Internal CSULB Funding Opportunities
The Office of Research and Economic Development in collaboration with the Division of Academic Affairs is pleased to support the following Award Opportunities.
Award Competition Timelines PDF
| Award Competitions | TT/T Faculty including Librarians, Counselors, & Coaches | Full-time Lecturer Faculty | Part-time Lecturer Faculty | Probationary Faculty w/ New Faculty Reassigned Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini Grants* | Eligible | Eligible | Eligible | |
| Summer Stipends* | Eligible | Eligible | Eligible | |
| Reassigned Time* | Eligible | Eligible | ||
| Faculty Small Grants* | Eligible | Eligible | Eligible | |
| ORED Multidisciplinary Grants |
Eligible |
|
Eligible | |
| Summer Student Research Assistantship |
Eligible |
Eligible** |
Eligible** |
Eligible |
| FRA-IE | Eligible | Eligibility determined by colleges | ||
| Open-Access (OA) | Eligible | Eligible | Eligible |
"Based on CalPERS guidelines, FERP appointees may not receive additional compensation. As a result, FERP faculty are ineligible for stipend payments associated with Summer Stipend awards."
*Faculty can only accept one of these awards
**Joint proposal with TT/T Faculty required
Academic Affairs, in collaboration with the Office of Research and Economic Development, is pleased to support Student Research Assistantship Program every summer.
This program is designed to encourage student participation in a broad range of scholarly and academic activities and is open to eligible undergraduates and graduates from all disciplines and academic areas of study. The assistantship provides financial support during the summer intersession months to undertake full-time research and scholarly activities in collaboration with a Faculty Research Mentor (Tenured/tenure track faculty, or Lecturer with a Tenured/tenure track faculty/Department Chair as Co-Mentor). Research Mentors are expected to meet regularly with their assistant and provide a blend of supervision that provides directed guidance with scope for initiative and independent thought. Faculty mentors are highly encouraged to complete the Beach Mentor program. For more information on the Beach Mentor Program, visit their webpage.
Faculty Mentors are also required to enter their ORCiD number in the application.
Due to the competitive nature of this award, a Faculty mentor may only nominate up to 2 students. If two students are nominated, the Faculty mentor must rank the two students. Please log-in to Info Ready to submit your application beginning Monday, October 26, 2026. SSRA application submission ends by Monday, November 30, 2026, by 5pm.
Click here to view 2026 Summer Student Research Assistantship (PDF) guide.
The Office of Research and Economic Development is accepting proposals for internal grants to help faculty prepare proposals for major external funding. ORED encourages multidisciplinary research collaborations and partnerships.
This grant program is open to CSULB tenured or tenure-track faculty members. Past award recipients must have submitted both a final report and a full length, external grant application through ORED based upon the award in order to be eligible for funding.
Please see the attached RFP for further information on how to apply, as well as the criteria that needs to be included in your application package:
RFP for 2026 - 2027 Multidisciplinary Grant Requirements (PDF)
Please log-in to Info Ready to submit your application beginning Monday, November 2, 2026. Multidisciplinary grant application submission ends by Friday, December 11, 2026, by 5pm.
The Division of Academic Affairs is pleased to support Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity (RSCA) and Mini Grants and Summer Stipends (MGSS).
When funds are available, a faculty member is allowed to receive only one award—a summer stipend, a mini-grant, reassigned time, or a faculty small grant—in a given year under the Academic Senate policy. The deadline for RSCA awards and faculty small grants will be set by the college. Application timeline and process will be announced during the Fall Session of the Academic Year. Please see Academic Senate Policy 19-03 §3.1 for details.
The Division of Academic Affairs is pleased to announce the availability of funds to support RSCA for FY 2026 - 2027.
A faculty member is allowed to receive only one award—a summer stipend, a mini-grant, reassigned time, or a faculty small grant—in a given year under this policy. The deadline for RSCA awards and faculty small grants will be set by the college. Please see the Academic Senate Policy 19-03 §3.0 for details.
Awards may be used for reassigned time, faculty small grants, or a combination of both equivalent to the Vacant Rate for up to 6 WTU per academic year. Applications for more than 3 WTU require additional justification in the application. Should more than 3 WTU of reassigned time be awarded, the awardee can choose to take the reassigned time all in one semester or distribute the reassigned time over two semesters.
Each academic college administers the award process for Reassigned Time and Faculty Small Grants. Faculty members receiving new faculty reassigned time are only eligible to apply for Faculty Small Grants. Contact your college office regarding application information. RSCA proposals deadlines are TBD per college.
If your college is using the Info-Ready platform to accept proposal applications, please log-in to Info-Ready to find your college RSCA competition page.
ORED Workshop Information on Reassigned Time and Faculty Small Grants (PDF)
The Chancellor’s Office will provide system-level funding for Mini-grants and Summer Stipends (MGSS).
All members of Unit 3 (Faculty, Librarians, Coaches, and Counselors) not receiving new faculty reassigned time are eligible to compete for MGSS awards. Faculty members with 12-month full-time appointments are not eligible for summer stipends. Summer stipend applicants may not have additional employment in the CSU or an auxiliary equivalent to 6 WTUs or more during the summer. Based on CalPERS guidelines, FERP appointees may not receive additional compensation. As a result, FERP faculty are ineligible for stipend payments associated with Summer Stipend awards.
Support will be available in the form of:
Mini-Grants
- Not to exceed $5000, are intended to be “seed” money leading to the application for external support. Since this award is “seed” money, acceptance of a mini-grant requires that the application for external funding based on the proposal be submitted within two years of the date of the award and prior to any subsequent mini-grant awards.
Summer Stipends
- Equivalent to the prevailing 3-WTU Vacant Rate to support a recipient in continuance of scholarly and creative activity during the summer. An applicant or recipient of a summer stipend may not be employed for 6WTU or more in summer session during the stipend period.
Each college review committee, the college dean, and the university MGSS committee will review and provide recommendations.
For research and scholarly projects that seek to disrupt anti-Black racism and/or promote racial equity, please clearly indicate this goal in the application.
MGSS Applications will be submitted, reviewed, and awarded via InfoReady, an online Research Competition Space. MGSS Applicants are required to enter their ORCiD account number as a required information on InfoReady. Please visit ORCiD for more information.
Please log-in to Info Ready to submit your application beginning Monday, September 14, 2026. MGSS application submission ends by Monday November 2, 2026, by 5pm.
A faculty member is allowed to receive only one award—a summer stipend, a mini-grant, reassigned time, or a faculty small grant—in a given year under this policy. If the faculty has been awarded an RSCA from their college, they won’t be eligible for an MGSS. Please see the Academic Senate Policy 19-03 §3.0 for details.
