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The competitive grants administered by the GFR office are intended to stimulate a range of professional activities--from research and professional development to curricular and pedagogic innovation.
Grant competitions are scheduled throughout the academic year to give faculty members flexibility in pursuing type and timing of funding.
Funding Opportunity Proposal and Submission Guidelines
RFPs describe eligibility and compliance criteria, and content and submission guidelines for each grant opportunity.
RFPs shall be posted to this GFR webpage no fewer than 30 days before the published submission deadline for the respective competition.
2025-2026 Internal Grants Schedule
All proposals due by 12:00 noon on "Due By" date. All dates are subject to change.
Internal Grant | Grant Period | Proposals Due By | Review Period Ends | Awards Announced | Final Reports Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Faculty Development -Part-time Faculty Round 1 -Full-Time Faculty Round 2 | Tuesday, August 26, 2025 through Tuesday, June 30, 2026 | Wednesday, | Wednesday, | Between: Friday, October 31, 2025 & Friday November 7, 2025 | Wednesday, |
Faculty-Student Research | Award Date through Tuesday, June 30, 2026 | Wednesday, | Wednesday, | Between: Friday, November 14, 2025 & Friday, November 21, 2025 | Wednesday, |
Faculty Development -Part-Time Faculty Only Round 2 | Award Date through Tuesday, June 30, 2026 | Wednesday, | Friday, | Monday, December 22, 2025 | Wednesday, |
CSCU-AAUP Faculty Research | Award Date through Wednesday, June 30, 2027 | Friday, | TBD | May 2026 (Exact Date TBD) | Thursday, |
Curriculum Development | Summer 2026 and/or 2026-2027 Winter Session | Wednesday, | Wednesday, | Between: Friday, April 3, 2026 & Friday, April 10, 2026 | Monday, |
Next Gen Student Success, Innovation & Community Engagement | July 1, 2026 - | LOI: Friday, December 19, 2025 Proposal: Friday March 6, 2026 | Thursday, May 14, 2026 | Friday, May 15, 2026 | Thursday, September 30, 2027 |
Clusters of Excellence | February 1, 2026 - | Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | Thursday, January 29, 2026 | Friday, January 30, 2026 | Thursday, September 30, 2027 |
Faculty Development -Full-Time Faculty Only Round 1 | Academic Year 2026-2027 | Wednesday, | Wednesday, | Between: Friday, May 15, 2026 & Friday, May 22, 2026 | Thursday, |
2025-2026 Internal Grants Request for Proposals (RFPs)
2025-2026 Faculty Development Grant RFP. (Part-Time Faculty Round 1; Full-Time Faculty Round 2)
Proposals Due: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
2025-2026 Faculty-Student Research Grant RFP
Proposals Due: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
2025-2026 Part-Time Only Faculty Development Grant RFP. (Part-Time Faculty Round 2)
Proposals Due: Wednesday, December 17, 2025
2025-2026 Curriculum Development Grant RFP
Proposals Due: Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Introducing our NEW ONLINE APPLICATION! Please click the link to fill out the application for the competitions listed below.
Click Here For The Grant Proposal Form
While we are hopeful you will use the new online format, we’re still including the following PDF version.
Following are the required Internal Grant Proposal Cover Sheet and Budget Form to use in developing your proposal:
- The Cover Sheet is a fillable PDF form.
- The Budget Form is in Word table format. Upon completion, please save as a PDF file.
- Once both forms are completed and saved as PDF files, they should be combined with your Proposal Narrative PDF file into a single PDF file for submission in accordance with the RFP guidelines
QUESTIONS?
Contact ccsugrants@ccsu.edu