Our Creative Community
We support professional development by providing opportunities and resources for scholarly engagement. Research and creative activities span the humanities, arts, social sciences and communications.
Supporting Your Research
These are the main CLA programs to help you in your research journey.
Students
Student Undergraduate Research Program
Explore research opportunities with faculty mentors in the College of Liberal Arts. Build hands-on experience, contribute to real scholarship and share your work through presentations or publications.
Faculty
CLA Scholarship Support
The CLASS Program (previously titled CSSS) provides RSCA funding for scholarly development of tenure-track and tenured faculty in the CLA. All tenure-track and tenured faculty are eligible to apply to this program.
Students
Access, Community and Equity Program
The Access, Community and Equity (ACE) Program expands opportunities for students to engage in transformative experiences like research, global learning, service, internships and special projects.
Office of Research funding
The Office of Research works to make research possible at Cal Poly through pre- and post-grant award administration, internal funding opportunities, research integrity and compliance practices, student research and tech transfer.
Other campus resources
Additional research funding opportunities.
Contact
Julie Bettergarcia
Associate Dean for Assessment, Research, and Inclusive Excellence
(She/Her/Hers)
College of Liberal Arts
Building 47, Room 31
805-756-0781