Funding

The SDSU Seed Grant Program aims to assist faculty in their career and research goals. Awards are limited to $7,500, awarded for an 12-month period, and available to all unit-3 faculty.

Applications open early in the fall semester and close in in the middle of the fall semester.

The Division of Research and Innovation offers two Assigned Time for Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities programs–an individual program and a team program.

The purpose of the individual program is to provide faculty with time (3 units) to ensure the successful commencement, continuation, or completion of research, scholarship, or creative activity projects at SDSU.

The team program provides 3 units of assigned time for 2 to 3 SDSU faculty who are working on a grant proposal as a team (a grant proposal submission is required for this program).

The call for applications for the following academic year opens at the end of September and is due in November.

The SDSU Grants for Established RSCA Program is designed to help faculty respond quickly to funding opportunities as they emerge.

The primary purpose of this program is to provide support for projects that will lead to an extramural funding proposal or projects that need immediate grant writing support in response to an extramural funding announcement.

Faculty who receive this funding are required to submit a proposal for extramural funding (e.g. federal, state, local, foundation, etc.). Award periods can range from three to six months. The total amount of an individual award can range between $10k - $20k, depending upon the amount of extramural funding sought.

Applications open at or near the beginning of the fiscal year in July and remain open until all available funds are awarded.

Funds are available to support Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) endeavors at SDSU and SDSU Imperial Valley.

The purpose of this program is to provide support to faculty RSCA efforts that will have significant long-term impacts on the research, scholarship, and creative activities of the university. DRI will be providing funds to support Postdoctoral Fellowships (with faculty matching) for a period of two years.

This funding program is currently on hold, pending available funds.

The Division of Research and Innovation provides support for equipment or facility upgrades ($50k-$200k) as well as for the purchase of datasets for secondary analyses ($25k-$50k), every two to three years dependent on available funding.

Funds are available to support RSCA endeavors at SDSU and SDSU Imperial Valley that will have significant long-term impacts on the research and scholarship of the university

Requests can focus on the purchase of more significant equipment that is currently absent from our campuses, an upgrade of a core facility, or the purchase of large datasets used for secondary analysis research projects.

All requests must impact the research programs of multiple faculty. Requests serving a single faculty member will not be considered.

Cross-college requests are permissible. Colleges are required to match 30% of the equipment/dataset costs.

This funding program is currently on hold, pending available funds.

The Division of Research and Innovation recognizes outstanding research, scholarship and creative activities through nomination-based awards that come with financial support.

The Albert W. Johnson University Research Lecture is the highest research honor bestowed by the university.

The Division also oversees the Outstanding Scholar Awards, which are given annually in multiple categories.

Nominations for these awards usually open at the beginning of the fall semester and must be submitted by the middle of the fall semester.

The Research Advancement team offers multiple tools and resources to help scholars identify funding opportunities.

When a funding announcement is a limited submission, Research Advancement coordinates a review process for selecting the most competitive applications from all interested SDSU researchers. You can also sign up to be notified of any limited submission opportunities.

We have contracted with Hanover for greater customization by you, the user. This service connects grant-seekers to proprietary grant support services.

Please sign up for this notification service on the Hanover Research website.

Pivot is a customizable, key-word based grant opportunity search engine. You have access to this database via your SDSU single sign-on.

We recognize that not everyone is seeking funding opportunities with the same intensity at the same time.

If you would like a more individualized search experience, please contact the Research Advancement team.

The SDSU Undergraduate RSCA Program (SURP) offers $3,600 stipends to students participating in research with a faculty mentor for one academic term or $7,200 stipends to students participating in research with a faculty mentor for two academic terms.

The Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholarship is available to select juniors, seniors, and graduate students interested in obtaining research doctorates. The College of Graduate Studies holds workshops for students interested in applying.

Funding and other kinds of support for undergraduate scholars are also offered by programs managed by an SDSU department, college, or grant-funded project.

The University Graduate Fellowship supports up to 30 graduate fellows with an annual stipend, plus benefits for two years. Accompanying support from an external funding source is required to receive this fellowship.

The Presidential Graduate Research Fellowship is for non-resident graduate students who demonstrate outstanding potential for achievement. Recipients must be nominated by their graduate program.

The Completion of Research and Create Activity (CORE) Fellowship supports the completion of the research/scholarly component of a graduate student's dissertation, thesis, or culminating experience. Nominations must be submitted by the student's faculty mentor.

The Graduate Student Travel Fund supports travel associated with SDSU graduate students' scholarly research and creative activities (RSCA). It is funded by Associated Students and managed by the College of Graduate Studies (CGS).

The College of Graduate Studies maintains a list of internal and external financial opportunities for graduate students. Please feel free to reach out to [email protected] with any questions.