Grants

Zora Neale Hurston 2009 Travel Grant

Deadline: October 22, 2009

The AFA announces the 2009 Travel Grant, continuing our tradition since 2002 of honoring the contributions of pioneering African American anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston (visit the AFA website for further information on her contributions and accomplishments). We will award 3 travel grants of $500 each for the purpose of traveling to the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) in Philadelphia. Eligibility is restricted to students and recent PhDs focusing on issues of concern to feminist anthropology. Preference is given to individuals from underrepresented US groups who meet the criteria below on a competitive basis. The winning awardees will be notified prior to the AAA meetings, but the awards will be formally announced and checks given out at the AFA business meeting held in conjunction with the AAA meetings.

Eligibility Requirements:
• Member of underrepresented US group (preferred)
• Must be U.S. citizen
• Primary disciplinary focus must be feminist anthropology
• Must be a student or a recent PhD
 
Evaluation Criteria:
1) attending the AAA meetings to give a paper related to feminist anthropology
or
2) have organized a session on feminist anthropology,
or
3) actively seeking employment as a feminist anthropologist.

Application Procedures:
Interested individuals should submit the following two materials:
a) A brief letter of application indicating status as student or recent Ph.D degree holder, membership with underrepresented US group (if applicable) and provide a rationale (see the following).
i.If you are presenting a paper at the AAA meetings, submit a copy of your abstract and name of session.
ii.If you have organized a session on feminist anthropology, submit an abstract of your session and the date when it is scheduled
iii.If you are a recent PhD in feminist anthropology, submit a statement on your plans to seek/secure employment, in addition to the application form.
b)All applicants are expected to request a letter of endorsement for their applications (in the case of graduate students, letters should come from academic advisors).
 
Email all materials and direct any inquiries to: Professor Martin F. Manalansan IV,
Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign <manalans@illinois.edu>

CRG Graduate Students Small Grants Program

The Center for Race and Gender (CRG) at the University of California Berkeley, announces the availability of grants of $100 to $2,000 to support graduate student research or creative projects that address issues of race and gender. Topics should be consonant with the CRG's mandate to promote increased understanding of race and gender and their intersections in a wide variety of social, cultural, and institutional contexts, especially on the Berkeley campus and its neighboring communities, but also in California, the nation, or the world. Projects may be oriented toward academic research or may approach race and gender issues from the perspectives of the media, fine arts, and performing arts. Projects that deal with both race and gender are strongly preferred.

Eligibility
Applications may be submitted by any student enrolled in a graduate program at UC Berkeley. Proposals that support dissertation or thesis research are strongly encouraged.

Grant Period and Use of Funds
Grants will be awarded for a period of one year from the start date. Funds may be used for direct costs related to the proposed project, such as travel to archival or ethnographic research sites; supplies and services, and equipment rental. Funds are not intended for equipment purchase, stipend, living expenses, conference attendance, or educational travel. Grant payments will be in the form of reimbursements for expenses.

Grantee Reporting
Grant recipients will be responsible for submitting a brief midterm report of their progress along with the faculty mentor's evaluation of the project's progress to date. Grant recipients are required to submit a final report within two weeks of the end of the grant period containing:

1. a statement of what was accomplished
2. the faculty mentor's evaluation of the project

Grant recipients may be asked to present their projects at a CRG Forum and their project description may be in the Center's newsletter, Faultlines.

Application Process
Please submit the following: an original and two copies, single sided, do not staple. Forms are located at crg.berkeley.edu

• Student Information and Agreement form
• Faculty Mentor Information and Agreement form
• 100 - 200 word abstract
• 3 page project description
• Timeline for project completion
• Budget and budget justification
• Faculty mentor support letter (original only in sealed envelope)
• Curriculum vitae
• Committee on the Protection of Human Subjects approval or exemption

Letter
If CPHS has not sent notification by date of application, indicate date of submission and pending status. Grant funds will be released only after approval or exemption letter is submitted.

