This fund provides $10K per year to support fieldwork travel for students in the Global Social Impact Fellowship program, targeted toward specific projects that are poised to create impact and student teams with particularly high levels of financial need. The grant has been supporting GSIF program since 2019. This was Creative Inquiry's first philanthropic investment which enabled the transition of the program from a pilot stage with six students on two projects, to the now-burgeoning ecosystem with over 200 students working on 50+ projects. The Langer Grant has to date supported over 100 students who have been able to experience transformative, hands-on fieldwork in other countries to advance impact-focused projects forward.
Established with a $1,000,000 gift, this endowment fund will yield a minimum of $50,000 annually and in perpetuity for two equally allotted purposes - project acceleration and student travel support. Project acceleration funds are available to Impact Fellowship ventures in need of one-time funds to accelerate their journey toward impact in the world - funding expenditures such as equipment, hardware, workshops and major events, partners requiring compensation, etc. Travel support will be allocated to students on fieldwork-travel based projects with high financial need, to allow them to participate in transformative fieldwork experiences without accruing financial stress.
Established with a $100,000 gift, this endowment will yield a minimum of $5,000 annually and in perpetuity to support a stipend for an Impact Fellowship student who wishes to immerse themselves in project work during the summer through the Mountaintop Summer program, and will use that time to make significant advances in the project's trajectory.
Established with a $250,000 gift, this endowment will yield a minimum of $12,500 annually and in perpetuity to support a stipend for an Impact Fellowship student who wishes to immerse themselves in project work during the summer through the Mountaintop Summer program, and will use that time to make significant advances in the project's trajectory.
Established with a $50,000 gift, this endowment will yield a minimum of $2,500 annually and in perpetuity to support students involved in travel-based Impact Fellowship projects. Funds will be utilized to alleviate travel expenses (airfare, etc.) for students with financial need, support in-country expenditures for fieldwork, and/or site-specific expenses needed during fieldwork such as transportation, translators, events, etc.
Endowment established with a $100,000 gift, yielding a minimum of $5,000 annually and in perpetuity, supporting student research experiences through the Mountaintop Summer Experience. The fund helps provide stipends to students participating in the summer Mountaintop program, where they focus on advancing projects over eight weeks of intensive and immersive work.
