Mindbridge x CGRE Application to MindShift Lab Spring 2025

Mindbridge x CGRE

Fall 2025 Research Replay Application

Apply Now for the Fall 2025 Cohort

Mindbridge and CGRE are now accepting applications for the Research Relay, the collaboration’s upcoming three month (roughly 12-week) research experience. Selected participants who have participated in the MindShift Lab and successfully applied will be notified during the week of August 25, 2025.
The first cohort will begin online sessions during the week of September 8, 2025.

Please review the application form below and answer the following prompts to the fullest extent of your knowledge and using the American Psychological Association principles of clarity, precision, and inclusion. Information that provides additional details, such as references, will not be counted towards word limits.

Each response prompt must be completed in full for applications to be considered complete.

Please note that there is an additional response box to upload citations, which should be listed in APA-style format. Please see this Quick Start guide from the University of New England for additional information.

For questions, comments, or concerns, please contact Mindbridge’s
Research and Evaluation Department (research@mindbridgecenter.org).

Organization Name:

Contact information for you and your organization:

First Name

Last Name

Title:

Email:

Phone:

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Website:

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Social Links:

What is your organization’s mission or long-term vision?

(Please provide between 250 – 800 words.)

Please share the ways in which your organization seeks to achieve its goals, with an emphasis on navigating challenging periods or the current social landscape of the United States

If your organization frequently partners with other groups or has changed titles, please provide the names of those organizations here as well. (Please provide between 500 – 800 words.)

Does your organization have a data analysis expert or team?

If so, please describe their function, scope of work, and dedicated staff members. If not, describe the manner by which data support could be best used by your organization and what resources may be useful for the development of a data analysis team or handling private data. (Please provide between 500 – 800 words.)

Please describe a specific observation or curiosity that your organization will gather evidence on, and what hypothesis or ideas will be tested in learning about it.

Citations and other references may be included in this part of the proposal; please include references at the end of the statement. (Please provide between 500 – 800 words.)

How will focusing on this observation contribute to change or make a difference?

(Please provide between 250 – 800 words.)

What actionable steps can be taken towards gathering evidence related to your observation or curiosity?

(Please provide between 250 – 800 words.)

Provide a possible methodological approach or specific methods to gathering data relevant to your observation.

(Please provide between 250-1,000 words.)

What would be an appropriate timeline for the achievement of your research goals?

(Please provide between 200-650 words.)

How will the data gathered support your organization's work or the community that your organization may benefit?

(Please provide between 200-650 words.)

Please describe one or more ways in which you will interpret the evidence that you gather. Consider the question: how will you tell whether or not your work was effective?

(Please provide between 200-650 words.)

In what ways will you share the information that will be gathered in this proposal?

Note that peer-reviewed scientific articles or public-facing data reports count as sharing or dissemination of key findings. (Please provide between 200-500 words.)

Describe which staff members would be dedicated to achieving the research project.

Additionally, please name your organization’s primary contact that will be assigned as Project Lead and Communicator.

Are there any accessibility needs or supports we should be aware of to ensure your full participation?

Commitment

This is a 12-week blended (live facilitated workshops and asynchronous learning) program requiring: • 90 minutes on Zoom, biweekly • Independent engagement with online content and project framework (~2 hours/week) • Research and data collection, facilitated and supported by the Mindbridge Research and Evaluation Department • Preparation to share your findings in a networking or collective setting, with the intention of sharing your experience. Can your organization make this commitment?