Agricultural Research Institute
ARI DEADLINES
The 2026-27 ARI Request for Proposals has been released.
Contact Thalia Ramirez (thramirez@mail.fresnostate.edu or 559.278.0840) at the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs to help with your
budget BEFORE you submit your proposal in InfoReady.
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Campus deadlines:
Intent to Apply (System Pre-Proposal) Deadline - October 15, 2025, 11:59 p.m. PST
Please use this Google Form link to submit your intent to apply for an ARI proposal. No late ITA submissions
will be accepted.
System Pre-Proposal Submission - Campus Deadline - November 5, 2025, 5:00 p.m. PST
Intent to Apply (Campus/Seed/New Investigator) Deadline - November 7, 2025, 11:59 p.m. PST
Please use this Google Form link to submit your intent to apply for an ARI proposal. No late ITA submissions
will be accepted.
System Full Proposal Submission Deadline - February 4, 2026, 5:00 p.m. PST - Must have received an invitation to submit a System Full Proposal from CSU ARI
Seed and Campus Proposal Submission Deadline - February 4, 2026, 5:00 p.m. PST
If you have any questions, please reach out to:
Srinivasa Konduru, Ph.D.
ARI Campus Coordinator
559.278.4434
skonduru@mail.fresnostate.edu
Sherri Smith
Campus Point Person
559.278.2061
sherrismith@mail.fresnostate.edu
Rolston St. Hilaire, Ph.D.
Dean, Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
559.278.2061