NCA Grants
Note: Officers, directors, trustees (the Legislative Assembly and its Executive Committee), key employees, substantial contributors or employees thereof, and grant selection committee members are not eligible to receive grants from NCA.
In partnership with NCA’s Research Council, the NCA 2025 President’s Leading with Imagination and Forward-thinking (L.I.F.T.) grant supports NCA’s vision of “Transforming Lives through Communication” and NCA’s mission to advance “Communication scholarship, teaching, and practice to foster a better world.”
The Teaching and Learning Council supports and promotes disciplinary pedagogy. The Communication Pedagogy Grant (CPG) envisions a space for communication educators to explore innovative pedagogical practices, assessment design, and learning environments.
The Research Cultivation Grant (RCG) supports NCA’s mission to “foster professional success in research.” The specific goal of the RCG is to facilitate first-time grant-seeking for those without prior grant experience and/or those desiring to build a foundation for future grant pursuits.
The program is designed to support projects and events that advance the discipline of Communication.
The Leathers Fund, named after past NCA President Dale Leathers, is designed to support Communication studies to benefit emerging democracies.
In support of its commitment to promoting diversity within the Communication discipline, NCA offers travel grants for student members of NCA’s caucuses to attend the Annual Convention.
Note: Officers, directors, trustees (the Legislative Assembly and its Executive Committee), key employees, substantial contributors or employees thereof, and grant selection committee members are not eligible to receive grants from NCA.