Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 4 6 2016 4 21 Cultivating Research Culture: An Analysis of Contributing Factors, the Institution's Research Initiatives, and Collaboration among the HEI's Trifocal Functions 439 449 EN Darwin Don M. Dacles Dominga C. Valtoribio Graduate School, Saint Mary's University, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines Fe Yolanda G. Del Rosario Claribel A. Matias Marlon U. Saludarez EDUCATION2016462 10.12691/education-4-6-2 2015 12 27 2016 3 14 2016 4 19 Factors contributory to the involvement in research and research-related activities among Catholic university professors were determined, along the institutional research initiatives and the national goals on research, and the extensiveness of convergence among the trifocal functions of the institution in cultivating a research culture. The study revealed that the faculty members' involvement is dependent on the institution's support in making research an essential part of the organizational culture. The presence of a research unit, financial reward and merit system, expertise, research capability programs and institutional policies were found as major contributory factors, while utilization of research output was considered the weakest.