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2025 - 2026 TCRC Student Research Grants

Rolling deadline will remain open until Friday, May 1, 2026 5:00 PM EST

The Tisch College Community Research Center at Tufts (TCRC) is a champion and resource for civically engaged and community-centered scholarship across all Tufts campuses. With an emphasis on community participatory and action research, TCRC advances equitable and innovative community-university research partnerships through developing resources, networks, visibility, and new opportunities for learning.
This RFP solicits requests for micro-grants to support community-engaged student research. Undergraduate and graduate students at Tufts from all disciplines are welcome to apply.

Tisch College Community Research Center Student Research Grant 2025 - 2026 RFP

2026 TCRC Seed Grants Request for Proposals

The Tisch College Community Research Center (TCRC) helps advance our collective well being and inclusive multiracial democracy through community co-creation of research and knowledge. TCRC expands and supports community participatory and action research through partnerships between local community organizations and Tufts faculty, students, and staff.

Since 2008, TCRC has provided over $300,000 in grants to promote community-engaged research across all disciplines. The TCRC 2026 Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks to support and pilot new community-Tufts collaborative research projects that investigate solutions to a community-identified need.

Proposal Deadline: Friday, May 1, 2026, 5:00PM EST 

Learn more about the RFP process and how to apply:

Tisch College Community Research Center Seed Grants 2026 - 2027 RFP