COAST Internal Funding Opportunities
Through funding from the CSU Chancellor’s Office and each individual CSU campus, COAST provides support to faculty and students with the goals of facilitating and promoting collaborative research, resource sharing, student educational and development opportunities and dissemination of data.
Collaborative Resource Sharing Program
COAST aims to increase intercampus collaboration in marine and coastal research and education by promoting resource sharing throughout the CSU. COAST provides awards for collaborative resource sharing activities among CSU campuses that (i) have associated costs for resource use and (ii) that cannot be replicated by or at the applicant’s home campus. Examples of collaborative resource sharing activities include, but are not limited to, access to equipment, ship-time, or specialized laboratories or services.
This program has been discontinued. Please see the Grant Development Program for general research funding.
Faculty Research Incentive Program
COAST aims to increase extramural grant activity through assigned time funding awards to CSU tenured/tenure-track faculty members to develop and submit full proposals to external funding agencies and organizations for marine and coastal research and educational projects. Applications to develop full proposals on any fundable topic are eligible providing they seek to advance or promulgate knowledge of California’s marine, coastal and estuarine resources and the processes that affect them.
The application period for AY 2013-14 is now closed.
AY 2013-2014 Announcement and Application (closed)
Grant Development Program
COAST aims to increase 1) the total amount of extramural funding for marine and coastal related research and education and 2) the number of externally funded marine and coastal related principal investigators throughout the CSU. With funding from the Chancellor’s Office and the campuses, COAST will provide funding to CSU teaching and research faculty to support the development of proposals for extramural funding. Funds are intended to support activities deemed necessary to maximize subsequent success in obtaining external funding in support of scholarly work.
The application period for AY 2013-14 is now closed.
2013 GDP Announcement and Application (closed)
Student Awards for Marine Science Research
COAST provides support to CSU undergraduate and graduate students engaged in marine and coastal research with CSU COAST faculty members. These awards will support students interested in pursuing marine-related careers and provide them with the opportunity to obtain the skills necessary to join a highly skilled, technologically advanced workforce while promoting and supporting CSU faculty research.
The application period for AY 2012-13 is now closed.
Undergraduate students
• Award Announcement (closed)
• Application (.doc, 100 KB) (closed)
• Post-Award Reporting Form (.doc, 83 KB)
Graduate students
• Award Announcement (closed)
• Application (.doc, 99 KB) (closed)
• Post-Award Reporting Form (.doc, 82 KB)
Student Travel Awards
COAST provides travel support for CSU undergraduate and graduate students to present the results of original research at marine, estuarine and coastal-themed scientific meetings and conferences, or special thematic sessions of more general scientific meetings.
Applications for AY 2013-2014 are now being accepted.
Full award announcement (.pdf, 105 KB)
Online application
Application deadline: No less than 60 days prior to scheduled departure date for international travel. No less than 45 days prior to scheduled departure date for domestic travel. US Territories are considered international for this purpose.
Student Internships
COAST partners with State agencies, non-profit organizations and industry to provide paid summer internships for continuing CSU undergraduate and graduate students. Interns work side-by-side with scientists on current research projects in both field and laboratory settings throughout California. This is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience and learn technical skills while working with professional marine scientists and field biologists.
The application period for AY 2012-13 is now closed.
Summer 2013 Announcement and Application (closed)
More about the Summer Internship Program
Summer Internship Program Flyer (.pdf, 384 KB)
Previous interns
• 2012 Interns | 2011 Interns
