AEN
Organization profile
Academic Engagement Network
AEN cannot fund a student club directly, but a member professor or PhD student can apply for a microgrant administered through a campus department.
The Academic Engagement Network mobilizes networks of faculty and university leaders to counter antisemitism, oppose the delegitimization of Israel, and promote academic freedom.
- Nothing your club can apply for directly — AEN serves faculty and administrators
- A member professor or PhD student can win up to $3,000 for programming, administered through a department
- Faculty mentorship your group reaches only through a participating professor
What the application asks for
- Find a participating faculty member
- Develop the event and budget together
- Have the faculty member submit the rolling application through their institution
After the event — what you owe them
- The faculty grantee must submit a detailed completion report
Who may qualify
- A student club cannot be the applicant
- An AEN member professor or PhD student must apply
- Funds must be administered through a department or institutional office
What they offer
- GrantFaculty microgrant Up to $3,000 for eligible member-led programming administered by a department or institutional office.
- ProgramStudent mentorship Members commit to helping students respond to antisemitism and anti-Israel campus campaigns.
- ResourceCampus best practices AEN and Hillel guidance on assembly, disruption, free speech, and speaker access.