Policy Impact Grant
- Funding Amount
- Up to $5,000; up to $10,000 for collaborative or Irish Studies/Ireland match grant
- Deadline
- Oct. 2, 2026
- Audience
- Faculty, Postdoctoral Scholars
- Opportunity Type
- Policy
- Sponsoring Unit
- Keough School of Global Affairs
The Keough School of Global Affairs offers these policy impact grants for financial support for policy-relevant research, research translation or research outreach activities. The Fall 2026 Policy Impact grants support meaningful policy change through activities such as research translation to policy outputs, engaging different policy audiences, strengthening policy networks, etc.
Eligible Expenses
Allowable expenses include items needed to directly support the completion of the project, such as travel, registration fees, lodging for policy events, (policy) writing support, archive/library assistance. Funds cannot be used for applicant salary or additional pay, professional development activities, office supplies, publication costs, or computer equipment. Funds cannot be used for activities and expenses that predate July 1, 2026.
Key Dates
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Application deadline
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Awardees announced
Submission Requirements
- Project abstract: A brief explanation of the proposed activities and the human, financial and institutional resources required to complete them, and their projected date.
- Intended policy focus and goals: A clear description of the project’s policy focus and the goal(s) for how it will directly or indirectly influence ongoing policy debates
- Proposed activities: A brief explanation of the proposed activities and the human, financial and institutional resources required to complete them
- Target audiences: The target policy audience of the proposed project (policymakers, stakeholders)
- Outputs: An outline of key outputs or deliverables and a justification of how they contribute to the project’s goals
- Intended policy impact: A brief description of how the proposed project may further advance Keough’s Policy Impact (beyond the specific outputs).
- An itemized budget (using the provided template) and budget narrative justification: We encourage you to work with an Institute business manager to ensure accurate cost estimates, including a list of University-based and external matching and seed funding opportunities you are seeking (if any) for this work.
Contact
Alexandra Towns, program director, Global Policy Impact, atowns@nd.edu