Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities (RSCA)

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.

Consistent with Chancellor Garcia's commitment to invest in California State University (CSU) research activities, funding in the amount of $2.5 million has been approved for the RSCA award program for the 2024-25 academic year. Each allocation is based on reported fall 2023 full-time equivalent faculty with the goal of supporting research, scholarly, and creative activity.

All members of Unit 3 - Faculty, Librarians, Coaches, and Counselors are eligible to apply for and receive RSCA awards.

RSCA awards are intended as one-time grants, not as a sole or continuing source of support for a particular line of professional activity. Higher priority will be given to:

  • Individuals who have not received RSCA funding in the past three years;
  • Probationary, tenure track faculty at critical stages of their careers, during which research support is essential;

Please note that all RSCA grant funds awarded are Research & Sponsored Programs (Stateside) funds and awardees are responsible to ensure that funds are spent by fiscal-year-end (FY-end) (June 30th, 2025 for RSCA 24-25 award period). Funds not expended by the FY-end date are forfeited and returned to RSP for redistribution the following year.

2026-2027 CSUCI Competition for RSCA

  • The 2026-2027 RSCA competition is here! Open for application in InfoReady.
  • Award Cycle: 2026 - 2027
  • Project Timeline: July 1st, 2026 - June 30th, 2027
  • Discipline/Subject Area: All disciplines
  • Progress Reports: 6-month, 12-month, and 18- month progress reports will be due in December 2026, June 2027, and December 2027. Progress Reports are required to be submitted in InfoReady and progress report notifications will be sent out via email. 

RSCA 2026-27 Request for Proposals (PDF, 253KB)

Please Note: Travel and publication costs are not funded by the RSCA program. Faculty should request support for travel via the Academic Affairs Faculty Travel process and support for dissemination activity including publication costs via the Provost’s Direct Costs Grants  Program.

Please contact Research and Sponsored Programs (rsp@csuci.edu) for more information.

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