Universitywide
Research Programs
and Units
Universitywide
Funding Opportunities
Undergraduate,
Graduate and Post-Doctoral Research
Research
Policies
and Guidelines
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| Program | All-UC Group in Economic History |
| Purpose | Strengthens teaching and research of economic history throughout UC |
| Grants | Graduate student field research grants |
| Deadline | Contact program |
| Contact | Mary Davis, (530) 752-1827 |
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| Program | Biotechnology Research and Education Program, Systemwide |
| Purpose | Funds training grants for individual trainees (up to $50,000 per trainee per year) the Graduate Research and Education in Adaptive bio-Technology (GREAT) Training Program. |
| Grants | Funds cutting-edge theoretical and experimental research at the interface between the life sciences and physical, chemical, material, engineering, mathematical or computational sciences. |
| Deadline | Varies--contact program |
| Contact | Martina Newell-McGloughlin, (530) 752-8237 |
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| Program | California Policy Research Center (CPRC) |
| Purpose | Advances public understanding of state policy issues in all areas |
| Grants | 1) California Program on Access to Care (health); typical
award, 10-60K; |
| Deadline | 1)
Letter of intent due October 25, 2006 |
| Contact | Check website for updates: http:///www.ucop.edu/cprc |
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| Program | Center for Comparative Immigration Studies |
| Purpose | To support advanced research and writing on aspects of international migration and refugee flows. |
| Grants | Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral Visiting Research Fellowships |
| Deadline | January |
| Contact | Carmen Rodriguez, (858) 822-4447 |
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| Program | Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) |
| Purpose | Bridges gap between tech & policy communities in post- war era; management, control, & reduction of weapons of mass destruction |
| Grants | Herb York Postdoctoral Fellowships; other opportunities |
| Deadline | Contact program |
| Contact | Ronald F. Lehman II, (925) 422-6141 |
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| Program | Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) |
| Purpose | Supports multi-disciplinary research on policy issues in higher education |
| Grants | 1) graduate student: $2.5K-5K 2) faculty: $5K-10K |
| Deadline | Contact program |
| Contact | Ken Koziol, (510) 643-1268 |
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| Program | Center for US-Mexican Studies |
| Purpose | Promotes study of Mexico and US-Mexican relations in most fields |
| Grants | Visiting Fellows program |
| Deadline | January |
| Contact | usmex@ucsd.edu , (858) 534-4503 |
| Program | Humanities Research Institute (HRI) |
| Purpose | Supports independent research in the humanities |
| Grants | Resident research groups, faculty fellowships and student fellowships; conferences: 5K-15K; seminars: 3K-5K; disciplinary forums: 3K; workshops: 1K |
| Deadline | December. Check with program for specific dates. |
| Contact | Rosemarie Neumann, (949) 824-8180 |
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| Program | Institute of European Studies |
| Purpose | Promotes study of European/American political relations, politico-economic, socio-economic integration |
| Grants | typical award: $3K-12K |
| Deadline | various deadlines |
| Contact | Gia White, (510) 642-4555 |
| Program | Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) |
| Purpose | Promotes study of the causes of international conflict and opportunities to reduce conflict |
| Grants | 1) Internships: $3.5K 2) PhD Fellowships: $20K ($6,000 stipend plus up to $4,000 in research & travel 3) Faculty grants: Up to $20K individual faculty grants; up to $40K intercampus collaborative faculty grants |
| Deadline | About February 1 |
| Contact | Estella Juarez, (858) 534-8602 |
| Program | Labor and Employment Research Fund |
| Purpose | Promotes research that helps address public policy problems in employment by increasing our understanding of their causes and possible solutions; awards grants in all fields to faculty and graduate students. |
| Grants | Research grants average; Workshop and planning grants; Dissertation fellowships; Pre-dissertation and Master’s fellowships; Mini grants |
| Deadline | Spring |
| Contact | Sandra Wulff, (510) 987-0120 |
