UC Davis Funding
Internal Research Funding Programs Managed by the Office of Research
The Office of Research is responsible for the management and oversight of the following internal research funding programs:
Funding Programs Managed by UC Davis
- Academic Senate Research & Travel Grants
- Research Travel Grants
- Small Grant in Aid of Research
- New Research Initiatives and Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research
- California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) Pilot Projects
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Institutional Research Grant Program
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Support Grant Developmental Awards
- Center for Molecular and Genomic Imaging (CMGI) Pilot Project Funds
To Apply for Internal Research Funding
- Complete the Internal Research Funding Program form [PDF]
- Review the program guidelines/requirements and note any applicable financial matches
- Describe the research project
- Submit cover letter to Vice Chancellor for Research from PI and/or Dean’s Office - OPTIONAL
- Justify support of the program
- Proposed usage of budget/funds
- Describe any financial match requirements
- Other relevant information
- Submit Internal Research Funding Program form, with required department signatures, and cover letter to the Vice Chancellor for Research (mail or delivery to: Office of Research, Attn: Business & Finance, 1850 Research Park Drive, Suite 300, Davis, CA 95618)
Proposal Preparation and Matching Funds Program
The Proposal Preparation and Matching Funds Program has four components.
- Equipment Match: Provides cost sharing or matching funds for equipment when required by an external sponsor
- Cost Sharing: Provides matching funds for proposals to government and not-for-profit organizations when required by the sponsor
- Multidisciplinary Proposal Support: Provides project development support (e.g. clerical, travel, supplies and expendables, or grant writing assistance)
- Basic Research Grants: Supports the development of new Organized Research Units (ORUs), Organized Research Programs (ORPs) or new research centers
Proposal Preparation and Matching Funds Program Guidelines | Internal Research Funding Program Form | Back to Top
Principal Investigator Bridge Program
The Principal Investigator Bridge Program provides one-time funding to Principal Investigators (PIs) who have lost, or will lose their primary extramural funding. Funds ensure continuation of a research project for an interim period until extramural support can be reestablished. This program assists only those PIs who are without funds from any extramural source, have received extramural funding from externally-reviewed sources for at least the five preceding years while at UC Davis, have made and continue to make substantial efforts to reestablish funding, and have not previously received Bridge funding.
Principal Investigator Bridge Program Guidelines | Internal Research Funding Program Form | Back to Top
Publication Assistance Fund
The Publications Assistance Fund assists ladder faculty, particularly those early in their career, with the publication of books or monographs and exhibition or performance of works of art representative of University of California standards. The intent of the fund is to defray certain costs that would not normally be covered by the publisher, thus enhancing the possibility of the work to be published. This program is co-sponsored by the Office of Research and the participating colleges and schools.
Publication Assistance Fund Guidelines | Internal Research Funding Program Form | Back to Top

