Apply for MSFT Funding

The annual Materials, Services, Facilities, and Technology (MSFT) application process provides funding consideration for eligible projects that enhance the student educational experience through improvements to instructional resources, technology, equipment, facilities, and academic support services.

If you need assistance regarding accessing funds through the the Course Fee Consolidation process, please visit the Course Fee Consolidation webpage.

Before applying, please review the MSFT guidelines, policy, scoring rubric, and InfoReady application requirements. Visit the MSFT Annual Timeline page for the current application period, submission deadline, review schedule, and award-cycle dates.

Log in to InfoReady
Select the MSFT Funding Competition

All sections of the InfoReady application must be completed before submission.

a. Applicant & Department Information

Applicant contact information
Department name and department number
Department support staff contact information

b. Required Approvals

As part of the application, applicants must route the proposal for approval by entering the following approvers:

Program Chair or Director
Delegation of Authority (Dean or AVP)

All approver fields are required. If your area does not have all levels of approvers, enter your unit’s primary approver(s) in the applicable field(s) and list MSFTservices@csuci.edu in any remaining approver fields. Once submitted, the application will route to each listed approver for review and authorization.

c. Proposal Details

Proposal title and activity dates
Brief activity description
Student impact, engagement, learning outcomes, and course alignment
Number of students impacted
Total IRA funding request

These sections are scored by the MSFT review committee. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review the Proposal Scoring Rubric before completing this section.