This page is designed to provide information and resources for LMU tenure-line faculty who are applying to, or have received funding from, the Rains Research Assistant Program. General information and FAQs about the Rains program can be found on the main Rains webpage.
General Application Information
The Rains application is administered through the Office of Research & Creative Arts' new platform, Submittable. Submittable is set up with an SSO so you are able to log in using your LMU credentials.
Please note that the dates provided on the application and the website are guidelines for when faculty can expect to hear back about their applications. They are not strict deadlines. In addition, the date used for turnaround response time is the date of faculty submission, not Chair approval. Chairs do not need to meet this deadline. However, faculty submissions cannot proceed without Chair approval.
Application FAQs
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The application uses faculty LMU credentials to sign in. If you have issues logging in to Submittable, please email student.research@lmu.edu for assistance from the administrative side.
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The platform restricts submission to one submission per applicant.
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Chairs will receive an email from Submittable notifying them of applications that need review. This email provides a link to enter the Rains platform.
Once in the platform, you should be able to see the application(s) that has been assigned to you, please follow these steps:- Click on the application number and it should open up the application.
- On the right-hand side towards the top there should be a review tab. Click there to view the reviewer form.
- Fill out the form and submit.
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All applicants will receive an email from Submittable notifying them of their application status. If you do not receive an email, contact student.research@lmu.edu
Resources for Rains Faculty
Accepted applicants will receive an email from Submittable notifying them that their application has been accepted. Below are some Frequently Asked Questions regarding hiring a Rains RA(s) and supervising their hours. For a more in-depth list of FAQs, please check on the Rains Faculty FAQs page.
Hiring & Supervising Rains RAs FAQs
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LMU has now transitioned to Workday as a centralized platform, and all Budget requirements (including the previously Budget Supervisor Form) are now completed within the program. Please click here for instructions for hiring, including the correct Cost Center and Program.
Workday confusing? Here are the slides from the Rains Hiring Workshop. Recording to be provided soon.
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LMU has now transitioned to Workday as a centralized platform, and all hiring requirements (including the previous SEA) are now completed within the program. Please click here for instructions on hiring in Workday for Rains faculty.
Workday confusing? Here are the slides from the Rains Hiring Workshop. Recording to be provided soon.
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Like all LMU employees, students are paid through Payroll and must abide by SES and California labor laws: they can work no more than 20 hours per week during school sessions, 40 hours per week during school vacations, 8 hours per day, and 6 consecutive days in a workweek (Sunday through Saturday). Students must take a break before the 5th hour of work. Work hours must be submitted and approved every other week.
Workday information on how to review and approve student hours can be found here. They are also included on the overview hiring instructions.
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Please refer to Rains FAQs.
Requesting Additional Rains Funding
If there is remaining funding in the Rains General Fund after the first rounds of faculty awards, ORCA will notify all accepted Rains faculty that they may request additional funding. This notification would come in early spring of the academic year directly from the Submittable platform.