WA-SEN offers grants to students to educate state legislators, and to support the recruitment and activation of student advocates to deliver the student voice to state legislators throughout the year. This project helps students at all 2-year and 4-year public and private colleges in Washington by funding interactive content creation and engagement initiatives intended to recruit students and/or educate legislators about the Network’s advocacy priorities and overall postsecondary attainment objectives.
Below are some past projects that have been funded, as well as information to inspire your future projects.
Go to the Resources for Legislators page to see student videos created for legislators under this program.
Interactive education projects or campaigns might include various online mediums and/or traditional offline forms of engagement and education to deepen legislators understanding of the issue, and/or activate student participation on campus, including:
- videos and other forms of rich media
- online apps
- email marketing series
- educational quizzes or surveys
- mailings
- promotional items
- in-person meet-ups/presentations
Suggested content should focus on:
- student testimonials
- protecting state financial aid
- equity in education
- workforce development
- postsecondary attainment
Here are a few examples of interactive tools to educate and activate for inspiration: