Funding Opportunities

Funds for support of faculty research and student education are derived from government, foundation, corporate, and individual sources; many are available through generous gifts from private individual sources.

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3/1/2013	Sasakawa Fund for Academic Exchanges Programs, Conferences, Symposia, and Workshops Grants will be available to UCLA faculty for the support of Academic Exchange Programs, Conferences, Symposia, and Workshops involving Japanese universities and research institutions. Amount: Up to $8,000
3/1/2013	Terasaki Postdoctoral Fellowship in Japanese Studies The UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies invites applications for a 1-year postdoctoral position, for the 2013-14 academic year. The fellow will be expected to teach a one-quarter undergraduate course and present one public lecture while in residence, and to participate actively in Center colloquia and other public programs during the fellowship year. The Center welcomes applications from around the world.
3/1/2013	Graduate Student Fieldwork Fellowship for International Studies The UCLA International Institute announces a series of Fieldwork Fellowships open to UCLA doctoral students in good standing whose research focuses on one or more aspects of international or regional studies.
2/19/2013	Southeast Asia - Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships FLAS fellowships are designed to support graduate and undergraduate students who are studying Southeast Asian languages and area studies courses. Languages for academic year fellowships are Filipino, Indonesian, Khmer, Thai or Vietnamese. Fellowships are always contingent upon receipt of funds from the U.S. Department of Education.
2/19/2013	2013-2014 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Academic Year and Summer fellowships for training in modern Latin American languages combined with area studies for UCLA graduate and undergraduate students.
12/14/2012	Pasona Summer Internship Program The Pasona Internship Program is a non-profit organization which allows outstanding undergraduate and graduate students to participate in a two month internship at a Japanese company.
12/7/2012	UC Pacific Rim Research Program (PRRP) 2013-2014 This program offers research grants to faculty and graduate students.
11/30/2012	Visiting Research Scholar Fellowships for 2014-2015, International Research Center for Japanese Studies The International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Kyoto, Japan) is pleased to announce three openings for foreign scholars to reside at the Center and participate during the Japanese academic year 2014-2015 in the following team research projects. Awards: several
10/16/2012	University of Maryland, Twentieth Century Japan Research Awards The Center for Historical Studies and McKeldin Library, University of Maryland, invite applications for two $1,200 grants to support research in the library's Prange Collection and East Asia Collection on topics related to the period of the Allied Occupation of Japan and its aftermath, 1945-1960. Amount: $1,500 Awards: 2
10/11/2012	Bridging Scholarships for Study Abroad in Japan Applications from students who will study in Japan during the Spring 2013 semester -- beginning in January 2013 or later -- will be due October 10, 2012.
4/9/2012	Summer Language Fellowships of the Center for Chinese Studies, 2012 Fellowships for summer language study, for new and continuing UCLA graduate students
4/9/2012	Graduate Fellowships of the Center for Chinese Studies, 2012-13 Fellowships for graduate students of Chinese studies in all departments and schools at UCLA
3/12/2012	Thailand Travel Grants 2012 Travel grants for UCLA graduate students and undergraduates attending the University of California Education Abroad Program at Thammasat University in Thailand in Summer 2012 or academic year 2012-13. Amount: $3,000 Awards: 4
2/15/2012	2013-2014 East Asia Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Academic Year and Summer fellowships for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language and area studies.
2/2/2012	2012 Summer Research Scholarships in Beijing, China Sponsored by the Joint Research Institute in Science and Engineering.
10/7/2011	Terry and Suzan Kramer Global Leadership Scholars The UCLA International Institute is pleased to announce the new Terry and Suzan Kramer Global Leadership Scholars program. Amount: $2,000 Awards: Up to ten scholarships will be awarded annually
9/30/2011	Council on Foreign Relations, International Affairs Fellowship in Japan Fellows must be American citizens between the ages of 27 and 45. They may be drawn from academia (including think tanks), government (including the executive and legislative branches at both the federal and state levels), business or the media. The program is intended for non-specialists in Japan.
3/4/2011	International Institute Recruitment Fellowship The International Institute announces the availability of fellowship funding for outstanding incoming PhD students who intend to write dissertations on international topics.
5/25/2010	IDS Senior Awards The International Institute and International Development Studies program is proud to announce two awards open to outstanding graduating seniors in IDS. We encourage all eligible students to apply! Awards: 2
3/22/2010	2010 IGCC Dissertation Fellowships - $15,000 stipend, up to $3,000 travel/research (Deadline: 3/22/10) IGCC seeks to support dissertations on three broad themes closely linked to this new global security dynamic: 1) The Changed Institutional Environment; 2)Nonconventional Threats, or 3) Nuclear Threats and Nuclear Energy. The international sources and/or consequences of the phenomenon studied in the dissertation must be an integral part of the project. Amount: $16,000 stipend + up to $4,000 in travel/research.
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FLAS Fellowships

Online applications will be open Wednesday, November 14 to Tuesday, February 19. For more information about FLAS click here.

UCLA 100,000 Strong Initiative

The Coca-Cola Foundation is supporting the U.S. State Department's 100,000 Strong Initiative by offering up to 15 $2,500 scholarships annually for students participating in the Travel Study or UC Education Abroad Program in China. The next round of scholarships will be announced in winter/spring 2012-13 and scholarship applications will be due in late March, 2013.
Learn more about this UCLA initiative at the International Education Office.

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For Faculty

Each year the International Institute and its centers award over a half million dollars in direct support for faculty research projects in international and foreign area fields. The variety of research topics reflect the diverse scope of the Institute's concerns and objectives, whether an in-depth examination of regional issues, a historical perspective, or a topical issue with an interdisciplinary focus.

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