Funding Opportunities
University Grant Conditions
Proposed research that entails the use of human subjects, laboratory animals, radiological hazards, biohazards, or recombinant DNA must comply with University policies. Please consult the SCU Office of Research Compliance and Integrity web page for more information. If compliance committee approval is needed for a project, then such approval must be obtained before any grant is awarded.
Internal Funding for Faculty
Faculty Student Research Assistant Program (FSRAP) - Feb. 24, 2012
Faculty Research Course Release Initiative Grants - Feb. 1, 2012
Advanced Biosciences Initiative Interdisciplinary Research Grants - Feb. 24, 2012
Sustainability Research Initiative - Feb. 24, 2012
University Research and Teaching Grants - Feb. 24, 2012
Publication Grants - year round
Other Internal Funding for Faculty
Technology Grants
School and College Grants
Centers of Distinction Grants
External Funding for Faculty
Internal Funding for Students
Clare Booth Luce Research Scholars - Jan. 20, 2012
Undergraduate Travel Awards - Jan. 20, 2012
Other Student Internal Funding
Internal Funding for Faculty
Faculty-Student Research Assistant Program (FSRAP)
Academic year awards will be up to $1,000 for undergraduate student wages and benefits. Faculty with academic year appointments are invited to submit proposals. The principal objectives of the FSRAP program are twofold: to provide faculty with assistance in their scholarship, and to provide student research assistants with a meaningful learning experience through the faculty mentoring process.
Faculty who wish to apply should complete the FSRAP application form and need not have a a student research assistant identified at the time of application. Please use the email option to submit your final application. The application deadline is February 24, 2012.
Top of Page
Faculty Research Course Release Initiative Grants
The Provost, in conjunction with the Faculty Research Committee, invites research-active, tenured faculty to apply for a one-course reduction in teaching load to directly support scholarly activity (Law School faculty are exempt.) Up to ten Faculty Course Release Initiative grants will be awarded on a competitive basis for use in AY 2012-13. All proposals will be reviewed and ranked by the University Research Committee in conjunction with the Associate Provost for Research and Faculty Affairs. Final approval of awards will rest with the Provost in consultation with the appropriate Deans.
Top of Page
Advanced Biosciences Initiative Interdisciplinary Research Grants
Up to three grants of $12,000 will be awarded. The budget for each $12,000 grant will be $5,000 faculty summer salary and benefits, $5,000 for undergraduate student salary and benefits, and up to $2,000 for consumable supplies. Projects must be collaborative, interdisciplinary, involve one or more microscopic methods, integrate a Silicon Valley partner in a meaningful way, include a future external support plan, and produce published research.
Top of Page
Sustainability Research Initiative Grants
Sustainability Research Initiative will have an annual budget, provided by the President’s Office, of $115,000 for three years. The Initiative includes research grants ($90,000), professional development grants ($5,000), and a research retreat ($20,000).
Top of Page
University Research and Teaching Grants
Research Grants support projects that will lead to significant publication or support from external sponsors. Recipients of University Research Grants are encouraged to work with the Sponsored Projects Office to develop a plan for obtaining external research funding in the future.
Teaching Grants support activities that will improve the quality of education at Santa Clara through curricular or pedagogical innovation. Preference is given to projects that promise to have a significant impact on an entire school, department, or program; projects that enhance the Core Curriculum or Residential Learning Communities; or projects that promote integrated education through faculty collaboration. All Teaching Grant proposals must indicate intended learning outcomes and provide a plan for assessment.
Most University Research and Teaching grants fall in the range of $1,000 to $5,000, but there are no absolute limits. All faculty with academic year appointments are eligible to submit proposals for Teaching and Research grants.
Previous University grant recipients are ordinarily not eligible to receive a new grant until the earlier grant has been completed and a final report has been submitted. Any exceptions should be accompanied by an explanation and an interim report. In accordance with a recommendation by the Committee on Research, proposals funded by the University will be available for inspection by other faculty upon request.
All proposals should follow the guidelines listed below. All grants should be submitted to grants@scu.edu, with the type of grant in the email subject line (e.g. Teaching grant; Clare Boothe Luce Scholar; Research grant; and etc.)
Please do not hesitate to contact the Associate Provost with questions or concerns.
Top of Page
Publication Grants
Grants support university and other scholarly press subventions, indexing, copyright permission, and other publication costs.
- Contact: Diane Jonte-Pace, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
- Applications accepted year round
- Amount: up to full cost for probationary tenure-track faculty; ordinarily up to $1000 for tenured faculty, senior lecturers, lecturers, and other faculty with academic year appointments.
Top of Page
Technology Grants support technology innovation for curricular, scholarly, and service-oriented projects.
Contact: Paul Soukup, S.J., Chair, Technology Steering Committee; Ron Danielson, CIO.
Application deadline: November and March
Amount: Teaching Grants up to $10,000; Larger Projects up to $100,000. Information: Go to ERes and search for "TSC000".
School and College Grants
College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Grants support the scholarship and creative activity of tenure-stream teaching scholars. Contact: Kathleen Schneider, Senior Assistant Dean. Applications accepted year round.
Moran Family Trust Grants support the integration of ethics and social justice into the curriculum for tenured and tenure track faculty and senior lecturers in the College of Arts & Sciences. Contact: Marie Brancati, College of Arts & Sciences.
