UCLA Latino Policy Studies Research Program for 2008-2009

 
The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, in cooperation with the Institute of American Cultures (IAC) Research Grant Program in ethnic studies, announces 2008-09 grants for the promotion of policy relevant research on Chicano and Latino issues in California. Funding for the UCLA Latino Research Program is separate from IAC funding and it comes from the University of California Committee on Latino Research (UCCLR). The policy studies program is housed in the Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC), an important structure for the continued development of Latino policy-oriented research. The program benefits from the long-standing institutional support that the UCLA administration provides to the CSRC through the IAC.

UCLA Latino policy studies grant funding priorities include research support of UCLA faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students conducting research on policy issues of concern to Latinos in California. From 2002-2008, the program has awarded 36 grants to faculty and students, representing 12 departments from across UCLA. Most of the funds are designated for graduate student research assistance, which will result in the hiring and training of graduate students through out the campus. These projects not only overlap in their substantive focus on policy issues, they also sustain a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment among faculty from four departments (two from the College and two professional schools). The grant funds are an important source for faculty and graduate research, provide seed funds for new projects, and facilitate securing funding for Latino policy research from other campus and extramural sources. Latino Policy Studies funded projects will have their findings submitted to the CSRC Press and possible publication as a CSRC Latino Policy & Issues Brief.

To be considered for a Latino policy studies research grant, please submit a proposal through the Institute of American Cultures Research Grant Program and check both the Chicana/o Studies and the Latino Policy Studies boxes on the application. This will allow applicants to be considered for IAC and Latino policy studies funding. All IAC grant proposal guidelines and conditions apply. In accordance with IAC funding guidelines, the Latino policy studies program will ordinarily not award more than $7,000 for faculty and postdoctoral research grants and no more than $3,000 for graduate student projects.

Eligibility

UCLA faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students are eligible to apply for a Latino policy grant.

Deadline

Applications must be received in the Chicano Studies Research Center no later than 5:00 p.m., April 25, 2008. Awards will be announced in early June.

Revised: August 2007

 
For Further Information

Please contact the Latino Policy Studies Research Program Coordinator.

UCLA
Chicano Studies Research Center
Assistant Director Carlos M. Haro
193 Haines Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1544
(310) 267-5290
charo@chicano.ucla.edu