The President's Challenge

About

(Note: For information on the challenge, please visit the President's and Chancellor's Challenge.)

A grant program, developed in partnership with Johnson Controls, and American Family Insurance that provides funding for innovative, interdisciplinary, collaborative work that addresses critical issues and opportunities facing the City of Milwaukee. This round of the President’s Challenge will focus on the urgent issue of elevating and advancing racial justice and equity across the various communities that comprise our city.

2022 President's Challenge Winners 

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Changing the Story: The Story Fellow Program

Expanding access to telemental health services for young adults living in poverty in Milwaukee through listening and learning from our community

Healing Adversity and Trauma through Conversation and Hope (HATCH)

2021 President's Challenge Winners

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Restorative Justice in Movement: Trauma-Informed Athletic Practice Partnership

Determine health and well-being of African American community in Milwaukee’s North side via assessment of telehealth and health monitoring intervention

 


 

The program supported proposals up to $50K for one year and applicants were encouraged to address one or more aspects within the following focus areas:

Partnerships with community organizations are highly recommended from the ideation phase through the development of the proposal.

Criteria for project funding included:

Questions for considerations in proposal stage:

Will you be conducting research that involves human subjects? Learn more here. 

Do you anticipate any intellectual property/disclosures coming out of this work? Learn more here. 

Budgets for the projects are to be developed for use within a one-year framework 


 

For information on the 2022 challenge, please visit our page on the President's and Chancellor's Challenge.

Please email questions to innovation@marquette.edu.