On March 31, 2014, via a BruinPost, Vice Chancellor Economou announced a new funding mechanism to promote research, scholarship and activities related to diversity and equity (RIDE) on the UCLA campus. Proposals, which may be submitted by any member of the campus community, so long as there is a faculty collaborator, were originally due by May 2, 2014. The deadline has now been extended to May 6, 2014 (see 4/29/2014 BruinPost).