Pathways to Tenure Grant
This grant, formerly known as the Probationary Faculty Grant, provides support to assist untenured, Assistant faculty members to move forward with their scholarship, research or creative activities goals. This award provides one course release (pending the 25-26 budget).
Faculty Success Program Grant
A grant for Associate & Assistant level faculty to enroll in a Faculty Success Program (FSP) with NCFDD. This 12-week online program (pending the 2025-26 budget) is designed to help faculty develop “the skills necessary to increase research and writing productivity while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
Summary of Internal Funding Opportunities
A non-exhaustive list of resources for CSUN faculty that includes internal funding and award opportunities for CSUN faculty. College-specific opportunities are also included. *Disclaimer: The information and links on this site were last updated on 08/08/2024
CSUN Research Scholarship & Creative Activities Awards
Each year, the CSU Chancellor's Office provides funding to each campus to support faculty research, scholarship and creative activity, interpreted broadly to mean the disciplined quest for broadening human understanding. The Research & Sponsored Projects office (RSP) also offers a Summer Grant Program to provide additional pay to support the development of a proposal for external funding.
CSUN Diversity & Equity Innovation Grant
A grant established to support educational projects, scholarly research, creative activities and other programmatic initiatives that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, anti-racism and social justice for the benefit of the CSUN community; sponsored by the Office of the President and the Office of the Provost in conjunction with the President’s Commission on Diversity & Inclusion.
CSUN Service-Learning Teaching Grant
Provides CSUN faculty with support as they develop and implement innovative ideas that promote learning-centered instruction
CSUN Research Fellows Program
Tenured and probationary faculty are invited to submit proposals to become a Research Fellow with the outstanding recognition and formal temporary appointment to pursue compelling research or a creative activity. It is an appointment of distinction and honor.