The information below is from the 2022-2023 funding cycle. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.
Internal Funding Opportunities
Welcome! The UCLA Internal Funding Opportunities site offers a searchable listing of funding opportunities sponsored by UCLA and/or other University of California units. This service for the UCLA community is managed by the Research Enhancement Office within the Office for Research and Creative Activities. If you have an opportunity to include in the listing, please use the Submit an Opportunity form to provide the requested information.
The DGSOM Office of Postdoctoral Affairs for Biomedical and Life Sciences has a website which features training opportunities, research assistance resources, and funding opportunities for postdoctoral scholars. If you are biomedical or life science postdoctoral scholar, you may wish to bookmark the page and subscribe to their newsletter.
The information below is from the 2020 request for proposals. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.
The information below is from the 2023-2024 request for proposals. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.
The UCLA Institute of American Cultures (IAC) invites applications for support of research on African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, and Chicanas/os for 2023-2024. The Institute also invites proposals on interethnic relations that will increase collaboration between the Centers and/or between the Centers and other campus units.
The information below is from the 2023-2024 request for proposals. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.
The Institute of American Cultures (IAC) has made funds available annually through its visiting scholar and fellowship programs and its research grants. These awards have resulted in the publication of hundreds of books, monographs, and articles as well as the completion of many dissertations, master’s theses, and MFA film projects. They have contributed significantly to the fund of new knowledge about America’s underrepresented populations.
The information below is from the 2022-2023 request for proposals. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.
The information below is from the 2020 request for proposals. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.
The information below is from the 2023-2024 request for proposals. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.
The information below is from the 2021 request for proposals. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.
The Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies promotes the study of the history, culture and society of Israel as a modern Jewish and democratic state. The Center offers grants and fellowships to UCLA faculty, UCLA graduate and undergraduate students, and postdoctoral researchers with an interest in the field of Israel Studies. There are numerous funding opportunities. Current offerings include:
This Award consists of a monograph manuscript (or equivalent) workshop organized by CSW-IAC to promote continuing excellence in scholarship by UCLA professors at the associate level addressing questions important to the fields of critical race and postcolonial studies and/or gender, sexuality, and ethnic studies.
UC Research and Innovation is pleased to announce the release of the 2023 Request for Proposals (RFP) for the California Climate Action Research Initiative. This funding opportunity is part of a historic partnership between the University and the state of California to combat climate change through investments in climate action research that will have swift and measurable impact.
The information below is from the 2023 request for proposals. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.
Iris Cantor-UCLA Women's Health Center and UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UCLA CTSI) have three funding opportunities available to researchers—pilot funding, augmentation of major research and young investigator awards:
The information below is from the 2023-2024 request for proposals. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.
IGCC addresses global challenges to peace and prosperity through academically rigorous, policy-relevant research, training, and outreach on international security, economic development, and the
environment. IGCC seeks to support dissertations around research topics that closely track current global security priorities.
The UC Laboratory Fees Research Program enhances partnerships between UC researchers and laboratory scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
To help develop a pipeline of dedicated tobacco control researchers and advocates, the Tobacco Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) Smoke and Vape Free Scholars Initiative (SVFSI) will support mentorship and training programs for undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and master’s students from tobacco priority populations to conduct mentored tobacco-related research, while also participating in local tobacco control projects and other educational activities.
The information below is from the Spring 2022 request for proposals. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.
The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute offers a number of funding opportunities throughout the year. Please visit the CTSI Funding Opportunities & Awardees webpage for additional details. Examples of their programs include the following:
The information below is from the 2020 request for proposals, following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in America. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.
InnovaUNAM of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and Alianza UCMX of the University of California (UC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, announce Special Call for Binational Collaborative Projects addressing COVID-19.
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Cinvestav and University of California Alianza MX (UC Alianza MX) are pleased to announce the first “Call for Collaborative Research Proposals in Basic and Applied Sciences between Cinvestav and the University of California.”
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The information below is from the 2022-2023 call for nominations. Please see the opportunity website or UCLA BruinPost for updated information.
THE DICKSON EMERITUS PROFESSORSHIP AWARD
The information below is from the 2022 request for proposals. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.
Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies (UCLA) is accepting applications for travel grants available to UCLA undergraduate and graduate students for: (1) presentation of conference papers focused on Israel Studies or (2) Israel-related projects that require limited, site-specific research (e.g., archival research). Grant funds may be used to cover airfare, accommodation/hotel costs, ground transportation costs and for conference registration fees.
The UCLA Easton Technology Management Center (UCLA Anderson School of Management) partnered with UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge, UCLA Health, and the Institute for Carbon Management invites UCLA students from all disciplines and backgrounds to collaborate on driving a positive change in society by solving real-world problems through technology.
Reported worsening of youth mental health and rising sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates highlight the need for greater research focus on the intersection of youth mental and sexual health wellness. Recent events like the COVID-19 pandemic have further increased concerns of worsening mental health among youth. LGBTQ+ youth are particularly vulnerable to poorer mental health. Specifically, LGBTQ+ youth have higher risk of substance use, depression, and suicide than their peers and may have associated higher risk for STI and HIV exposure.
With this Call for Applications, CHRP primarily seeks to center the voices of persons who are highly affected by HIV in the planning, development, implementation, and dissemination of innovative research to improve HIV-related health outcomes in their local communities.
The Undergraduate Research Center – Sciences (URC-Sciences) will be accepting applications for the 2022-2024 Integrated and Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Program (i2URP), a two year program for students to develop science communication and presentation skills, become practiced in analyzing scientific literature, and develop a deeper understanding of the research process. Participants work with program faculty during weekly Journal Club and Research Presentation meetings, which explore a range of bi