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CSUMB Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity (RSCA)
The 2024-2025 CSU Research Scholarship & Creative Activity competition is underway! Proposals are now being accepted and are due by Tuesday, 4/30/2024, 4pm via InfoReady.
The RSCA Guidelines, RSCA Title Page and RSCA Budget Worksheet can be found at: https://csumb.infoready4.com/ DEADLINE: 4pm, Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
Funding is provided by the CSU Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award Program: $2.5M allocation for 23 campuses based on faculty FTE. CSUMB’s FY24-25 allocation is $42,979. There will be an estimated 7 CSUMB RSCA awards of up to $6,140 each.
The CSUMB RSCA committee may at its discretion fund less than the requested amount. Faculty may submit up to one individual proposal, and up to one collaborative proposal. Collaborative proposals are still limited to the $6,140 total.
Requirements details are below.
PURPOSE:
The CSUMB Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity (CSUMB RSCA) competition is to support faculty within Unit 3 for their research, scholarship, and creative activities. Funding is provided by the CSU Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award Program: $2.5M allocation for 23 campuses based on faculty FTE.
The CSUMB RSCA awards are intended to support these goals:
- development of new, expanded, or enhanced research, scholarship, and/or creative activity projects that will be of significant educational value for you, your field, and/or students;
- publication, exhibition, and other forms of scholarly dissemination;
- scholarship that may generate future funding from other sources (eligible faculty).
ELIGIBILITY:
In accordance with article 25.6 of the collective bargaining agreement, all faculty Unit 3 employees are eligible. This category includes Instructional Faculty, Librarians, Coaches and Counselors. Please contact University Academic Personnel for questions regarding Unit 3 eligibility.
- Recipients of funding from the RSCA23-24 Competition held in 2023 are not eligible to apply.
DEADLINE:
Tuesday, 4/30/2024, 4pm via InfoReady
Late applications will not be accepted.
Please apply early to complete questions within InfoReady and upload all documents with signatures.
Contact: spo@csumb.edu with questions!
See InfoReady at https://csumb.
infoready4.com/ for instructions and Supporting Documentation including (but not limited to): - The RSCA Guidelines
- RSCA
Title Page - RSCA Budget Worksheet