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Faculty Grants Program Eligibility

Only Academic Senate Faculty, including emeriti professors, are eligible to apply for COR grant programs. Senate Membership is determined through the Regents Standing Order 105.1.

  1. Research applications submitted jointly by an eligible and ineligible co-investigator may be granted provided the eligible co-investigator has a bona fide involvement with the project; the Academic Senate member must be the lead PI. 
  2. No more than one application per Academic Senate member may be submitted in a fiscal year. 
  3. Research grants may be held while on sabbatical.
  4. Research grants may not be held while on leave of absence without pay.
  5. Please refer to the policy and submission guidelines for the Research Allowance Program.

 Senate Members

  • Professor
  • Professor-in-Residence
  • Professor of Clinical X
  • Professor of Teaching
  • Acting Professor
  • Acting Professor of Teaching
  • Associate Professor
  • Associate Professor-in-Residence
  • Associate Professor of Clinical X
  • Associate Professor of Teaching
  • Acting Associate Professor
  • Acting Associate Professor of Teaching
  • Assistant Professor
  • Assistant Professor-in-Residence
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical X
  • Assistant Professor of Teaching
  • Instructor
  • Instructor-in-Residence

 Non-Senate Members

Non-Senate members include, but is not limited to:

  • Assistant Acting Professor
  • Adjunct Professor series
  • Clinical Associate series
  • Health Sciences Clinical Professor series
  • Non-Senate Instructional (Lecturers) series
  • Professional Research series
  • Visiting Professional Research series
  • Visiting Professor series
  • Visiting Scholars series
  • Volunteer Clinical Professor series