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Through our grantmaking, we equip individuals and institutions to create and strengthen contextualized approaches to character formation. We encourage grantees to take the lead in shaping approaches that best fit their unique institutional contexts and missions, while we provide support to deepen impact and expand capacity where needed. These grants were made possible through the generous support of Lilly Endowment Inc.


Learn about our Grants

Institutional Impact Grants

The Institutional Impact Grant is for institutions prepared for a major, three-year effort to educate character across campus, providing $100,000 to $1,000,000 for a mission-aligned initiative.

Institutional Impact Grants

Capacity-Building Grants

The Capacity-Building Grant is for institutions new to character education or with smaller projects, offering up to $50,000 to build institutional support and overcome resource challenges.

Capacity-Building Grants

Teacher-Scholar Grants

We award Teacher-Scholar Grants of up to $15,000 to individuals who wish to research character education in higher education, deepen our collective understanding of character, and/or expand their capacity to educate character in their contexts.

Teacher-Scholar Grants