TSMG Request for Proposals 2026-27
Main TSMG Request for Proposals (RFP)
More information on
1. Teaching & Learning and 2. Discovery & Translation Tracks
3. Proposal Development Track
Proposals are due by noon on Thursday, April 9, 2026
To apply, go to the Cal Poly InfoReady home page, and select one of the three Teacher-Scholar Tracks.
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 Rating Definitions and Criteria linked below for more information on how the reviewed proposals will be scored.
TSMG Rating Definitions and Criteria: Discovery & Translation and Teaching & Learning Tracks
TSMG Rating Definitions and Criteria: Proposal Development Track
Selection of the 2026-27 TSMG awards will be decided by the Teacher-Scholar Mini Grant Review Panel Members in late May 2026. All decisions will be announced by June 2026.
A Teacher-Scholar Mini Grant Information Session Information Session was held on Thursday, March 5 at 11:10 am Presentation slides linked here. Recording is linked here, (must be logged in with Cal Poly credentials to view).
The Office of Research thanks you for your participation! If you need assistance, please e-mail research@calpoly.edu.
