CWP's social impact projects listed below enable academics to partner with policymakers, practitioners and affected communities to develop, pilot and scale sustainable programmatic interventions and policy solutions.
So far, CWP has supported 18 projects led by 51 Columbia faculty members and 105 external partners in 14 countries.
The projects span a diverse range of geographies, themes and partners, advancing scholarship and strategies for addressing complex social challenges.
Key Features of CWP Projects
- Interdisciplinarity, with projects led by faculty and researchers from multiple schools, departments and disciplines
- Equitable collaborations with partners outside Columbia
- Demonstration of clear and measurable outputs and outcomes
- Participation of undergraduate students, graduate students, or postdocs
- Engagement with communities or recipients of services
- Commitment to gender equity and racial justice
Levels of Investment
Levels of CWP investment range from seed funding, which supports faculty and researchers with scholarly pursuits, convenings, or small projects that examine and advance solutions, to larger awards supporting pilot projects that test interventions in diverse settings and expand successful prototypes.
