RSCAP Summer Fellowship Program:
Competition is closed for the 07/08 Summer Fellowship Program.
About Summer Fellowships
Funding for the RSCAP program is allocated annually to each CSU campus by the State Legislature. The intent of the legislation is to assist faculty in their efforts to remain current in their disciplines, pursue new ways to enrich student learning, and contribute to knowledge that will strengthen California socially, culturally, and economically. The legislative guidelines also emphasize the importance of encouraging and supporting untenured faculty.
The Faculty Subcommittee on Sponsored Programs (FSSP) evaluates Summer Fellowship proposals and makes funding recommendations to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
RSCAP Summer Fellowship funding may be requested for one or more of the following:
- Basic or applied research (e.g., literature or archival search, data collection, data analysis, manuscript preparation);
- Creative project (e.g., exhibit, artistic performance, development of new creative techniques);
- Other scholarly activities in the applicant's field;
- Research, scholarship, or creative activity that enhances student learning at SSU or that otherwise significantly benefits SSU students and the university.
RSCAP Summer Fellowship funding may not be requested for the following:
- Fulfillment of the requirements for an advanced degree;
- Activities designed mainly for department or school programs or facilities;
- Curriculum development (except as part of a project involving research, scholarship or creative activity);
- Primarily to prepare an external grant proposal (although this may be an eventual goal);
- Attendance at workshop or seminars focusing on the development of grant-writing skills.