The Third Mission Institute is an applied research university institute. Its founded on the premise that every university has three main missions: teaching, research and the application of knowledge for the benefit of the community.

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It is the agency or organization that executes the Project, Program or Initiative. It is the actor in this triad closest to the service delivery.
It is the agency, organization or foundation that acts as a funder for a Project, Program or Initiative. In some instances, a combination of a federal and state agencies could serve as the Social Investor.
It works hand in hand with both, Social Investors and Implementers in all phases of the project to increase the probability of success and sustainability. Some of the roles of the Scientific Partner could include: applied research for a specific project; strategic planning and data driven decisions; capacity building; evidence based practice selection and adaptation; day to day technical assistance; programmatic advisory and/or; evaluation.
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