Submit all application materials to:
Graduate Student Grants Program
Center for Race and Gender
638 Barrows Hall MC 1074
Berkeley, CA 94720-1074

Application Deadline
November 2nd at 3:00 p.m. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Awards will be announced within two weeks of the deadline.

Inquiries
Direct inquiries to centerrg@berkeley.edu

CRG Research Working Group Grants

Purpose
The purpose of Center sponsored working groups is to bring together faculty and/or graduate students to explore topics and issues related to race and gender and their intersections. An additional purpose is to further dialogue across departments and disciplines, whether in the humanities, sciences, social sciences or the arts.

Composition
Each group should be composed of at least 5 people, which can be comprised of students and/or faculty. Also, the CRG strongly encourages the recruitment and inclusion of community members and faculty and students from neighboring academic institutions (i.e., UCSC, UCSF, Mills, SFSU, UC Davis, Holy Names).

Application Process
To apply to be a CRG Working Group, interested parties should fill out the CRG application cover sheet, which asks several questions:

1. Describe the group’s themes and goals; what you hope to achieve or provide through discussions? (300-500 words)
   
2. What is the anticipated composition of your working group?  (Ex: graduate students, undergraduates, faculty, community members, etc.)
   
3. Timeline: how long do you plan on lasting?  How often will you meet over this period?
   
4. Provide two copies of a short budget proposal detailing how CRG funds will be used.
   

Deadlines
Applications are due the semester before the working group’s intended start date. They will be accepted on a rolling basis until two weeks before the end of the semester. Thus, applications for Fall 2009 will be accepted until April 27th (3:00 PM), and applications for Spring 2010 will be accepted until November 25th (3:00 PM).

Center Provisions
The Center will provide financial and staff support as available. This includes: granting all groups $200 in support for photocopies and refreshments and providing a physical space in which the working groups can convene. Groups asking for more than $200 must provide a detailed budget proposal for how funds will be used (e.g. modest honoraria to defray a speaker’s travel expense, film rental, food, etc.)

Working Group Requirements
The group ideally should meet twice a month, at minimum once a month, for at least one semester. The group may continue for 2 semesters, after which groups must reapply for working group status. The working groups are inherently valid for simply generating debate and research about race and gender. However, in order to make their work more tangibly effective, they are asked to create a final product. At the end of each semester, regardless of working group duration, the working group should submit:

• A 1-page report that details the groups’ goals, discussions and conclusions. This report should be appropriate for posting on the CRG web site.
• A 1-page analysis reflecting on the groups’ progress; did you accomplish your stated (in the application) goal? Why or Why not? How did the group evolve? What did you find most beneficial about the group? What did you find most difficult about the group? This will help the CRG evaluate our working group program.

Project Grants
Once a working group has completed one academic semester, they are eligible for project grants. These can include but are not limited to:

• Working Papers: A series of papers that revolve around a particular theme and also conclude by making recommendations. These would be great to archive in the Center as well as in the Ethnic Studies Library. They are also critically appropriate for those working groups that include community activists and/or members.

• Conferences : Unlike other conferences, the ones sponsored by the Center can be forums for organizing as well. If attended by community organizations like the Women of Color Resource Center, the Women’s League for Peace and Freedom, the Arab Women’s Solidarity Association and others—these conferences can create a unique setting where academia and activism are put into conversation with one another. Rather than feature a series of panels only, our conferences should provide ample time for creating points of unity and a program for the year, or whatever time is deemed necessary to complete community projects that are affiliated with the University. The conference should be based on work and dialogue produced by the working group who are then responsible for the conference program.

• Symposia : Daylong panels that present and discuss the work produced by the working group. They are simply intended to take the conversation from the classroom to the broader campus community. The symposia’s works should be formulated into a larger document that we then archive.

• Workshops : Some of the working groups should be able to provide workshops for other graduate and undergraduate students and community members on how to do research in this field, how to apply for grants or simply how to articulate the complexities of race and gender. Workshops are particularly appropriate for academic and activist collaborations.

