RSCA Request for 2026-27 Proposals
Request for Proposals
Proposals are due by noon on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
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.
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, we invite you to attend the RSCA Grant Information hybrid presentation and brown bag lunch workshop on Thursday, Oct. 9 from 11:10 a.m.-1 p.m. Phil Costanzo, Academic Senate Grants Review Committee chair, will explain the program, answer questions and provide tips and suggestions for drafting competitive proposals. The first hour of this event will be hybrid (at the Bio Museum, Fisher 33-285 and on Zoom), followed by an in-person workshop. In-person attendees are welcome to bring their lunch, laptop and work on a proposal. Presentation slides linked here. Recording will be linked here after the meeting.
