Seed Grant Program
The Seed Grant Program seeks to increase the number and amount of external grant and contract awards through direct support of a Principal Investigator or potential PI. Funding will be provided only to support activities directly related to preparation of a major, competitive proposal to an external agency. Examples of funding include faculty release time to prepare the proposal, research assistant time, purchase of grant-related software or hardware, focused travel to granting agencies and bidders' conferences, and grant-related workshops. Monies may not be used for institutional cost sharing. Support is for competitive grants only, i.e. not for annual renewals of the same award. Within one year of the award letter date, successful applicants for funding must provide a "final report" in the form of a high-quality grant proposal to a major agency submitted through normal University/UAS channels.
The amount of seed grant
funding typically will be limited to $5,000, and faculty will be given
priority. There is no application deadline. Funding is on-going, pending
availability of funds. To apply, simply complete the Application Intake
form below and submit it to the Office of Research and Development in Room
314 of the Golden Eagle Building In addition,
please schedule an appointment with the Director of Research and Development
to discuss the preparation of your proposal before routing the form for
approvals.
Seed Grant Application Form:
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For more details contact:
Nirdesh K Gupta, PhD
Director, Office of Research & Development
California State University, Los Angeles
Golden Eagle Building 314
5151 State University Drive | Los Angeles, CA 90032
Ph: 323.343.3799 | E-mail: ngupta2@calstatela.edu