Internal SJSU Funding
2023-24 Funding Programs Overview
Annual R&I Faculty Funding Opportunities

SJSU RSCA Seed Grant Program
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: December 8, 2023
Seed Grant Program FAQ

VPRI Teaming Award
Intended to build the capacity of SJSU faculty to design and conduct RSCA collaboratively
with faculty both at SJSU and/or external institutions.
Award Type: Grant
Award Amount: Up to $25,000
Deadline: December 8, 2023

SJSU RSCA Equipment Grant
Designed to provide internal support for RSCA equipment, specifically for equipment
that cannot be funded through external sources such as the NSF Major Research Instrumentation
Program (MRI) or entirely through other internal SJSU funding sources.
Award Type: Grant
Award Amount: Up to $35,000
Deadline: December 8, 2023
Other R&I Funding Programs

University Grants Academy (UGA)
The UGA supports faculty members from across the SJSU campus through the process of
writing a significant external grant proposal to fund their RSCA. Faculty can apply
to the spring session or a compacted ten-week session in the summer.
Award Type: Fellowship
Award Amount: .2 Assigned Time
Deadline: October 9, 2023
UGA FAQ

University Grants Academy Research Clusters (UGA)
The UGA Research Clusters (UGA RC) program will enable a group of faculty members
to write and plan much larger grants as a team during Spring 2024 and will directly
reflect SJSU’s research strengths and priorities, and topics of national and global
importance.
Award Type: Fellowship
Award Amount: .2 Assigned Time
Deadline: October 9, 2023

Rapid Response Initiative
To provide a mechanism of internal support for RSCA that requires a rapid turnaround
due to special circumstances.
Award Type: Grant
Award Amount: Up to $7,500
Deadline: Rolling through 06/30/2024