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Program The Digital Cultures Project
Purpose Supports research concerning the history and theory of new digital technologies and the ways in which they impact humanistic studies and the arts
Grants Visiting research stipend for 3-10 weeks
Deadline Contact program
Contact William Warner, (805) 893-3237

Program History and Culture of Late Antiquity
Purpose Supports academic exhange and collaboration between grad students and faculty in a variety of sub-disciplines
Grants Intercampus student exchange, to $5K
Deadline June
Contact Claudia Rapp

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, in general. Consult program for specific dates.
Contact Rosemarie Neumann, (949) 824-8180

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 to January
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

Program President's Research Fellowship in the Humanities
Purpose To encourage UC faculty research in the humanities
Grants App. 18 grants annually. Maximum 25K
Deadline Mid-October
Contact Laureen O'Connell, (510) 987-0493

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, (951) 827-3519, (951) 827-3856 fax

Program UC Institute for Research in the Arts (UCIRA)
Purpose The University of California's Institute for Research in the Arts (UCIRA) supports UC artists dedicated to innovative approaches to form and content in the performing, media, and visual arts. Our goal is to support imaginative projects that transcend boundaries, or that fall outside the present confines of arts practice. We have a special interest in projects that are collaborative in nature and that benefit two or more UC campuses.
Grants 1) Innovative Residencies (up to $5,000, matching component required)
2) Demonstration Projects: Individual (up to $5000) or Collaborative (up to $25,000; matching component required)
3)  Action Research Projects (up to $25,000)
4) Open Classroom Challenge
Deadline 1, 2, and 3) March 1 annually
4) October 15 annually
Contact Dr. Holly Unruh, Assistant Director
Phone: (805) 893-7799; Fax: (805) 893-4336

 

   

 

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