Call for Proposals
for University of California, Berkeley, Faculty and Graduate Students
Grant period: December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2024
Application deadline: Monday, October 23, 2023, 5:00pm (PT)
The Asian American Research Center (AARC) invites proposals from current UCB faculty and graduate students working on scholarly, community engagement, and/or creative projects that focus on Asian American populations. We seek projects that center Asian American perspectives, agency, and epistemologies. We are especially interested in funding projects that engage communities as partners and/or involve Asian American populations.
Topics/Themes
AARC accepts proposals from a wide range of topics and disciplinary approaches. Intersectional analysis is particularly welcomed. The theme for 2023-24 is "RegenerAsian: Asian American Health, Food, and Environment," and proposals on this theme will receive priority.
Grant Funding
The grant can be used to complete an entire project, to provide seed money to start a larger project, or to accomplish smaller tasks of a larger project.
Due to the competitive selection process, the final amount awarded may be less than the amount requested. All funds must be spent by November 30, 2024.
Maximum amount of each faculty award is $5,000. Faculty can request funds for GSR funding, research travel, and/or other research-related expenses. Funds cannot be used for conference travel/registration.
Maximum amount of each graduate student award is $5,000, but most graduate student awards will be under $3,000. Graduate students can request funds for living expense stipends (as taxable and financial aid reportable income) and/or for reimbursement for research travel and/or other research-related expenses. Funds cannot be used for conference travel/registration.
Restrictions
Applicants may submit only one proposal in any one funding cycle. Competitive candidates who do not receive funding for this cycle are encouraged to reapply in future cycles.
Grant monies cannot be used for the purchase of computer equipment, books, and/or any other materials for personal use. Purchases of equipment and other materials for the project must be pre-approved and will be considered the property of the University of California, Berkeley.
Eligibility and Requirements
All research involving human subjects must be approved by the Office for the Protection of Human Subjects (OPHS) by the start of the funding period to ensure the protection of participants’ rights and welfare in the research process.
All UC Berkeley faculty members are eligible. UC Berkeley staff members with PI status are also eligible to apply for the faculty grant.
All UC Berkeley graduate students are eligible.
Previous recipients who have completed the reporting for their grant are eligible, but priority will go to those who have not yet received the grant.
Please acknowledge funding from the Asian American Research Center, UC Berkeley, in any websites, publications, presentations, or other products that result.
Outcomes
A final report must be submitted within a month after the conclusion of the grant term and must include a brief summary of the project for publication on our website and in other communications (newsletter, social media). Grantees may be invited to present their work, whether completed or in-progress, at an AARC event.
Application Process
Faculty
The faculty application form is available here.
You will be asked to provide:
- An abstract of up to 250 words
- Budget and budget justification/rationale (as pdf, with filename: lastname_firstname_budget.pdf)
- Statement of project (as pdf; 750 words max, with filename: lastname_firstname_statement.pdf) Please include last name, first name at the top of the page. Please identify specific outcomes that the funding will make possible and include a timeline for the project. If there are any co-PI’s or other collaborators, please include that information in the statement.
- CV (of PIs) (as pdf; 3 pages max, with filename: lastname_firstname_CV.pdf)
Graduate Students
The graduate student application is available here (24-25 Application will be available early in Fall 2024)
You will be asked to provide:
- An abstract of up to 250 words
- Budget and budget justification/rationale (as pdf, with filename: lastname_firstname_budget.pdf)
- Statement of project (as pdf; 750 words max, with filename: lastname_firstname_statement.pdf) Please include last name, first name at the top of the page. Please identify specific outcomes that the funding will make possible and include a timeline for the project. If there are any co-PI’s or other collaborators, please include that information in the statement.
- CV (of PIs) (as pdf; 3 pages max, with filename: lastname_firstname_CV.pdf)
- Letter of support from a faculty member (as pdf, with filename: lastname_firstname_letter.pdf). The letter should address the following points:
- How does this proposed project help advance the student's masters or doctoral research?
- Is the student making good academic progress?
