Research Funding Opportunity (Equity and Diversity Initiative)

Funding Opportunity for UCLA Tenure-Track Junior Faculty

FUNDING FOR UCLA TENURE-TRACK JUNIOR FACULTY

The African Studies Center is soliciting proposals for collaborative Africa-focused research projects through its Equity and Diversity Initiative (“Supporting URM Faculty Retention Through Active Research Generation”). The focus of the Initiative is to support UCLA junior faculty from underrepresented groups in Academia by helping them develop their research programs. The goal of this initiative is to fund pilot research projects that will lead to competitive external grant proposals by junior faculty.

Each project will pair a UCLA junior tenure track faculty member (PI) and senior faculty mentor (co-PI). The two will collaborate to develop the pilot project proposal for submission to the ASC. Each successful proposal will be awarded $5K, with a total of 5 awards being made. Propoals from all fields are welcome.

The proposal narrative should minimally specify the goal(s), significance, timeline, and budget for the project. It should also clearly indicate how the pilot project will feed into an external grant, and identify specific external grants that would be a good fit for a future project based on the pilot.

UCLA junior tenure-track faculty are encouraged to apply here. Applications are due by 11:59PM, November 15, 2024.

Published: Friday, October 11, 2024