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| Purpose | Supports labor studies initiatives, including curricular innovations, conferences, colloquia and other public programs on labor and employment topics. The fund is designated for initiatives on all the UC campuses, excluding Berkeley and UCLA. |
| Grants | Grants for faculty and other principal investigators. |
| Deadline | December 17, 2007 |
| Contact | Sandra Wulff, (510) 987-0120 |
| Program | Pacific Rim Research Program (PRRP) |
| Purpose | Promotes study of the PacRim as a distinctive region; awards grants in all fields. |
| Grants | Research grants average $25K; Workshop and planning grants up to 15K; Mini grants are $3K |
| Deadline | To campuses: varies, November-December To UCOP: February |
| Contact | Sandra Wulff, (510) 987-0120 |
| Program | President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program |
| Purpose | Supports researchers and mentors toward academic career advancement |
| Grants | typical award: 32K plus research expenses |
| Deadline | November 1, annually |
| Contact | Kim Adkinson, (510) 987-9503 |
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| Program | Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program (TSR & TP) |
| Purpose | Supports research and graduate education in toxics-related fields |
| Grants | 1) student fellowships, $50K ($25k/year for 2 years); 2) new investigator grants, $50K ($25k/year for 2 years); 3) collaborative research grants, $100K ($50k/year for 2 years); 4) intercampus travel grants, $1000 |
| Deadline | 1-3) January, annually; 4) open |
| Contact |
Lisa Stevenson, (530) 752-2099 Mika Pringle Tolson, (530) 752-2097 |
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| Program | University of California Energy Institute (UCEI) |
| Purpose | Fosters support for research in energy fields; supports interdisciplinary, policy-related studies on critical energy issues in the natural and social sciences and engineering |
| Grants | 1) CA Energy Studies Program (CES); 2) Energy Science
and Tech Program (EST); 2) California Energy Commission Energy Innovations Small Grants Program |
| Deadline | 1) January 2) September |
| Contact | Severin Borenstein, (510) 642-9588 |
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| Program | UC Institute for Mexico and the US (UC MEXUS) |
| Purpose | Supports projects in all fields related to US-Mexico relations |
| Grants | 1) Travel grants for UC investigators; 2) MEXUS-Conacyt Postdoctoral Research Opportunities; 3) MEXUS-Conacyt Opportunities for Sabbatical Stays; 4) MEXUS-Conacyt Opportunities for Mexican and UC Faculty Visits; 5) Oportunidades de Estudios de Posgrado |
| Deadline | Contact Program |
| Contact | David Kropf, (909) 787-3519, (909) 787-3856 fax |
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| Program | UC Linguistic Minority Research Institute (UC LMRI) |
| Purpose | Promotes improvement of school success, and access of language- minority students to UC and other institutions of higher learning |
| Grants | 1) Individual research grants, $25K; 2) Dissertation grants, $15K; 3) UC-CSU Collaborative Grants, $50K; 4) Teacher research grants, $25K |
| Deadline | 1) Oct 2) Oct. 3) Feb. 4) Feb. Dates are subject to change. |
| Contact | Russell Rumberger, (805) 893-2250 |
| Program | Welfare Policy Research Project |
| Purpose | In accord with its legislative mandate, WPRP conducts applied policy research sought by senior state and local officials regarding public assistance programs and low-income populations in California. |
| Grants | Typical award $750,000 - $2.5 million; multi-site, multi-year (2 - 4 years) |
| Deadline | No current call. |
| Contact | Check website for updates and/or ask to be added to WPRP's list of researchers who receive electronic notification of forthcoming RFPs. Contact Mark Sondag, (510) 987-9892 |
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| Program | White Mountain Research Station (WMRS) |
| Purpose | To support research in a range of fields utilizing the station, from high altitude physiology and ecology, to atmospheric and earth sciences, natural resource management and policy |
| Grants | 1) typical student award: $2K; 2) Faculty Research Grant: avg. $15K |
| Deadline | 1) late winter, annually 2) Contact program |
| Contact |
Frank L. Powell (Director) Barbara Fager (MSO), (858) 822-0165 |
1111 Franklin St., 11th floor • Oakland, CA 94607-5200 | Tel: 510.987.9438 • Fax: 510.987.9456
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