General Grants

General Grants is sponsored by Spencer Educational Foundation. These grants aim to support initiatives that promote experiential learning opportunities and attract more individuals to the risk management and insurance industry.

General Grants — Spencer Educational Foundation Spencer’s goal to help build a talent pipeline of Risk Management and Insurance professionals is achieved in part by our collaboration with Risk Management and Insurance educators across the United States and Canada. Since 2010, Spencer has awarded over $4.

5 million in General Grants to support over 225 student-centered experiential learning initiatives at universities and RMI non-profit orgs. 2026 Application Opens: May 1, 2026 2026 Application Deadline: July 30, 2026 General Grant awardees are typically notified at the end of October.

Proposals will be considered from educational organizations (public and private) as well as eligible tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(c)3 and 501 (c) 6 of the Internal Revenue Code.

As to the latter (tax-exempt organizations), prior awardees were able to successfully demonstrate risk management and insurance (RMI) content acumen (e.g., programming, competitions, etc.) coupled with a strong connection to RMI College/University offerings (e.g., RMI minor/major) and career pathing (e.g., RMI internships and/or full-time roles). Spencer does not accept proposals from for-profit organizations.

*To be eligible, universities/colleges and tax-exempt organizations must be based in the United States or Canada. All requests must fall into the following two critical branches: Provide experiential learning opportunities for Risk Management and Insurance students; and/or Attract new talent to the Risk Management and Insurance industry.

For more information about our General Grants program, including overview, appetite, best practice, and tactical tip considerations, please review this best practices guide . Note: If you represent a university/college that wishes to apply for funding for course curriculum development (introductory or advanced) or to develop your academic program further, please visit our Course Development Grants page.

If you have any questions or would like additional information about our General Grant program, please email our Executive Director of Award Programs: Ken Goldstein . To review a listing of the current General Grant award recipients, please click HERE .