Application deadline: January
Amount: up to $1,500
School of Business Leavey Grants support creative scholarship and teaching innovation of full-time tenure-track faculty. Contact: Dean’s office, Leavey School of Business.
Application deadline: May
School of Engineering Internal Grants support direct costs of a research project, including student support, for full time faculty. Contact: Dean’s office, School of Engineering.
Application deadline: June
Center for Science, Technology, and Society offers fellowships and research grants for faculty and students to advance its mission "to promote the use of science and technology to benefit underserved populations worldwide." Grants up to $5000 are available for faculty through several programs, with application deadlines in the fall and winter. For more information click here.
Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education: Bannan Grants support scholarly and pedagogical projects enhancing the Jesuit character of the University. Dialogue and Design Grants provide seed money for collaborative projects. Contact: Paul Woolley, Associate Director, Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education.
Application deadlines: October and April
Amount: up to $5,000
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Hackworth Grants support research and teaching in applied ethics. Grants are available to all faculty-- tenured, tenure track, lecturers, and adjunct. Contact: David DeCosse, Director of Campus Ethics Programs
Application Deadline: December and May
Amount: up to $5,000
Faculty Study Group Grants
The Faculty Development Program provides grants of $500 to support interdisciplinary study groups for faculty who wish to meet on a regular basis to read and discuss scholarship of mutual interest and support one another’s work. Contact Anne Riconosciuto, x2746, or Eileen Razzari Elrod, x4136, or click here for more information.
Top of Page
The Willem and Maria Roelandts Fellowship
The Willem P. Roelandts and Maria Constantino-Roelandts Grant Program in Science and Technology for Social Benefit funds faculty and students from all disciplines and majors to research, develop or apply science or technology for social benefit broadly conceived. Visit the CSTS web site for more information.
A range of internal and external funding opportunities are available to support of faculty research and scholarship. To see summaries of these opportunities, click here.
Top of Page
To assist faculty in identifying potential funding sources, two search tools are available: Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN) and Grants.gov.
SPIN is a funding opportunities database designed to provide up-to-date information on current national and international government and private funding sources. All of the date in SPIN is obtained directly from the sponsoring agencies to ensure the integrity of the information.
To use SPIN, login to the website, where you can create a profile and start exploring. If you have questions, please contact Sophia Hinojosa in the Sponsored Projects Office (554-4408).
Grants.gov offers the ability to find grant opportunities that are offered by all federal grant-making agencies including the National Endowment for the Arts, National Science Foundation, the Department of Education and the Department of Justice. To begin searching, simply go to Grants.gov. Reminder: all federal grant applications including those submitted through grants.gov must be processed through the Sponsored Projects Office.
The Sponsored Projects Office assists faculty with proposal development, award acceptance and extramural funds accounting. A description of the full range of services provided by SPO can be found at www.scu.edu/spo.
Top of Page
Internal Funding for Students
Clare Boothe Luce Research Scholars
Each award provides up to $10,000 for undergraduate summer research including wages, benefits, supplies and domestic research-related travel (the Luce Foundation does not support international travel). Clare Booth Luce Research Scholar awards are for undergraduate women who are U.S. citizens majoring in the natural sciences and engineering. Pre-health science majors are ineligible for these awards. An overall GPA of 3.25 or higher is required at the time of the award.
To apply, students should send their Clare Boothe Luce Research Scholar proposal via email to grants@scu.edu by Friday, January 20, 2012.
Top of Page
Undergraduate Student Travel Awards
Awards of up to $1,000 will be provided for undergraduate students to present research results at a scholarly meeting or to participate in a creative project as a scholarly endeavor. Students should apply for these awards.
To apply, students should send their Undergraduate Student Travel Award proposal via email to grants@scu.edu. The application deadline is January 20, 2012.
Top of Page
Provost Research Fellowships
The Office of Fellowships awards two Provost Research Fellowships of up to $1,500 for qualified juniors with promising research agendas. These summer research fellowships are intended to provide opportunities for significant independent research for students planning to pursue graduate study and major nominated fellowships. Candidates must be nominated by a faculty member willing to work with them to develop the research project and application, and to serve as mentor during the Summer. For further information, please contact Bill Greenwalt, x6849, Director of the Office of Student Fellowships.
Top of Page
Center for Science, Technology and Society's Global Social Benefit Fellowship
The Global Social Benefit Fellowship provides a comprehensive program of mentored, field-based study and research for undergraduate juniors within the GSBI worldwide network of social entrepreneurs. GSBF places juniors with social entrepreneurs during the summer prior to their senior year. If you are presently a junior, you are encouraged to apply. Click here for more information.
Top of Page
The Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education
Bannan Grants are designed to fund scholarly and pedagogical efforts by Santa Clara faculty, staff, and students which also further the mission of the Institute. Click here for more information.
Top of Page
The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
Hackworth Fellowships in Applied Ethics are for the duration of senior year and have a stipend of $4,000. Fellowship selections for the next school year are made by the end of the Spring Quarter. The goal of the Hackworth Fellowships is to have Fellows promote ethical reflection and reflective ethical action among their undergraduate peers. In order to pursue this goal, Fellows are expected either to develop their own programs in an area of interest to them or to work with existing programs at the center. These programs can be on as wide a range of topics and use as wide a range of methods as are of interest to each Fellow. Click here for more information.
Top of Page
