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GRADUATE RESEARCH AWARDS PROGRAM

The Chicano Studies Institute is pleased to issue a call for proposals from graduate students engaged in research on topics pertaining to Chicana/o or Latina/o populations in the United States. Projects grounded in all academic fields are welcome with priority given to interdisciplinary research projects and to applicants not previously funded by the Institute.

The selection committee will be awarding grants of up to $2,000 each for 2007-08. Interested UCSB graduate students should submit five copies of the following: 1) an application form (available at the Institute, SH 4518), 2) a 5-page narrative that includes: a project abstract (150 words), a description of the research (including a brief review of pertinent literature), a description of the methodology to be used, a description of the significance of the research, and a detailed budget.

Funding can be used for supplies and other costs associated with research (e.g., interview transcribing, research travel, travel to libraries or to meet with collaborators). Applicants must also submit a current vitae and a letter of support from a faculty advisor.

Proposals will be evaluated by a selection committee appointed by the Advisory Committee of the Chicano Studies Institute.  In addition to standard review criteria such as clarity, quality and feasibility of the proposal, the review committee will assign special importance to the research methodology articulated. Projects contributing to an established, or proposed, MA thesis or Ph.D. dissertation will also receive preference.  At the beginning of Fall quarter 2008, applicants awarded funding will be expected to write a brief report of their expenditures. Applicants will also be invited to present their research at a colloquium to be held in Fall 2008.

Completed applications must be received by the Chicano Studies Institute (South Hall 4518) by 4:00 pm on November 13, 2007.

For additional information, please contact:

Carl Gutiérrez-Jones
Director, Chicano Studies Institute
carlgj@english.ucsb.edu / 893-2226