Grants in Asian American Research for UC Berkeley Faculty and Graduate Students
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. Faculty and graduate student awards are up to $5,000. More information and the applications are available here.
AAPI Data Seed Grants for UC Berkeley Faculty and Students
AAPI Data’s seed grants program invites applications from current UCB faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students for projects that use social science research methods (including qualitative, quantitative, mixed method approaches) to answer questions pertaining to the experiences, outcomes, and disparities faced by Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations in the United States. Research can include examination of particular groups, as well as comparative analyses across groups, including comparisons to other racial and ethnic groups in the United States, and comparisons to Asian and Pacific Islander populations in other countries. More information and the applications are available on the AARC Research Grant page.
Critical Pacific Islander and Critical Southeast Asian American Studies Research Fellowships
The Critical Pacific Islander (PI) and Critical Southeast Asian American (SEAA) Studies Research Fellowship Program aims to increase academic and research opportunities in Critical PI and SEAA Studies at UC Berkeley. Our Critical PI and SEAA Studies Research Fellows will work together as a cohort in a collaborative process that fosters capacity, community, and coalition building in and across these communities.
We encourage applications for this year-long experience from UC Berkeley students who are interested in contributing to the growth, development, and advancement of Critical PI and Critical SEAA Studies at our university through active participation in (1) learning communities, (2) mentee/mentorships, and (3) the organization and execution of a Research Symposium the following Fall.
Each year, four graduate students and four undergraduates will be awarded the Critical PI Research Fellowship and four graduate students and four undergraduates will be awarded the Critical SEAA Research Fellowship. Click here for details on the program and expectations.
AARC Graduate Fellowship
In an expansion of ISSI's Graduate Fellows Program (GFP), AARC funds one or two Graduate Fellows each year. GFP plays an integral part in training scholars to address the pressing challenges that face California, the nation, and the world. It has been especially effective in enabling students from underrepresented groups to complete their doctoral studies and obtain faculty positions at top academic institutions around the United States.
In addition to receiving monthly stipends, Graduate Fellows enjoy access to a rich array of activities that promote mentoring relations with faculty, collaboration with peers, and the exchange of ideas with a broad audience of academic and community leaders. The GFP offers UC Berkeley doctoral students the opportunity to work in an intensive, small-group setting on issues of common interest. Fellows from a range of disciplines support one another's research, make presentations at conferences and colloquia, and publish working papers. The GFP creates the conditions for forging successful scholarly careers and assuming positions of intellectual leadership in the professoriate. Prospective AARC Graduate Fellows apply via the same application as other ISSI Graduate Fellows.
AAPI Data Major Grant for UC Berkeley Faculty
more details coming in late October 2024!
MOVE: Asian American Community Organizing Fellowship
AARC is proud to contribute funding for this fellowship that connects UC Berkeley student activists with local community organizations to build a pipeline for future community and social workers. More information.
Toraji Prize in Korean American Cultural Studies
This annual prize is for UC Berkeley graduate and undergraduate students from any department who are researching and/or writing about Korean American literature, film, and cultural studies. Topics in history and politics will also be considered. More information.
