Internal Grants

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,
October 1, 2025

Wednesday,
October 22, 2025

Between:

Friday, October 31, 2025

&

Friday November 7, 2025

Wednesday,
September 30, 2026

Faculty-Student Research

Award Date 

through 

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Wednesday,
October 15, 2025

Wednesday,
November 5, 2025

Between:

Friday, November 14, 2025

&

Friday, November 21, 2025

Wednesday,
September 30, 2026

Faculty Development

-Part-Time Faculty Only Round 2

Award Date 

through 

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Wednesday,
December 17, 2025

Friday,
December 19, 2025

Monday, December 22, 2025

Wednesday,
September 30, 2026

CSCU-AAUP Faculty Research

Award Date 

through 

Tuesday, June 30, 2027

Friday,
January 23, 2026
(Tentative)

TBD

May 2026

(Exact Date TBD)

Thursday,
September 30, 2027

Curriculum Development

Summer 2026

through 

2026-2027 Winter Session

Wednesday,
March 4, 2026

Wednesday,
March 25, 2026

Between:

Friday, April 3, 2026

&

Friday, April 10, 2026

Monday,
March 1, 2027

Faculty Development

-Full-Time Faculty Only Round 1

Academic Year 2026-2027

Wednesday,
April 8, 2026

Wednesday,
May 6, 2026

Between:

Friday, May 15, 2026

&

Friday, May 22, 2026

Thursday,
September 30, 2027

2025-2026 Internal Grants Request for Proposals (RFPs)

(Please Note that the Application Forms Required to Submit Proposals will be Posted Here Soon)

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

QUESTIONS?
Contact ccsugrants@ccsu.edu