Community Based Research

Community Based Research (CBR) engages students and faculty in research that will benefit a community organization or address a public issue. Through research collaboratively carried out under close faculty mentorship, students develop research skills and deepen their understanding of research and community needs.

Unlike traditional academic research, CBR is collaborative and change-oriented and finds its research questions in the needs of communities with the purpose of solving a pressing community problem or effecting social change. Each CBR project will differ in time, scope, and method of research depending on the specific research topic.

For more information about community based research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, contact Randy Wallar at jrwallar@wisc.edu.

Service-Learning and Community Based Research Manual for Community Partners

For more information about Service-Learning and Community Based Research, please reference our manual for community partners.

Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowships

Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowships provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to use and expand their knowledge through service-learning/community-based research projects with community organizations.   Agencies can submit project ideas to our office during the fall to Randy Wallar at jrwallar@wisc.edu. For more information about this program, visit the Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowship webpage.