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The Faculty Grant for Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities (FGRSC) funded through Indirect Cost Returns and university funds, provides competitive, merit-based support for research, scholarly, and creative activities in all disciplines and fields. The FGRSC supports projects that will lead to the development of new and innovative scholarship and creative activities or the production of publications, attract external funding, increase competitiveness for external awards, and enhance the national visibility and reputation of Chapman faculty. The FGRSC does not support projects that focus primarily on education, such as program development, on equipment for laboratories, or provides funding for publication of research/scholarship or creative activities. Projects that involve undergraduate and graduate student involvement that is integral to the anticipated outcomes of the proposed project are strongly encouraged.

Purpose

The main purpose of the FY 2026/2027 FGRSC is to provide funding to tenure track assistant professors who are new to research, scholarship, and creative activities and don’t have funds available for their work.

Mid-career faculty applications are being considered if they are seeking to re-vitalize their research, scholarship, and creative activity after a gap in activity due to a period of exceptional commitment to departmental, university, and professional service, or personal or family circumstances.

How to Apply:

Guidelines and application materials for the 2026/2027 submission are available HERE.

NEW! The New Research Exploration Award, a one-time funding opportunity to support faculty in pursuing new research, scholarly, and creative directions. The call for proposals, guidelines, and supporting documents can be found HERE. Proposals are due Monday, February 16, 2026 at 12pm (Noon).

NEW! The Grant Resubmission Support provides critical funding to faculty to strengthen previously reviewed but unfunded grant proposals for resubmission. The call for proposals, guidelines, and supporting documents can be found HERE. This is an ongoing submission deadline until funding has been depleted.

Please email officeofresearch@chapman.edu once your proposal is complete in Cayuse BEFORE subitting it for routing.

For More Information:

Please email officeofresearch@chapman.edu

Internal Funding Opportunities

This set of materials offers an overview of current internal funding opportunities and supplemental materials. 


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Current Opportunities, Resources & Tools

Events

New! Workshop Supporting Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities

We’re excited to announce a new workshop series designed to support faculty, graduate students, and post-doctoral researchers in every stage of their research journey. Whether you're just starting out or looking to broaden your funding and collaboration strategies, these workshops will offer practical tools to help you succeed.


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FGRSC Information Session Workshop - Wednesday, January 21st 10-11:30 AM

RSVP for our FGRSC workshop on Wednesday January 21st from 10am-11:30am, which will cover an overview of the grant, application, and review process.

Proposals are due Monday, March 2, 2026, at 12pm (Noon). 

Funding Fridays Series Spring 2026

Grants funding can be critical to faculty careers, but difficult to pull off on your own given limited time. Join the Office of Research and your peers in a flexible, 8-session workshop series that will motivate, inform, and support your writing of grants for submission.

Stop by each session for collaborative learning that will help you stay on track for your goals or hop in for only the sessions you need. Fridays from 1 to 2:30 PM. See the list of topics and full schedule here.

First session: Finding Funding that Fits my Research, with Molly McCarty (Office of Sponsored Project Services – Pre-Award) and Martina Nieswandt (VP of Research)

February 13, at 1 PM, Killefer Conference Room A , RSVP here!