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 Provostis pleased toprovide funding through the Provost’s Direct Costs Grants (PDCG) Program to help defray one-time, direct costs associated with research and creative activities;specifically, costs related to the dissemination of completed work.
Eligible expenses may include translation, indexing, article processing charges (APCs), submission fees, and other one-time costs associated with sharingcompletedscholarship or creative work, such as videos, recordings, shipping, payments to collaborators, sound editors, and similar services. Expenses related to the continuation of research or creative activities are not eligible. Costs that require ongoing investment, maintenance, or upkeep are not considered one-time expenses and will not be funded.
The program is offered oncepersemester.
InfoReady Review Portal for the RSCA and PDCG Programs