Faculty Funding Opportunities through the Office of Research

Published faculty are also encouraged to work with the University Library on a Scholar Commons page. This website makes your published articles more accessible by utilizing Green Open Access policies. Participation is free for faculty. Contact Ray Scroggin at [email protected] for more details.

Provost's Research Grant Rubric

CBL STEM Program Rubric

Whitham Review Committee Rubric

• What can a Publication grant be used for? 

• The grant covers costs needed to get accepted works into publication. It can be used for: indexing, copyright permissions, illustrations, publication costs, and other costs associated with creative or scholarly exhibitions or publications, including publications in digital venues. The most typical support is publishing fees required by a journal or publisher, but needs may vary depending on discipline and circumstances.  
• It cannot be used for: research expenditures, conference travel, or other needs to complete the project, or optional publication fees such as making a publication Open Access in a subscription journal.
• What are the supporting documents? You will be required to submit an estimate, invoice, or other documentation supporting the dollar amount of your request. Anticipated future costs without an estimate are not sufficient; funds are dispersed as costs are incurred.

• Who reviews the grant proposals? Applications will be reviewed by members of the Research Committee and its Working Group. Proposals to competitive grant programs receive at least two independent reviews.
• When can I expect the grant letter after my grant has been approved? It typically takes about a week to get the grant ID set up and issue a formal letter. This might take longer depending on the amount of the requested grant IDs. 
• What if I want more information about a declined proposal? You can contact Eric Tillman to discuss the reviewers feedback for your proposal
• Will I receive my full budget request if my proposal is selected for funding? This depends on several factors, such as the funds available, the number of proposals we are choosing to support with that program, and the comments from reviewers.

• How to manage funds if they are given as a budget string. If you are given your funds via a budget string you can spend it on allowable purchases or for hiring a student and use this grant to pay their wages. To do that you will need to hire them on Workday as student workers. Please refer to the Student Employment resources for more information. 
• How to see the grant balance WD? For all internal grants you can run a grant report in Workday. For CBL grants balance please contact Mitu Nahar from the SPO team, as this is an externally sponsored project that is handled through SPO. 
• What to do if there is a negative balance in the grant? If you have a negative balance on your grant you should add the remaining balance from other sources as we cannot close a grant until it has a zero/positive balance. 
• Grant extension - how to request? Please use the Grant Extension Request form to request the extension to your grant. Note that grants cannot be extended for longer than a single year past the original expiration date.
• If I am leaving SCU the next academic year, am I still eligible for my award? The distribution of the grant funds is subject to your continuous employment at SCU, so if you are no longer going to continue at SCU the next academic year you will not be issued a grant.
• When is the grant progress report due? Your final report is due October 1 for grants that close by the end of June. This due date is not affected by any grant extension.

Please refer to the links below:

Students FAQs

Faculty mentors FAQs

• What can GROW grant be used for? These funds can be used for domestic travel and costs incurred like presenting work in a conference, or research needs. The funds must be used on the graduate student whose proposal was supported.
• How do I use GROW funds? The budget string is issued to and overseen by the research mentor supporting the application. The graduate student should work with the mentor to access and use the funds.
• Can GROW grant be extended if a conference happens after June 30th when the grant expires? We can extend the grant if the activities funded are still in progress, please fill out the Grant Extension Request form.

• I cannot find my previous sabbatical report. While there has always been a requirement to submit a sabbatical report, we know in practice this has not always been enforced. If you cannot locate or did not complete a sabbatical report from your previous sabbatical, you are required to generate one for your next sabbatical application.
• What if my sabbatical is not approved? The decision letter will articulate the rationale for declining a sabbatical leave at this time. This does not impact future sabbatical leaves, but you will be required to overcome the reasons for the negative decision on your prior sabbatical application.
• What if I was approved for sabbatical, but not to adjust the timing of the leave? Please fill out a Sabbatical Change Request. The change requires approval from the Chair and Dean prior to us issuing you an updated sabbatical letter.