• Visual Arts/Presentations : These include art exhibits, dance performances, theater productions, etc. These working groups can be provided with staff support in order to complete their projects and not necessarily be provided with our direct financial assistance.
  

• Detailed budget proposal
  
• Detailed time line of project
  
• Two-page report that highlights the goals of the project. This report should also explain how the project will be beneficial in the long-run, i.e., archiving the working papers in the Ethnic Studies library, producing a write-up of a conference for the CRG web site, scheduling a follow-up with symposia participants every six months, etc.
  

Questions?
Please email rng2@berkeley.edu

Center for Race and Gender

Graduate Students Small Grants Program

The Center for Race and Gender (CRG) at the University of California Berkeley, announces the availability of grants of $100 to $2,000 to support graduate student research or creative projects that address issues of race and gender. Topics should be consonant with the CRG's mandate to promote increased understanding of race and gender and their intersections in a wide variety of social, cultural, and institutional contexts, especially on the Berkeley campus and its neighboring communities, but also in California, the nation, or the world. Projects may be oriented toward academic research or may approach race and gender issues from the perspectives of the media, fine arts, and performing arts. Projects that deal with both race and gender are strongly preferred.

Eligiblity: Applications can be submitted by any student enrolled in a graduate program at UC Berkeley. Proposals that support dissertation or thesis research are strongly encouraged.

Grant Period and Use of Funds: Grants will be awarded for a period of one year from the start date. Funds may be used for direct costs related to the proposed project, such as travel to archival or ethnographic research sites; supplies and services, and equipment rental. Funds are not intended for equipment purchase, stipend, living expenses, conference attendance, or educational travel. Grant payments will be in the form of reimbursements for expenses.

Grantee Reporting: Grant recipients will be responsible for submitting a brief midterm report of their progress along with the faculty mentor's evaluation of the project's progress to date. Grant recipients are required to submit a final report within two weeks of the end of the grant period containing: 1) an itemized expense report; 2) a statement of what was accomplished; and 3) the faculty mentor's evaluation of the project. Grant recipients may be asked to present their projects at a CRG Forum and their project description will appear in the Center's newsletter, Faultlines.

Application Process: Please submit the following -- an original and two copies, single sided, do not staple (forms at http://crg.berkeley.edu)

• Student Information and Agreement form
• Faculty Mentor Information and Agreement form
• 100 - 200 word abstract
• 3 page project description
• Timeline for project completion
• Budget and budget justification
• Faculty mentor support letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Committee on the Protection of Human Subjects approval or exemption

Letter: If CPHS has not sent notification by date of application, indicate date of submission and pending status. Grant funds will be released only after approval or exemption letter is submitted.

Submit all application materials to: Graduate Student Grants Program, Center for Race and Gender, 638 Barrows Hall MC 1074, Berkeley, CA 94720-1074

Application Deadline: April 6th at 3:00 p.m. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Awards will be announced within two weeks of the deadline.

Direct inquires to centerrg@berkeley.edu.

STSC Summer Program - These grants are currently unavailable

Undergraduate Student Summer Research Grants - $500
Graduate Student Summer Research Grants - $1000

The Science, Technology, and Society Center (STSC) at the University of California Berkeley, announces the availability of grants to fund both undergraduate and graduate students for summer research projects that address issues of science, technology, and society. Topics should be consonant with STSC’s mission to advance understanding of scientific and technological practice and knowledge in their local, national and international settings, promoting scholarship regarding their deep intertwinings in society. These grants are designed to provide Berkeley students with an opportunity to explore interdisciplinary questions of interest to them via topics of their choosing.

Use of Funds
Funds may be used for direct costs related to the proposed project, such as travel to research sites; supplies and services, and equipment rental. Funds may not be used for equipment purchase, stipend, living expenses, conference attendance, or educational travel. Grant payments will be in the form of reimbursements for expenses.

Application Deadline
Applications are due by TBA. The successful candidate will be notified by TBA.

Graduate Student Application

Undergraduate Student Application

View the 2008 Awarded Summer Grants
View the 2007 Awarded Summer Grants