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UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI)

The UC Office of the President is pleased to issue the UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives Request for Proposals for award year 2025. This Request for Proposals includes opportunities for both Planning/Pilot Awards and Program Awards. The MRPI opportunity is open to UC faculty and researchers in any field of research and scholarship. Proposals require collaboration among at least three UC campuses to pursue pioneering research in thematic, multidisciplinary, or inter-disciplinary areas that enhance the UC research enterprise, strengthen UC’s position as a leading public research university, and benefit California and its people.

Required Letters of Intent (LOI) Due: Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:00 Noon PT.

For questions on program scope and priorities, please contact UCRI@ucop.edu.

Additional information is available on the University of California Research Initiatives website.