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Internal Awards

FY26 Internal Awards

The Office of Research is pleased to announce the launch of the FY26 Student-Led Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities (SL-RSCA) Program.

InfoReady Login SL-RSCA Competition Guidelines

At this time, undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to review the guidelines and requirements of the award on the InfoReady website and consider submitting an application. Student application materials are due via InfoReady by 5:30pm EST on Thursday, June 5, 2025 with additional faculty mentor materials due by 5:30pm EST on Thursday, June 12, 2025 (please review the guidelines for more details.)

The Office of Research will offer a webinar about the FY26 SL-RSCA Program on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 11am. All interested students and faculty are invited to attend. Please register for the webinar and you will be sent a Zoom link prior to 5/21/25.

Webinar Registration

As the application deadline approaches, the Office of Sponsored Programs, administrators of the program, will provide “open lab” Zoom sessions for students/faculty mentors to drop in and ask specific questions about the program, their application, the InfoReady system, etc. The dates for these sessions are as follows:

  • Thursday, May 29 from 10am – 11am
  • Tuesday, June 3 from Noon – 1pm

Open Lab

Additional funding opportunities for faculty are currently under revision. The Vice Provost for Research will announce other funding mechanisms when all approvals are finalized.


For more information please contact: Kate Dorsett at: dorsettk@montclair.edu or ext. 6927.