Research Grants
The Academic Senate and its Committee on Research, administer three grant programs for UCR Faculty members and researchers.
The Committee on Research is made up of at least seven members of the senate, and is responsible for reviewing applications from eligible staff members for support from intramural research funds, research travel funds or other research monies. Learn more about the Committee on Research.
Academic Senate Grants
Omnibus Academic Senate Research Funds
Academic Senate research funds can be used for a variety of reasons, including:
- Travel to scholarly meetings of learned societies (TSM)
- Field research travel (FRT)
Application guidelines for 2009-10
Grant Review Process (Committee on Research members only)
Regents’ Faculty Fellowships and Faculty Development Awards
Regents’ Faculty Fellowships (RFF) afford selected junior faculty with an opportunity for educational enrichment through significant research, advanced or independent study, or improvement of teaching effectiveness.
Faculty Development Awards (FDA) are for deserving assistant professors and assistant agronomists who are approaching tenure to assist in their professional development.
Application guidelines 2009-10
Grant Review Process (Committee on Research members only)
Committee on Research Research Fellowships
Committee on Research (COR) Research Fellowships assist faculty to develop new major research projects that can be funded extramurally. Recipients must submit an extramural grant application within two years of receiving a COR Research Fellowship.
Application guidelines 2009-10
Grant Review Process (Committee on Research members only)