| University of
California Grant Programs UC Berkeley Programs | ||
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | ||
| Program | Deadline | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer’s Disease Center: Pilot Grants | February or March | Pilot grants to support research which contributes to an improved understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. |
| Berkeley-Austria Fund | February 1 | Berkeley-Austria Call for Projects for UC Faculty is a grant for faculty in the social sciences whose work focuses on political economy, broadly defined. The award will amount to $4,000 for visits of up to one month. |
| Breast Cancer Research Program: Apply for Funding | varies | Supports breast cancer research, communication, and collaboration through Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards, Community Research Collaboration, and Innovative, Developmental, Exploratory Awards (IDEAs). |
| California HIV/AIDS Research Program | July for letters of intent | Awards are offered in three different field areas: Basic Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. |
| California Institute for Energy and the Environment | varies | CIEE provides support to all areas of public interest energy research in California. |
| California Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH) | varies | PATH’s mission is to develop solutions to the problems of California’s surface transportation systems through cutting edge research in intelligent transit. |
| California Program on Access to Care | March for letters of intent | This applied policy research program addresses issues related to access to health care for low-income populations. |
| California Sea Grant College Program: Funding Opportunities | varies | Supports research on ocean and coastal resources. |
| UC California Studies Consortium, UCHRI: Funding Opportunities | February | UCCSC supports collaborative research by UC faculty, graduate students, and their colleagues at other institutions as part of a new University-wide California Studies research initiative for the humanities, arts and social sciences. |
| Canada-California Strategic Innovation Partnership (CCSIP) | February for letters of intent | Co-sponsored by UCOP and International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada, this program is intended to stimulate novel ideas and catalyze the development of innovative multicampus and multidisciplinary research and educational collaborations between partners in both jurisdictions. |
| Cancer Center, UCD: Grants and Awards | varies | Provides grants and developmental awards for research on cancer, with the aim of developing more effective methods of preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer. |
| Cancer Research Coordinating Committee | December | Supports research on the cancer problem, including its origin, prevention and cure. |
| UC Center for Collaborative Research for an Equitable California (CCREC): Requests for Proposals | April | CCREC provides funding for research projects that use collaborative methodologies to address the interrelated crises affecting the state of California. |
| Center for Comparative Immigration Studies: Fellowship Programs | January 15 | CCIS offers a limited number of Visiting Research Fellowships at both the predoctoral and postdoctoral levels that support advanced research and writing on any aspect of international migration and refugee flows, in any of the social sciences, history, and law. |
| Center for Health and Nutrition Research: Research and Grants |
March | A major goal of the Center is to promote the health of Californians by identifying the roles of California fruits, vegetables and nuts in providing vitamins and other phytochemicals that can lower the risk of chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease. Support research projects that propose innovative biology-based approaches to the investigation of how nutrients, and combinations of nutrients in whole foods, can act to reduce the risk for chronic diseases. |
| UC Center for Health Quality and Innovation: Health Fellows |
November | The Health Fellows Program provides support on a project that will adopt cost-saving innovations in care delivery while improving quality at UC Health. Any staff or faculty employed by a UC medical center, clinic or health professional school may apply. |
| UC Center for New Racial Studies (UCCNRS) | March | The mission of the Center is to support innovation in UC-based race/ethnicity research and teaching and to encourage interdisciplinary and collaborative work focused on advancing social/racial justice in an era of changing racial dynamics and persistent racial/ethnic conflict and inequality. Two types of grants will be awarded: Faculty Seed Grants of up to $20,000 for up to one year available to UC ladder faculty; Graduate Student Research Grants of up to $10,000 for up to one year. |
| Center for US-Mexican Studies: Visiting Fellows Program | January | The Center’s Visiting Fellows Program is the largest residential fellowship program in the United States for research on Mexico. Each year the program brings together scholars from the social sciences, history, and related fields. |
| UC College Prep (UCCP): UCCP Labs - RFPS and Courses in Production | varies | UCCP uses online technology along with engaging and highly interactive course content to provide students with access to college preparatory and college level courses. |
| UC Discovery Grant (UCDG) | varies | UCDG promotes collaborations between UC researchers and industry partners in the interest of supporting cutting-edge research, strengthening the state’s economy, and serving the public good. Projects are jointly funded by a UC Discovery Grant and an industry sponsor matching contribution. |
| Education Abroad Program: Information for UC Faculty: Overview of Opportunities | varies | This program provides academic exchanges and integrates international curricula and learning opportunities into the University. |
| Energy Institute (UCEI) | varies | UCEI’s mission is to foster research and educate students and policy makers on energy issues that are crucial to the future of California, the nation, and the world |
| Fellowship Programs for Diversity | varies | These programs encourage doctoral candidates and Ph.D. holders to pursue careers as faculty in fields where they are underrepresented. |
| Gaspar de Portola Catalonian Studies Program | April 15 and October 15 | This program invites applications from UC faculty for scholarly visits to Catalan universities and research institutes. |
| Health Initiative of the Americas | June | The Initiative’s objective is to coordinate and optimize the availability of health resources for Mexican immigrants and their families through bilateral training, research, and health promotion activities. |
| University of California Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI) | varies | Supports research in humanities disciplines as well as the pressing human dimensions that arise in the social and natural sciences. |
| Institute of American Cultures, UCLA: Visiting Scholar/Researcher Program in Ethnic Studies | January or February | The IAC offers awards to visiting scholars/researchers to support research on African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, and Chicanas/os. |
| Institute of European Studies: Grants and Fellowships | varies | Funds research on Europe and sponsors conferences, colloquia, workshops and lectures. |
| Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, LANL | March or April | IGPP supports cutting-edge science in the areas of astrophysics, space physics, solid planetary geoscience, and climate science. |
| Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation | varies | IGCC supports research on causes of international conflict and opportunities for international cooperation. |
| Institute for Laser Science and Applications, LLNL | varies | Requests proposals involving LLNL’s HED facilities, such as the Jupiter Laser Facility. |
| Institute for Research in the Arts (UCIRA) | varies | UCIRA works to develop new approaches to artistic practice and better ways of reaching audiences. Funds individuals as well as special events and programs. |
| Institute for Scientific Computing Research, LLNL | varies | Applications Testbed projects are chosen to push the envelope of what is possible on today's supercomputer. |
| Integrated Pest Management Program, UC Statewide: Grants Programs | varies | UC IPM provides support for pest management research and reducing pesticide load in the environment. |
| Kearney Foundation of Soil Science | varies | Supports research in the fields of soils, plant nutrition, and water science. |
| UC Laboratory Fees Research Grant | August | Funded by a portion of the management fees that may be awarded to UC for the management of LANL and LLNL. Supports research that is related to the missions of LANL and LLNL and emphasizes collaborations between University faculty, staff and students and the research staff of the laboratories. |
| Lawrence Fellowship Program, LLNL | November | This fellowship has a three year term. The fellows may participate in experimental and/or theoretical work at LLNL. They will have access to LLNL’s extensive computing facilities, specialized laboratory facilities and field equipment. |
| Medical Investigation of Neurological Disorders (MIND) Institute: Postdoctoral Training | varies | Offers a postdoctoral training program to prepare Ph.D. and M.D. fellows for careers in autism research. |
| UC MEXUS - UC Institute for Mexico and the United States: Funding Opportunities | varies | Supports projects in all fields related to US-Mexico relations. |
| Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science, UC Berkeley | varies | Supports basic research on the Berkeley campus in the sciences. Offers Fellowships, Professorships, Visiting Professorships, and Senior Fellowships. |
| National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis | varies | NCEAS seeks projects that address the development and testing of important ecological ideas and theories using existing data, analysis of ecological information, research on data access and use, use of science in policy and management decisions, and investigating sociological issues that pertain to the science of ecology. NCEAS supports Working Groups, Postdoctoral Associates, Sabbatical Fellows and Distributed Graduate Seminars. |
| Natural Reserve System: Student Research Grants | October for Mathias Grant, January for Individual Reserve Grants | The UC NRS supports student research with a number of grant programs. |
| Office of Educational Development Grants, UC Berkeley | May | Offers Instructional Improvement Grant to improve instruction in existing courses or develop new courses. Also offers Undergraduate Student Learning Initiative Grants. |
| Pacific Rim Research Program | November or December for UCB | Supports research on Pacific Rim topics in a variety of disciplines. |
| Pacific Southwest Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases: Funding Opportunities | varies | Offers Research Project, Career Development, Developmental Project Awards. |
| President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | November | The goal of the program is to provide research opportunity and career development for scholars whose work will enhance the diversity of the academic community at the University of California. |
| President’s Faculty Research Fellowships in the Humanities, UCHRI | January | The purpose of this program is to provide increased support for UC faculty research in the humanities. |
| Prostate Cancer Center, UCSF: Developmental Research Program | varies | Offers Career Development Awards and Developmental Research Grants to basic and clinical investigators at all levels for work on prostate cancer. |
| Renewable Resources Extension Act: Proposals | August | Supports new or existing projects/activities that are addressing the educational and extension needs in the management of California's valuable renewable resources on forest and rangeland. |
| Research Grants for Librarians | January | Funds librarians seeking to engage in scholarly research and creative activity. |
| Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Fund of California | varies | Supports innovative, high-impact research projects focusing on spinal cord injury or nerve cell regeneration. Principal Investigators must be from institutions within the state of California. |
| Salinity/Drainage Program | varies | This program supports research on salinity, drainage, selenium and other toxic element problems in the San Joaquin Valley. |
| Sierra Foothill Research & Extension Center: Request for New Proposals | varies | Proposals for short- and long-term projects will be considered. Requirements for labor and other resources for long-term projects will be reviewed annually. |
| Slosson Endowment Fund for Ornamental Horticulture, Elvenia J.: Call for Proposals | December | This fund supports the advancement and promotion of the science and practice of horticulture, particularly including ornamental horticulture. |
| Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program: Funding Opportunities | December | Grants fund research on sustainable agricultural practices and systems. |
| Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program: Call for Applications | varies | The mission of TRDRP is to support research that focuses on the prevention, causes, and treatment of tobacco-related disease and the reduction of the human and economic costs of tobacco use in California. |
| Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program: Grants Program | January | Offers Collaborative Research Grants and Workshop or Seminar Series funding. In addition Intercampus Travel Grants are available throughout the year. |
| Transportation Center, UC | varies | UCTC offers faculty research grants and dissertation research grants. |
| UC Discovery Grant (UCDG) | varies | UCDG promotes collaborations between UC researchers and industry partners in the interest of supporting cutting-edge research, strengthening the state’s economy, and serving the public good. Projects are jointly funded by a UC Discovery Grant and an industry sponsor matching contribution. |
| Water Resources Center | varies | The WRC engages the resources of the University of California with other institutions in the state for the purpose of developing ecologically sound and economically efficient water management policies and programs in California. |
| Welfare Policy Research Project: Requests for Proposals | varies | Advances public understanding of state policy issues in all areas, including welfare policy research. |
| Western Integrated Pest Management Center: Funding Opportunities | varies | Supports research in pest management. |
| White Mountain Research Station: Applying to Visit | open | Provides an excellent locale for research in physiology, ecology, atmospheric and earth sciences, and natural resource management and policy. |