Tom Scott, Communiversity Program Director
Jeff Corn, CURA Community Program Assistant

SERVES: Community Organizations and Government Agencies

PURPOSE: The Communiversity program provides approximately 200 hours of graduate student assistance to help a community-based nonprofit organization (or, occasionally, a government agency) with a specific project. About 16 Communiversity projects are funded each year. Priority is given to groups serving diverse communities. Requests for support must involve a project with unique value; requests for general support for the operations of an organization or agency will not be considered.

Organizations receiving assistance are responsible for selecting a student to work with from a pool of applicants and supervising the student in completing their work. Student assistants may be asked to undertake an entire project or complete a portion of a larger project.

TO APPLY: Applications are accepted three times per year (spring, summer, and fall semesters). For application deadlines and information on how to apply, visit the CURA Community Application Information page.

For more information about Communiversity:

Contact CURA community program assistant Jeff Corn by phone at (612) 625-0744 or by e-mail

Visit the CURA Community Application Information page to apply for assistance

View or download the Communiversity Brochure (PDF file)

Search for previous Communiversity projects