Internal Funding

Catalyst for Creative Scholarship Grants

Award Cycle: Annual
Limit on Proposals per PI: An individual may participate as PI on one Catalyst for Creative Scholarship Grant per cycle.
Next Due Date: May 6, 2026
Award Period: July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027
Applications:  Accepted through Arizona Cultivate.

Description: 

Recognizing that scholarly activity at the University of Arizona spans multiple fields and mediums, ORP offers dedicated internal grants to aid in the production of original creative works and scholarship. This funding may be used for costs associated with producing a product, performance, or installation, e.g., time in a recording studio, film and videography expenses, installation expenses, travel, and other expenses related to the production of innovative and creative scholarship.

If the proposed activities engage the public or U of A community, the production, performance, or exhibition must be accessible.

• Single Investigator Award: Investigators may request up to $15,000
• Team Award: Teams may request up to $20,000

This award is open to faculty of any rank.

Proposal preparation, submission, and processing information is available in the ORP Proposal Preparation Guide (PPG) v10, which is downloadable in Arizona Cultivate. The PPG includes requirements for the project narrative and supplemental documents; it is strongly encouraged that interested applicants read the PPG in full as proposals that do not match the PPG will be returned without review.

Please note the budget approval process which utilizes an applicant driven routing step after submission. Applicants will input the email address of their business officer or award/research administrator when prompted at the end of the application prior to submission. The email address should be for the person who has authority to create, review, and approve the budget. The system will send a link for approval via the email listed to the business officer or award/research administrator where they may confirm they reviewed and approved the submitted budget. This approval step is required before an application is accepted for compliance checks and formal review. The deadline for business officer or award/research administrator is the Friday following the deadline at 5:00 pm MST.  ORP recommends the investigator alert their budget officer/research administrator of this process in advance of their submission. 

Solicitation Specific Guidance

• Supplemental Document: As this is a production grant, you may provide a short (3 PDF page) supplemental document or link to a short (less than 3 minutes) video. The supplemental document may include visual representations, photographs, or other materials not applicable for the text portion of the proposal.