The Transform Grant provides up to $10,000 in project support to WashU undergrad and graduate/professional students, aimed at advancing priorities in the St. Louis region by forging robust partnerships with community organizations. Students can apply to support new initiatives in the region, or the expansion of existing ones, but must work with a partner organization in the bi-state region.

Students whose proposals are accepted then attend a series of three Spring 2026 workshops to help them craft their grant application, providing learning and experience in grant writing, engaging and building community networks, and budgeting for a project.

Here are some newsletter articles that describe previous St. Louis Impact Fund Transform Grant projects from 2024 and 2025, and a recent Instagram post to welcome proposals. If you have a chance to promote it, here are some graphics on Box.

Thank you for anything you’re able to do, and please let me know if there’s any other information or materials that I can provide!

Questions? Please contact Sam Babb, Associate Director for Community Engagement with Gephardt Institute for Civic & Community Engagement