Internal SJSU Funding
2024-25 Funding Programs Overview
Annual R&I Faculty Funding Opportunities
SJSU University Grants Academy
The University Grants Academy (UGA) supports tenure-track/tenured faculty members
through the process of writing a significant external grant proposal to fund their
research, scholarship, and creative activity (RSCA).
There are two cycles of applications; the first one is due in April for existing faculty.
The second cycle is for new faculty only with a due date in October.
Award Type: Assigned Time
Award amount: .2 Assigned Time
Deadline: September 21, 11:59 pm (previously April 7, 2025)
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: TBA, early December 2025
Seed Grant Program FAQ
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: TBA, early December 2025
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: TBA, early December 2025
Other R&I Funding Programs
University Grants Academy (UGA) for New Faculty Starting in Fall 2024
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 4, 2024
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 14, 2024
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 06/30/2025
2024-25 STEM-NET Faculty Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research SEED Grant Program
To support and encourage the development of interdisciplinary research and scholarship
collaborations by faculty members in STEM and the social sciences, humanities, and
arts.
Award Type: Grant
Award Amount: Up to $25,000
Deadline: TBA
