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

All decisions will be announced by June 2026.

To learn more about TSMG, please join us for a Teacher-Scholar Mini Grant Information Session Information Session on Thursday, March 5 at 11:10 am (Click here for Zoom link). Presentation slides linked here. Recording will be linked here after the event, (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.