Charles R. Bantz Chancellor's Community Research Fund

IU Indianapolis Chancellor & IU Executive VP

IU Indianapolis faculty members are making our communities better by helping reduce recidivism, improving drinking water for local Indianapolis communities, empowering incarcerated women to re-enter society, providing summer enrichment programs for elementary school children, and so much more. Help our faculty members continue making positive changes in our communities by making a tax-deductible gift of any amount to the Charles R. Bantz Chancellor’s Community Research Fund today.

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IU Indianapolis Chancellor & IU Executive VP

IU Indianapolis faculty members are making our communities better by helping reduce recidivism, improving drinking water for local Indianapolis communities, empowering incarcerated women to re-enter society, providing summer enrichment programs for elementary school children, and so much more. Help our faculty members continue making positive changes in our communities by making a tax-deductible gift of any amount to the Charles R. Bantz Chancellor’s Community Research Fund today.

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Charles R. Bantz, IU Indianapolis Chancellor from 2003–2015, believes in the power of community-engaged research and university-community partnerships to make lasting, positive impacts in our communities, city, and state. In his honor, the Charles R. Bantz Chancellor’s Community Research Fund ensures that his community-engagement legacy lives on through IU Indianapolis research that addresses complex problems. 

The “Bantz Awards” are one-year grants that support a collaborative research team of IU Indianapolis faculty, staff, students, and community partners who work together to address a pressing issue in Central Indiana. Awarded since 2016, Bantz Award goals include working “in” and “with” the community to address local needs and translating research into solutions that improve lives.

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Amy Conrad Warner.

We all dream of safer, healthier communities, better access to health care, social justice, and equitable opportunities that lead to robust employment. The Charles R. Bantz Chancellor's Community Research Fund provides the opportunity for partners to work together for the greater good.

Amy Conrad Warner Donor and Vice Chancellor, IU Indianapolis Office of Community Engagement

Important Disclosures

Please note, the name and purpose of the fund displayed on this page constitute the authorized description of the fund by the Indiana University Foundation, Inc. Your gift supports the fund as described herein.

In July 2024, IUPUI became Indiana University Indianapolis and is no longer affiliated with Purdue University. The IU Foundation is in the process of updating all fund titles and fund descriptions to reflect this change. Effective July 2024, even though IUPUI may be mentioned on this page, gifts to this fund will be administered by the Indiana University Foundation, Inc., on behalf of Indiana University Indianapolis.