The Engaged Scholarship Award for undergraduate students recognizes a graduating senior who has made community-engaged scholarship integral to their undergraduate experience. [Note: This award is open to any graduating senior, not only to participants in Brown’s Engaged Scholarship Certificate.]

The Engaged Scholarship Award for graduate students recognizes a Brown graduate student (Ph.D., Masters, M.D., or other graduate programs) who has made community-engaged scholarship integral to their graduate experience.

The Community Engagement Award recognizes one graduating senior who has worked with a community partner for more than two years. This student will have built strong relationships with community members and practitioners and have added significant capacity to the partner’s work, with an eye towards sustainability beyond their own role.

In 2021, the Community Engagement Award was renamed to honor former staff member, Abelardo Hernández, who made a significant impact in the Providence community and passed away due to COVID-19. 

The Student Leadership Award recognizes one graduating senior who has helped the Swearer Center to expand its work, reach more students, and/or improve our efforts to work with a diverse range of students, faculty, and community members.

Derek Canfield Barker Student Leadership Award 2025 nomination form.

The Derek Canfield Barker Community-Engaged Athletic Award recognizes one student who has participated in sports at Brown (varsity or club level) and has demonstrated strong commitment to community impact, especially through engagement in the Providence community. This student will also have demonstrated leadership amongst their peers and have built strong relationships with community members and practitioners.