Faculty Research Grants

*Both UCLA senate and non-senate faculty are eligible to apply. Please see additional criteria below.

Description

The Center for the Study of Women|Streisand Center invites applications for this year’s faculty research grants to support research and travel expenses, salary stipends, programming and events, supplies and equipment, GSRships, or a combination. An explicit connection to the study of feminism, gender, sexuality, and/or women is required.

Amount

Multiple grants, up to $6,000 each.

Deadline

Friday, April 10, 2026

Criteria

  • Applicants must be UCLA senate faculty or non-senate faculty (with an active UCLA appointment during the grant period). All others may inquire about eligibility (email rosa@women.ucla.edu).
  • Faculty are not eligible to receive a Faculty Research Grant within three years of their receipt of an earlier one • Recipients of the grant must agree to the following:
    • Submit a brief final report describing the project outcomes by May 2027
    • Acknowledge CSW|Streisand Center in all public informational materials and publications resulting from the grant
  • Recipients may be recognized at a future CSW|Streisand Center Awards Celebration. CSW|Streisand Center staff will coordinate your attendance accordingly.

To Apply

The application requires the following documents:

  1. Research Proposal (3 single-spaced maximum description that includes the title, and an explanation of the proposed research)
  2. Itemized Budget (use provided budget template)
  3. Curriculum Vitae

Only complete applications will be considered.

Apply here

Questions?

For any questions, please email Eva Amarillas Diaz at eva@women.ucla.edu.

Past Recipients

Faculty Research Grants

  • Genevieve Carpio, Chicana/o and Central American Studies, Beyond the Wheel: Historicizing Race, Gender, and Automotive Insurance in California
  • Leigh-Michil George, English, Geffen Academy, Regency Noir: Romance, Race, and Jane Austen
  • Ayasha Guerin, World Arts & Cultures/Dance, Working to Unmaster a Grammar for Land and Body: Black Feminist Approaches to Somatic Pedagogy
  • Kristy Guevara Flanagan, Theater, Film, & Television, Taking the Reins, Documentary Feature
  • Zeynep P. Korkman, Gender Studies, Refugees and Feminists: Affective Politics of Transnational Solidarity
  • Cindy Anh Nguyen, Information Studies, Speaking Tradition & Gender: Repetitions of Care across Vietnamese Generations and Diaspora
  • Carlos Santos, Social Welfare, A Participatory Action Study of the Wellbeing of LGBTQ+ Individuals in Southern Brazil Who Experience Multiple Forms of Marginalization Using an Intersectional Framework
  • Jessica Schwartz, Musicology, Rising Voices: Building Intergenerational Bridges to Empower Women and Reduce Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the Marshallese Diaspora
  • Wendy Sung, World Arts & Cultures/Dance, Violent Virality: Racial Violence and the Making of New Media