UCLA Latino Policy Studies Research Program

The CSRC, in cooperation with the Institute of American Cultures (IAC) Research Grant Program in ethnic studies, awards grants for the promotion of policy-relevant research on Chicano and Latino issues in California.

Funding for the UCLA Latino Policy Studies Research Program is separate from IAC funding and it comes through the University of California from the University of California Committee on Latino Research (UCCLR). It is the result of Senate Concurrent Resolution 43, Presley, 1987, charging the university with examining important policy relevant issues concerning California's growing Latino population. The research projects conducted by UCLA faculty and graduate students are an important part of the CSRC response to this mandate.

The policies studies program is housed in the CSRC, an important structure for the continued development of Latino policy-oriented research. The program benefits from the long-standing institutional support that the UCLA administration provides to the CSRC through the IAC.

UCLA Latino policy studies grant funding priorities include research support of UCLA faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students conducting research on policy issues of concern to Latinos in California. These funds are an important source for faculty and graduate research, provide seed funds for new projects, and facilitate securing funding for Latino policy research from other campus and extramural sources. Latino policy funded projects will have their findings submitted to the CSRC Press and possible publication as a Latino Policy & Issues Brief.

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Application Procedures

To be considered for a Latino policy studies research grant, please submit a proposal through the Institute of American Cultures Research Grant Program and check both the "Chicana/o Studies" and the "Latino Policy Studies" box on the application. This will allow applicants to be considered for IAC and Latino policy studies funding. All IAC grant proposal guidelines and conditions apply. In accordance with IAC funding guidelines, the Latino policy studies program will ordinarily not award more than $7,000 for faculty and postdoctoral research grants, and graduate students projects for no more than $3,000.

UCLA faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students are eligible for a Latino policy grant. Applications for funding consideration are due April 30 of each year. You can also contact the Latino Policy Studies Research Program Coordinator Carlos M. Haro at (310) 267-5290 or by email.

Apply for an LRP grant

Instructions on applying for an LRP/IAC grant or fellowship and application forms available here.