RSCA Request for 2026-27 Proposals

Request for Proposals

Proposals are due on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at noon.

To apply, go to the Cal Poly InfoReady home page, and select "Office of Research" from the drop-down menu in the upper left corner. Then scroll down and select the 2026-27 Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities Grant link at the bottom of the page. (Coming soon)
Note that this program does NOT require any processing through the Office of Research pre-award offices for proposals to external funders.

When creating your project budget, we recommend starting with the Excel budget template before filling out the budget fields in the InfoReady application. 

Please review the Rating Definitions for more information on how the reviewed proposals will be scored. 

All decisions will be announced during finals week in March 2026.

The Office of Research thanks you for your participation! If you need assistance, please e-mail research@calpoly.edu. 

To learn more about RSCA, please join us for a hybrid presentation and brown bag lunch workshop on Thursday, October 9 at 11:10 am. Presentation slides linked here. Recording will be linked here after the meeting (must be logged in with Cal Poly credentials to view).