Faculty Research Grants
The UCSB Faculty Research Grants program funds innovative, early-stage or unfunded research projects by Academic Senate faculty to foster scholarly excellence and future impact.
Funder: University of California Santa Barbara
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027
Funding Amounts: Up to $20,000 per award; typically for one fiscal year (July 1–June 30), with possible one-year extension.
Summary: Supports UCSB Academic Senate faculty research and development, prioritizing early career faculty and innovative or unfunded projects.
Description
The UCSB Faculty Research Grants program provides competitive, small-scale funding to support research and scholarly development for members of the Academic Senate Santa Barbara Division. The program is designed to foster scholarly excellence and innovation, with a particular emphasis on early career faculty, projects lacking other funding sources, seed funding for projects with high potential for future impact or external funding, and initiatives that extend or augment current research supported by extramural funds. Funding is made available through the chancellor and administered by the Academic Senate.
