Internal SJSU Funding
Opportunities from the Office of Research

Pilot: SJSU Federal Appropriation Proposals - Request for Applications
The purpose of this RFA is to identify SJSU RSCA priorities that are ready to be presented to SJSU’s congressional delegation and their staff for consideration as part of the federal appropriation process.
Deadline: 5 pm, June 10, 2022

The UGA supports faculty members from across the SJSU campus through the process of writing a significant external grant proposal to fund their RSCA. New this year, we will be offering a compacted 10-week version of the program during Summer 2022, June 6 to August 15.
Award Type: Fellowship
Award Amount: $4,000
Deadline: 5pm, April 4, 2022

Partially funded by the CSU Chancellor's Office, in support of all Unit 3 Faculty, this initial seed grant is to support faculty starting new RSCA projects with no previous funding.
Award Type: Grant
Award Amount: Up to $7,500
Deadline: 5pm, February 4, 2022
Level-Up Grant: Reaching the Next Level in your RSCA
Intended for faculty with funded (internally or externally) RSCA taking their RSCA ot the next level through collaboration for follow-on extramural funding.
Award Type: Grant
Award Amount: Up to $30,000
Deadline: 5pm, November 30, 2021

VPRI Mid-Career RSCA Fellowship
Designed for associate or late-stage assistant (4+ year) professor faculty to grow a new line of RSCA or take an existing line of RSCA to a substantially higher level.
Award Type: Fellowship
Award Amount: Up to $20,000
Deadline: 5 pm, November 30, 2021
Opportunities from the Center for Faculty Development

The Weir/Galm Award is designed to assist pre-tenure faculty in establishing and developing their careers at San José State University by supporting research, participation in conferences, and/or acquisition of materials related to teaching or scholarship.
Award Type: Grant
Award Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: 5pm, November 12, 2021

ERFA Faculty Research and Creative Activity Award
The ERFA Research and Creativity Award supports research, creative activity, virtual conference attendance, and/or acquisition of equipment related to scholarly and creative endeavors. Tenure-track and tenured faculty, as well as lecturer faculty with more than 6 years of continuous service to SJSU are eligible to apply.
Award Type: Grant
Award Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: 5pm, December 8, 2021