Guidebook
The Education Collaborative Institutional Grant Guide
The Education Collaborative’s 2025 Institutional Grant Guide explains how member institutions can seek funding for projects that drive systemic change in student outcomes. It describes proof-of-concept and innovation grants of up to $20,000 across focal areas such as employability, entrepreneurship, ethics and leadership, and faculty development, defining eligibility and what makes an institution engaged. The guide covers grant categories and amounts, tips for writing a winning proposal, budget policies, the application and multi-step award process, agreements and tranche disbursement, and monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and learning-sharing requirements.