Search Tools
Pivot-RP
Research and Sponsored Projects has implemented Pivot-RP, a web-based tool that provides access to a “global source of funding opportunities” and allows users to connect with potential collaborators at CSUCI, across the CSU and beyond. Pivot-RP is available to all faculty, staff, and students.
Pivot-RP Start Guide (PDF, 864KB)
CSUCI Sponsored Subscriptions
The services listed below are password protected and offer searchable funding opportunities and other services. If you would like information on how to access these database subscriptions, please contact Research & Sponsored Programs.
American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Grants Resource Center
External Funding Opportunities
Federal Grants
Federal Grants Notification Service: Grants.gov
State of California Funding Opportunities
California Grants Portal: https://www.grants.ca.gov/
California State University (CSU) Affinity Groups
https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/research/Pages/campus-research-collaborations.aspx
List of Institutional, HSI/MRI*, Faculty/Student Success, Workforce Development Funding Opportunities
For information about any of the programs listed below, please contact Research and Sponsored Programs (rsp@csuci.edu)
Internal Funding Opportunities
Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) Awards
The RSCA program supports Faculty research, scholarship, and creative activity with funds from the Office of the Chancellor's and the Office of the Provost. This support for faculty scholarship raises the visibility of the California State University as an institution that values faculty RSCA.
Provost Direct Cost Grant Program
The Office of the Provost is pleased to provide funding to defray direct costs associated with research and creative activities via the Provost’s Direct Costs Grants (PDCG) Program. Examples of direct costs that may be covered by this grant include subventions, translation, indexing, article processing charges (APCs), submission fees, and other costs associated with the dissemination of scholarship and creative work, such as videos, recordings, shipping, and payment to collaborators, sound editors etc. This program is offered once per semester.
InfoReady Review Portal for the RSCA and PDCG Programs