The world is your oyster! We cannot offer suggestions at this time as the goal of the project is ingenuity and zeal - get brainstorming and see what you come up with! Every campus is different and each ministry has different needs - allow this project to help fill the needs of your CCM and campus as a whole.

• The project can last any length of time in the 2026-2027 school year.

• The project could be anywhere from a few hours to lasting the whole year long.

• The RISE Awardees will be announced during the summer of 2026.

• If selected, you must send in a final single PDF with photocopied receipts of all the expenses for the project.

• If the amount spent on the project comes under the budgeted amount by more than $500, you must return the remainder to ASJB at the same time that the final project plan and video are submitted.

• All finalists will be asked to complete a Project Plan utilizing a provided template. Applicants will be selected from these finalists and provided funding to implement their ideas. All funded projects must document their project and within three months after the activity, provide ASJB with a final Project Plan (as implemented) and a 5-10 minute video on how the project was carried out and its impact.

• Each RISE Award recipient must create a video to detail the success of the RISE Awards on their respective campus. The goal of this video is two-fold: 1) ASJB will share the video on its digital platforms to reach other campus ministries to inspire creativity in their outreach on their own campuses. 2) ASJB will share with its networks and donors how the award money was impactful for the specific campuses in leading souls to Christ.

• The video should be 5-10 minutes long with a horizontal (landscape) orientation. While we don’t necessarily expect a professional video, we’re still looking for high quality video, photos, and audio to be included to be shared with ASJB’s networks and digital platforms. We’re looking for a creative, well-executed video.

• The video style should include compilation or advertisement style content. We’re looking for something punchy and exciting to watch. The video can include clips of students talking, however, this should only be a short aspect of the video. 

• Some prompts to think about for the video could include: 

  • How was the grant money impactful for your campus? 

  • What need did your campus have that this money helped fill? 

  • How can your specific creative campus outreach inspire other campuses to use ingenuity in their outreach to their campus?

  • How was your ministry affected by the call for creativity in campus outreach? 

• We highly recommend documenting videos/photos throughout the planning and execution process of your project so you can easily have content to pull from for the video.

The application will open on September 15, 2025, and will close at 11:59 PM ET on January 15, 2026. The CCMs chosen for Round 2 will be notified by March 5, 2026, and will be asked to produce a comprehensive Project Plan by March 31, 2026.

• The awarded money cannot be used to bring in another group to do evangelization for your CCM (ie: FOCUS, SPO, etc).

• CCMs must use the money only for the project that they apply for. The money cannot be used for outside projects/purposes.

Replicability is one factor among many. It is not weighted as heavily as other qualities, such as effectiveness of the project (bringing souls to Christ), for example. What we mean by "replicable" is something closer to "repeatable" and/or "inspirational." For example, your ministry should ask itself, "Does this project inspire other Campus Ministries to think as creatively as this project?" "Does this project contain certain elements that are repeatable on other campuses?" etc.

Each CCM finalist may send up to two representatives (two staff, OR one staff and one student, OR one staff) to the Washington, D.C.-area for the in-person pitch competition in June. 

ASJB will reimburse for up to two economy class plane or train tickets for each CCM representative, up to $1,000 total per CCM. Flight arrangements should be made by each respective CCM, and receipts submitted to rise@asjb.org by June 1, 2026. A flight reimbursement check will be mailed to the CCM postal address. The two nearest airports are DCA and IAD. 

For those CCMs which are within driving distance (approximately 300 miles) or outside this range but choose to drive, ASJB will reimburse at the 2026 business standard IRS mileage rate via reimbursement check to the CCM postal address. 

Representative(s) from each CCM must arrive by 12:00pm EST to the Fleming’s Steakhouse in Tysons Corner, VA on June 18, 2026, for a group meeting. Pitches will occur starting at 1pm and every half hour thereafter until all CCMs have had an opportunity to pitch their ideas. Everyone will reconvene for a happy hour and plated dinner starting at 7pm. 

Each CCM representative will receive a one-night hotel stay from June 18 to June 19, 2026, at the Courtyard Marriott in Tysons Corner. On a case-by-case basis, ASJB may supplement an additional hotel room on the night of June 17, 2026, if the CCM writes with this request. This would be in the case that travel arrangements (flights, trains, etc.) cannot be found on the morning of June 18, 2026. Flights should depart no sooner than June 19, 2026. Those who choose to arrive earlier or stay longer are responsible for lodging and other expenses incurred.

A $100 Visa gift card will be given to each CCM to help offset costs for local travel, food, and other incidentals. 

Each CCM will be responsible for getting to and from the airport/train station, as well as any other additional lodging or expenses incurred outside of the above outlined guidelines.