Research and Creative Activities Funding

Funding Resources for Researchers (link): Resources and services across campus support investigators seeking funding for research activities.

Based in the Office of Research Affairs, the Research Development team supports investigators throughout campus in developing large, interdisciplinary, and/or strategic proposals.

The team provides curated resources to support a variety of common funding pursuits, such as recurring early-career programs.

Called Research Growth and Strategic Initiatives, the Office of Research and Innovation leads a range of programs and initiatives to promote strategic growth of UC San Diego's high-impact research portfolio, enabling a collaborative culture of scholarship and discovery that extends the frontiers of knowledge and improves lives

Resources include:

• Faculty Ambassadors
• Funding programs, like the Chancellor's Interdisciplinary Team Catalyst award, and the Strategic Convene and Influence award
• Consultations
• Events and workshops
• Research Leadership Development

Research Development's Resource Library is a SharePoint site serving as a password-protected central resource hub for UC San Diego faculty, researchers, and administrators seeking support and guidance on research development-related topics. On this site, you will find resources like:

• Trainings, videos, and event recordings
• Templates, example proposals/documents, and tailored guidance
• Curated funding opportunities lists and funding guides
• Limited Submission program information
• Subscription information and archive of the Research Development newsletters

• Relationships are the basis for success

• Serve as content ambassadors

• Strategic direction is provided

• Track and maintain the pulse of the philanthropic organization landscape

• Advise on written proposals, providing edits and guidance

Corporate and Foundation Relations is your campus partner in securing private corporation and foundation support. They offer several pages with funding opportunities: Big Ideas, upcoming corporate and foundation deadlines, young investigators, postdoctoral opportunities and awards.

Subscribe to the Corporate and Foundations Relations newsletter, request a one-on-one virtual meeting with a CFR team member, or quickly let them know who you are so they can include you in communications:  Fill out the Faculty Questionnaire, with your name, title, department, start date and research key words.

The Corporate and Foundation Relations team continually adds new funding opportunities from corporate and private foundation funders that are available to the UC San Diego community. The database at the Corporate and Foundation Relations website reflects opportunities with a deadline within the next six months or with a rolling deadline.

View Overall Funding Opportunities

Research Development distributes selected research funding opportunity announcements, including those for limited-submission programs, through two campus-wide lists. To subscribe to listservs, log in at the links below with your SSO (@ucsd.edu) credentials:

• The UC San Diego Funding List announces funding and limited-submission opportunities relevant primarily to investigators on the General Campus and at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
• The Biomedical Limited Submissions List distributes funding and limited-submission opportunities relevant to investigators engaged in biomedical and health-related research.

Subscribe to the Corporate and Foundations Relations newsletter, request a one-on-one virtual meeting with a CFR team member, or quickly let them know who you are so they can include you in communications:  Fill out the Faculty Questionnaire, with your name, title, department, start date and research key words.

Limited-submission funding opportunities are those for which the sponsor limits the number of proposals UC San Diego may submit. Opportunities are posted through an internal application portal (InfoReady Review) and distributed via the two opt-in mail list.

When the number of internal applications for a given funding opportunity exceeds the allowable number of external submissions, internal review is conducted by one or more of four standing faculty committees, members of which are appointed by the Academic Senate. Recommendations on the most competitive applications are provided to the Vice Chancellor for Research. All applicants are notified of the outcome and provided reviewer comments, if any, on their applications.

• Limited Submission Programs guidance (AD login required)
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Internal Funding & Limited Submissions portal (InfoReady Review)
• For questions, contact limitedsub@ucsd.edu

Watch: Building a Diversified Research Funding Portfolio webinar, recorded February 2025

Learn resources and insights to guide development of a diversified research funding portfolio. Resources include Corporate and Foundation Relations, Research Development, and The Conafay Group. Researchers share perspectives on corporate, foundation, and federal funding in the context of Health Sciences and Marine Sciences.

Note: UC San Diego employees must be signed in to their Microsoft account via SSO to view.