RSCA Request for 2025-26 Proposals

Request for Proposals 

Proposals are due on Thursday, December 12, 2024.

To apply, go to the Cal Poly InfoReady home page, and select "Division of Research" from the drop-down menu in the upper left corner. Then scroll down and select the 2025-26 Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities Grant link at the bottom of the page. 
Note that this program does NOT require any processing through the Division 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 by the end of Winter Quarter 2025.

The Division 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 Division of Research Internal Funding Opportunities Information Session on Monday, September 30 at 11:10 am. Presentation slides linked here. Recording linked here (must be logged in with Cal Poly credentials to view).

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