Participant Eligibility
The CDIP is intended to support doctoral students interested in joining the CSU as instructional faculty. As such, students who meet ONE of the following criteria are eligible to apply:
- Full-time doctoral student currently enrolled in an accredited program in the U.S.
- Individual in the process of applying to accredited doctoral programs in the U.S. for the upcoming year.
Special Considerations:
Most professional doctoral degree programs (such as EdD, DPT, JD and PsyD) as well as certain online degree programs are designed for entrance into a non-academic career. Applicants in a professional doctoral program may apply to the CDIP only if they plan to pursue a tenure-line instructional faculty position and their doctoral program’s mission includes preparation and training of future university faculty researchers and teachers.
CSU EdD programs were established for the purpose of preparing administrative leaders for the California public elementary and secondary schools and community colleges (California Education Code 66040.3). Therefore, applicants enrolled in or
applying to CSU EdD programs are not eligible.
U.S. citizenship is not required, but applicants for CSU instructional faculty positions must be eligible to work in the United States.
Selection Criteria:
Two criteria are used to make selections to the Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program:
1: Academic potential A number of factors are considered to determine the applicant's potential as a doctoral student, potential to become a tenure-track faculty member and interest in working with a diverse student population. These include:
- Potential for continual and sustained quality mentorship by CSU faculty mentor
- Applicant's academic achievement and potential as a doctoral student
- Applicant's potential to become a tenure-track professor
- Applicant's connection to the CSU and passion for CSU students
- Potential for successful collaboration between applicant and CSU faculty mentor in teaching, research and service
- Potential for continual and sustained quality mentorship by CSU faculty mentor
2: Academic discipline Primary consideration will be given to candidates whose proposed area of study falls
where CSU campuses anticipate the greatest difficulty in filling potential future instructional faculty positions. Information from a variety of sources may be considered when evaluating this criterion.
Selection Process:
Applications are submitted directly to the CDIP program. A systemwide committee evaluates the applications and makes recommendations. This systemwide committee is composed of the Faculty Director of CDIP, two representatives from Academic Senate of the CSU, a CFA member, and faculty from across the 23 campuses. Applicants will receive communication about the status of their application via email.