Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives
Program Announcement (December 17, 2024): UCRI is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) awards. Fourteen highly meritorious projects proposing innovative research across a wide range of disciplines and topics were selected. Congratulations to these outstanding researchers!
Press release announcing the 2025 awards
MRPI funding supports innovative multicampus research collaborations that strengthen UC’s position as a leading public research university. Awards are intended to facilitate outstanding research and cutting edge discoveries that can:
- Advance research in areas important to UC, California, its people, environment and economy
- Increase UC’s competitiveness in attracting faculty, graduate students, awards and honors, and extramural funding
- Support innovative graduate student research at UC
The total funding portfolio of active MRPI grants is approximately $48 million, providing a significant investment in UC systemwide research. To see the list of awards from the most recent competition, visit the 2025 Awards page. Awards from previous years can be found on the Prior Awards page or our funded research database.
MRPI awards are made in two categories: Planning/Pilot Awards and Program Awards. MRPI competitions are anticipated every two years, subject to availability of funds.
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Our program fact sheet (pdf) summarizes the impact to date of MRPI funding.
See the abstracts for active awards (pdf) for more details on current MRPI awards.