far and wide. At its last meeting in Chicago, in October 2025, the MGSA Executive Board decided to allot more funds to this initiative: Effective immediately, the terms for such grants will follow the following amended guidelines:
The Innovation Grant is open to all MGSA members. Granted on a competitive basis, several grants are typically awarded per academic year. Individual awards will range from $500 to $1,000. For longer term projects that are particularly valuable to the field, applications for a second or third year of funding will be considered. Preference may be given, however, to applications that are proposing new, innovative projects. Applications for support of individual activities will not be accepted. (…) Up to four awards may be granted in the fall application cycle. The number of awards granted in the fall will determine the numbers of awards that are available in the spring. If four awards are granted in the fall, then as many as two awards may be granted in the spring. If two or fewer awards are granted in the fall, then as many as four awards may be granted in the spring cycle. Once decisions have been made, the chair announces the winners of the competition to the MGSA Executive Director and to the members of the Selection Committee. All applicants are notified in writing by the chair of the committee.
New deadline: April 1, 2026.