Funding Opportunities

CCCSI is currently funded primarily by Pitzer College institutional support.

Current Grants

Bonner Foundation/ Princeton University

Bonner supports the Bonner Scholars Program, Bonner Leaders Program, and other initiatives that engage students and colleges at 75 colleges and universities in improving the lives of individuals and communities while providing an “access to education and opportunity to serve.” Their work strengthens student development, community impact, and campus infrastructure while promoting civic engagement, community building, diversity, international perspective, spiritual exploration, and social justice. Princeton University is a sub-grantee of the Bonner Foundation and in turn CCCSI is a sub-grantee of Princeton University.

Project Pericles

Project Pericles is a non-profit organization that encourages and facilitates commitments by colleges and universities to include education for social responsibility and participatory citizenship as an essential part of their educational programs, in the classroom, on the campus, and in the community. This learning experience is intended to provide students with a foundation for social and civic involvement and a conviction that democratic institutions and processes offer each person the best opportunity to improve the condition of society.

Carnegie/ California Campus Compact

California Campus Compact (CACC) is a membership organization of college and university presidents leading California institutions of higher education in building a statewide collaboration to promote service as a critical component of higher education. Membership in California Campus Compact includes membership in National Campus Compact. There are network offices in 33 states and over 1000 public and private two- and four-year member colleges and universities across the nation.

California Council for the Humanities

The mission of the California Council for the Humanities is to foster understanding between people and encourage their engagement in community life through the public use of the humanities. Their experience has demonstrated that one of the most effective ways to fulfill this mission is to engage Californians in programs that involve the telling and sharing of stories. California Council for the Humanities was a major funder of the annual Borrowed Voices performance coordinated by CCCSI in collaboration with Camps Afflerbaugh-Paige.

Weingart Foundation

CCCSI's latest initiative, Changemakers, is a new project to promote Pitzer College's social responsibility ethos through scholarship, action and advocacy. Programs focus on linking local and global issues and encouraging a critical approach to important social, political and cultural issues. Changemakers is funded by a generous grant from the Weingart Foundation.

CCCSI offers a wide variety of funding opportunities for Pitzer faculty and students. Each year many awards are granted to students, faculty and members of the community. These include:

Academic Course Enhancement Awards

This award is designed to support faculty in connecting community-based projects to courses in the Pitzer curriculum. Awards can vary from year to year, and can depend on course project. Priority will be given to first time applicants or to those who incorporate novel ideas into existing community-based courses.

Student Reimbursement

This award allows reimbursements to our students for costs related to their service learning site such as transportation, supplies, and other operational expenses. Please inquire at the CCCSI office for more details and restrictions.

Senior Thesis Awards

This award is designed to support Pitzer seniors who will be completing his or her senior thesis during a Spring Semester. View 2008 awardees

Funding is awarded to students who write a thesis involving community-based work that spans across both local and global settings. Senior Thesis Application