Visiting Scholar and Visiting Researcher Program in Ethnic Studies
The IAC, in cooperation with UCLA's four Ethnic Studies
Research Centers (American Indian Studies Center, Asian American Studies Center, Bunche
Center for African American Studies Center, and Chicano Studies Research Center) offers
awards to visiting scholars/researchers to support research on African
Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, and Chicanas/os. We especially encourage
applications that advance our understanding of new social and cultural realities occasioned
by the dramatic population shifts of recent decades, including greater heterogeneity within
ethnic groups and increased interethnic contact.
Two types of awards will be offered: Visiting Scholar appointments for persons who currently hold permanent academic appointments and Visiting Researcher for newly degreed scholars. In 2012-13, IAC Visiting Scholars/Researchers will receive up to a 9-month academic-year stipend of $32,000 to $35,000 (contingent upon rank, experience, and date of completion of their terminal degree) and will receive health benefits. For Visiting Scholars, these funds can be used to supplement sabbatical support for a total that does not exceed the candidate’s current institutional salary. Visiting Scholars will be paid through their home institutions and will be expected to continue their health benefits through that source as well; Visiting Researchers will be paid directly by UCLA. All awardees can receive up to $4,000 in research support (through reimbursements of research expenses), $1,000 of which may be applied toward relocation expenses. In the event that an award is for less than the 9-month appointment, the stipend will be prorated in accordance with the actual length of the award.
Eligibility
Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States and hold a Ph.D. from an accredited college/university (or, in the case of the arts, a terminal degree) in the appropriate field at the time of appointment. UCLA faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students are not eligible to apply.
Deadline
Applications are available in October, due by February 1, 2012 and recipients are notified by mid-April.
Application Form
The first step in applying for IAC research support in ethnic studies is to contact the Ethnic Studies Research Center that you are interested in applying to. Due to budget constraints for the 2012-2013 academic year, it will vary from Center to Center as to the types of fellowships or research grants that they will offer so we strongly encourage that you contact the Center’s IAC Coordinator first. Once you have discussed your project with the Center’s IAC Coordinator, please complete the application form.
Applications and supplementary materials will be accepted via email as a PDF attachment or via mail to the IAC Coordinator at the Ethnic Studies Research Center most appropriate to the area of research.
Revised: December 2011
For Further Information
Please review the frequently asked questions or contact the IAC Coordinator or one of the centers listed below.
Institute of American Cultures
2329 Murphy Hall
Box 957244
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7244
(310) 825-6815
IACcoordinator@grad.ucla.edu
American Indian Studies Center
3220 Campbell Hall
(310) 825-7315
rhrosser@aisc.ucla.edu
Asian American Studies Center
3230 Campbell Hall
(310) 825-2974
melanyd@ucla.edu
Bunche Center for African American Studies
160 Haines Hall
(310) 825-7403
acramon@bunche.ucla.edu
Chicano Studies Research Center
193 Haines Hall
(310) 825-2363
jiribarren@chicano.ucla.edu
