President's Building Bridges Fund
The Building Bridges Fund, an initiative of the Office of the President and administered by Community and Campus Life, seeks to foster a culture of pluralism at Harvard by building cross-cutting community among students outside the classroom. The fund aims to support student-led projects that enable the development of the skills necessary to respect, relate, and cooperate across lines of difference. It was established in response to the recommendations from the Presidential Task Force on Combating Antisemitism and Anti-Israeli Bias and the Presidential Task Force on Combating Anti-Muslim, Anti-Arab, and Anti-Palestinian Bias.
For its inaugural cohort in spring 2025, the President’s Building Bridges Fund awarded grants to four student-led projects within Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. These projects focused on building community across different faiths, cultures, and backgrounds and creating unique opportunities for students to engage in dialogue and explore complex issues from multiple perspectives outside the classroom setting.
Applications are now open for the 2025-26 academic year. Read more about project selection criteria below and submit your application by 5:00 PM EDT on Thursday, October 30, 2025.