Research Enhancement Office

The Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program of California (TRDRP) administers the portion of state retail taxes on tobacco products that are designated for research within California. This unique source of funding supports investigators at eligible California institutions whose research contributes directly to the elimination of smoking and tobacco use and mitigates its human and economic costs in California. 

The UCLA Initiative to Study Hate (ISH) proudly announces its call for proposals to further its campus-wide, cross-disciplinary efforts to study hate. ISH welcomes research proposals that explore and address both group-based hate and individual hatred. ISH is dedicated to supporting projects across various disciplines. ISH especially encourages projects that focus on political violence and hate, masculinities and hate, or their intersections.

UC faculty and administrators can apply for Seed Funding to carry out short term mobility programming in Mexico between September 2025 and August 2026.'

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UC researchers can submit a proposal for a research project focused on Latino, Hispanic, or Chicano communities in California and connections to Mexico.

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Alianza MX provides funding for UC researchers to present at conferences in Mexico or to host events at a UC campus. The objective of this support is to establish a foundation for longer-term collaboration, which may include applications for additional funding support from extramural sources or in response to calls organized by Alianza MX.

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CHRP's mission is to support scientists in California to develop, evaluate, and disseminate innovative research focused on (a) eliminating new HIV infections, (b) optimizing treatment uptake and outcomes for all persons living with HIV, and (c) addressing the comorbidities and social determinants that threaten the health and well-being of persons at risk for or living with HIV. 

The UC Institute of Transportation Studies (UC ITS) receives funding from the State of California through
the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB 1) to support research, education, and outreach
activities that address and inform transportation policy, planning, and engineering issues in California.

This Request for Proposals (RFP) will award approximately $2.7 million from the UC ITS SB 1 allocation to
support research across UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, and UCLA.

Sponsored by the UCLA Faculty Forward Initiative, the office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is offering funding to support current or previously planned unit-level initiatives. Proposals must reflect initiatives specifically designed to advance faculty diversity at UCLA. All UCLA faculty and professional staff are eligible to submit a proposal for this funding opportunity .

The information below is from the 2025 request for proposals. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.

The UC Multicampus-National Lab Collaborative Research and Training Award fosters collaboration among faculty, lab scientists and students across UC campuses and National Laboratories. The 2025 award focus is: Research Advancing Micro Electronics. This opportunity aims to drive innovative collaborations on strategic scientific topics and national security that will position UC as a leader in microelectronics research. Visit the application homepage for more details.

The information below is from the request for proposals for award year 2024. Please see the opportunity website for updated information. 

The UCLA Center for Community Engagement is pleased to announce grants for Building Departmental Capacity for Community-Engaged Teaching. This opportunity will enable academic departments to support and sustain community partnerships for impactful community-engaged teaching/learning. The Center seeks to enhance departmental capacity to support faculty and instructors to create meaningful and impactful community engagement in the curriculum. Departments that currently offer at least one community-engaged course are encouraged to apply.

To achieve the UCLA Strategic Plan’s goal to deepen UCLA’s engagement with Los Angeles and enhance its research and creative activities, the UCLA Office of Research and Creative Activities (ORCA) and the UCLA Center for Community Engagement are pleased to announce the availability of funding to support Social Impact Collaboratives—new mechanisms for supporting interdisciplinary community-engaged research and creative activities with a focus

This is a call for nominations for the 2023–2024 Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award and the Carole E. Goldberg Emeriti Service :

The Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award

The Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) and the University of California Alianza MX (UC Alianza MX) are please to announce this Call for Collaborative Research Proposals in Applied Sciences, with a focus on the following topics:

UC Center Sacramento is pleased to announce the UCCS 2023-24 Public Lectureship and White Paper Competition. The purpose of the competition is to stimulate multidisciplinary evidence synthesis and creative problem solving related to one of two major policy themes:

The Teagle Foundation Grant supports the development of new General Education (GE) classes and the modification of existing non-GE classes to qualify as GEs. Successful proposals create a GE class that brings engineering students together with students from non-engineering majors to form a diverse group of learners engaged in exploring a General Education topic while developing skills that are hallmarks of a liberal arts education.

UCLA's Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) announces Instructional Improvement Program (IIP) grants. The grants program supports the development of undergraduate curricula and pedagogy. Proposals should address specific course needs and provide cost-effective solutions to defined pedagogical problems. IIP grants can be used to support issues of diversity and inclusiveness in classrooms and address performance disparities across different student groups.

The Community – Engaged Course Development Program will support UCLA instructors in developing new community-engaged courses at the undergraduate, graduate and /or professional level. Priority will be given to proposals for new courses that can be integrated into and sustained within the curriculum of developments undergraduate, graduate, or professional program. Further details on the responsibilities of grantees and the application process can be found on the application homepage.

The Cancer Research Coordinating Committee (CRCC) is pleased to issue a request for proposals for the 2024-25 Faculty Seed Grants. The CRCC is a systemwide, faculty-directed cancer research program that provides one-year seed grants for topics in any discipline that address any aspect of cancer, including its origins, prevention and cure. CRCC funds support meritorious research spanning all areas from basic research to applied clinical and community-based research in any field relevant to cancer.

The NRS Field Science Fellowship provides financial support to UC undergraduate faculty teams conducting scientific research in the field at NRS reserves. These fellowships enable students to focus on gaining valuable hands-on research experience under the guidance of a faculty researcher.

The Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health seeks to promote comprehensive health care for women by providing support for research to understand human sex differences in health and disease and medical issues and diseases unique to women, as well as to develop and test clinical interventions for women. An equally important component of the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health mission is training future leaders in women’s health research. 

CBCRP is issuing an open Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to fund a PI and their team to conduct a review of the provision of fertility preservation services to young breast cancer patients in California, patients’ awareness of these services, whether disparities exist in the provision of treatments or awareness of them; the impact of California SB 600; and to convene a panel of California stakeholders to consider their findings and suggest effective policy interventions to address these issues.  

Alianza MX provides up to two years of seed funding for strategic research projects that deepen the understanding of common challenges shared by the US and Mexico and propose innovative solutions. This action research model leverages the research capabilities of the UC and the networking capabilities of Alianza MX to engage a wide range of non academic stakeholders with key academic insights and discover knowledge gaps that guide future research. 

The Strategic Deterrence (SD) Directorate of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the