Tom Modzder Pilot Grant

The Next Chapter Pilot Grants

About the Pilot Grants

Bryn Mawr College’s distinction is rooted in its commitment to academic rigor and in its ever-evolving approach to educating students to the highest levels. This includes close alignment between undergraduate and graduate study in a small liberal arts context; a deep commitment to a multi-generational community comprised largely of women; and a willingness to look honestly at the past and use those learnings to inform how the College enacts its mission in the future. 

2025-26 Grants Awarded

To make distinctive contributions over the next 10 years, we need to pilot the community’s best ideas. See below for the grants awarded during the 2025-26 academic year and see our ideas in action.

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Bryn Mawr Strategic Innovation Pilot Grants

To build our distinctive contributions in the next ten years, we need to pilot the community’s best ideas. Up to $100,000 in presidential discretionary funds is available to current faculty, staff, and students in the 2025-26 academic year to design and pilot projects that advance one or more of the emerging strategic plan's four core areas.   

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Academic Collaboration in the Bi-Co Grants Program

Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges invite academic departments, programs, and cross-unit collaborative groups to propose achievable, innovative pilot projects that promise meaningful outcomes for students, support faculty innovation, and enhance the academic experience across both campuses. 

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Bryn Mawr Sustainability Seed Grants

Grants are provided for projects such as better integrating sustainability in the academic curriculum, waste reduction and diversion, renewable energy and energy conservation, building standards, environmental justice, efficient technology, promotion of new sustainable practices, sustainable procurement, and sustainable food sourcing.