Individual Faculty Research Awards

About Individual Faculty Research Awards

The Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas (Huerta Center) is pleased to announce the availability of a limited number of Individual Faculty Research Awards up to $1500. These grants are intended to support high quality research in the areas of interest to the RCA including Chicanx, Latinx, and Latin American, migration, cross-border/hemispheric, and human rights studies.

Recipients are expected to acknowledge the Huerta Center's support in any publications related to the sponsored research and to share their findings in a public forum convened by the Huerta Center. Additionally, they must submit a report by June 15th to conclude the fiscal year. 

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About the Budget for Individual Faculty Research Award

Allowable expenses include support of course release, student research assistance, miscellaneous services  (e.g., manuscript preparation, translation, videographer, website developer); software packages, books, and supplies; and travel for research and to present work at professional meetings (economy-class airfare only, following UC travel guidelines).

Non-allowable expenses include general overhead and computer hardware.

Please notify the Huerta Center in advance by email if there are significant changes to your proposed budget. An example of a significant change is if you've proposed to use your funds to travel to a conference, but are no longer able to do so. Any significant changes must be pre-approved.

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