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COR Faculty Grants Program: Research

Research Allowance Program (RAP)

The COR Research Allowance Program (RAP) supports UCLA Senate faculty’s research-related activities. Senate faculty may request up to $5,000 per funding cycle (fiscal year). The COR will consider other research funding available to the investigator and the investigator’s prior record of scholarly productivity in the use of Faculty Grants Program funds when making award determinations. RAP funds provide financial support for faculty academic research, and are not available to support teaching and university service. This program is different than the Conference Travel Grant Program. RAP replaces previous funding programs such as the Faculty Research Grant (FRG) and the Research Enabling Grant (REG). COR welcomes Senate faculty to apply for both RAP and the Conference Travel Grant Program.

  • Eligible Faculty may apply for one research grant per academic year.
  • $5,000 maximum
  • Application Period (2025-26 funding cycle): January 29, 2025, 9:00 a.m. to February 26, 2025, 5:00 p.m. PST

Applicants must review the RAP Policies and Guidelines before applying for funding. Applications with missing information will be considered incomplete and will not be processed.

 Apply for RAP Funding

Updated: December 2024


Important Information

  • Applicants will be notified of decisions by May.
  • Funds must be spent by June 30. No Extensions. 
  • All expenses must be paid and cleared on the UCLA General Ledger by June 30. No Exceptions.
  • All Unused funds must be returned to the Academic Senate at the end of the grant period. No Exceptions.
  • Any deficit on the PI's COR research grant account must be resolved by the end of the grant period. No Exceptions.
  • Under no circumstances will the Council on Research accept applications after the deadline.
  • Guide: Faculty Research Grant History in DMS
  •  For Conference Travel Grant information, please refer to the COR Travel Grant Program website.
  • For additional funding opportunities, please refer to the ORCA website.
  • Contact: grants@senate.ucla.edu 

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