Summary of Features, Eligibility Requirements, and Deadlines for
Topic-specific Undergraduate Research Funding
on the UC Berkeley Campus for UC Berkeley Students

For campus-wide undergraduate research programs,
please return to the Research@Berkeley web site.

last updated November 19, 2007

Program Total $ Other Features Restrictions Other Eligibility Requirements Contact Number of Participants Deadline(s)
ASUC Academic Opportunity Fund Grants Up to $500 Academic Opportunity Fund awards grants for academic travel that enhances student access to valuable educational experiences beyond the classroom. None, but highest priority to students with carefully thought-out proposals, support of a faculty mentor, and who have sought out other support.
Applications on line at 205 Eshleman Hall. Questions: asucgrants@gmail.com, ASUC Deputy Chief of Grants, Academic Affairs, (for '07-'08, Rita Zhang) 642-0256

up to 90/year.
 rolling
Center for African Studies Rosberg-Geist Undergrad Fellowship for Travel to Africa $3,000 Fellowships of up to $3,000 are available to defray the costs of travel to Africa. To support research on Africa-related topics. Students with training in African studies and foreign languages, particularly African languages, will be given priority. Current UC Berkeley Undergraduate Students who will be registered in the 2007-2008 academic year. Center for African Studies, 342/356 Stephens Hall #2314
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-2314
phone, 510.642.8338 / fax, 510.642.0721 / email: africa_center_fellowships@berkeley.edu.
2
 January 28, 2008
Center for British Studies Undergraduate Travel Grants for Conference and Research $2,500
To support advanced research in or about Britain. Usually for juniors or seniors; proposed research must be part of broader course of study supervised by a faculty member. James Vernon, director, Center for British Studies, 246 Moses, mail code #2316, 642-4508, ctrbs@berkeley.edu
1
 rolling
Center for Human Rights Student Fellowships $3,500 Fellowship to work with human rights organizations in the United States and abroad. Also includes a pre-fieldwork orientation; post-fieldwork get-together; fall conference presentation; final paper in May. Applicant must identify organization s/he will work with. Most fellows are grad students, but u.grads have beenfunded in the past. Rachel Shigekane, Senior Program Officer, The Human Rights Center, 460 Stephens Hall #2300; 642-0965 (Tel); (510) 643-3830 (Fax); rshig@uclink.berkeley.edu
 10, 1-2 of them u.grads

February 29, 2008
Center for Latino Policy Research Mini-Grant $250-$750 Need to submit mid-year progress report and final report, as well as expense report. Proposals must demonstrate direct relevance to domestic policy isssues affecting Chicanos or Latinos. Esp. for upper division students; priority to proposals that support thesis research. Applications at Institute for the Study of Social Change, located at 2420 Bowditch Street #5670 or at Center for Latino Policy Research offices at 2547 Channing Way, 3rd Floor. 643-8844 (fax), clpr@berkeley.edu; Ruth Patiño, 642-6955 3-5 u.grads March 3, 2008
Center for Middle Eastern Studies Undergraduate Research Grant up to $1,200 stipend for travel during winter break ‘08, Spr. ‘08, or for students not yet graduating in May ‘08, for summer ‘08. To defray the costs of domestic and international travel while conducting research for undergraduate senior thesis projects that focus on Middle East-related topics. Covers airfare only. Student must be registered at UCB after travel. Priority given to students with declared majors/minors in MES. Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 642-8208 , cmes@berkeley.edu.
November 2008
Center for Race and Gender $200-$1,000 for research or creative projects that address issues of both race and gender, especially at and around UC Berkeley, but also in CA, the nation, or the world. Applications esp. encouraged in areas where race and gender issues have not been emphasized such as Pub Hlth, Ed, Econ, Journalism, Pol. Sci, and Env. Sci. Grants awarded for up to six months from start date. Covers direct costs related to project, but not for equipment, living expenses, or conf. attendance. Public presentation, and project description in newsletter. For Spring ‘08 deadline, student must graduate after 5/08. Center for Race and Gender, 642 Barrows Hall, MC 1074, centerrg@berkeley.edu about 6 3 PM March 5, 2008; October, 2008
Greater Good Science Center (formerly the Center for Development of Peace and Well-being) Undergraduate Fellowships $3,000 Fellows receive research funding; contribute to Center's website or one of the Center’s other initiatives. Applicant’s work should relate to the biological underpinnings of prosocial behavior or the context and cultivation of social well-being. Topic can be across a broad spectrum of academic disciplines, with a particular focus on the social-behavioral sciences. For more info, contact christinecarter@berkeley.edu,
2425 Atherton St., Berkeley (near Tang) mailcode #6070, fax: 643-7350.		 1 April 7, 2008
History Travel Grant About $700 For research-related travel. Intended for students enrolled in History 101, the honors thesis.
For more info, contact Leah Flanagan, 3229 Dwinelle Hall, MC #2550, leahf@berkeley.edu, 642-0356.
Usually around 4th wk. of semester, but soft deadline.
The Nelson W. Polsby Grant for Public Affairs Research Up to $500 Grant to encourage undergraduates to conduct major research on an aspect of American politics. For UCB undergrads, graduating after 12/07, who have participated or are participating in 1) the UC Berkeley Washington Program, 2) the Cal in Sacramento Program, OR 3) the Political Science senior honor thesis class. The grant may cover research expenses such as travel for interviews, purchase of a dataset, or covering photocopying costs at an archive. For more info, contact Terri Bimes, tel: 642-4679; fax: 642-3020; bimes@berkeley.edu Up to 10. December 2008
Science, Technology, and Society Center Summer Grants Program $500 For summer research projects addressing issues of science, technology, and society and promoting scholarship regarding their deep intertwinings in society. Applications can be submitted by any Berkeley undergraduate not graduating at the end of the 2008 Spring semester. Recipients must submit a final report within two weeks of the end of the grant period and will be asked to present their projects at a STSC Forum. Project description will appear in the Center's publicity materials. Undergraduate Summer Grants Program, Science, Technology, and Society Center, MC 2300, Berkeley, CA 94720-2300; stsc@berkeley.edu. March 14, 2008
Student Opportunity Funds (SOF) $2,000, max. Provides funds to 1) support collaborative events/publications by and for UCB students on campus 2) offset expenses of attending prof. mtgs, research conferences, and academic competitions. For UCB students; funds may not be used for international travel or stipends (among other restrictions). Proposals should demonstrate clarity of goals and thoroughness of planning, provide detailed budget, and include evidence of seeking funding from other sources. For both on-campus activities and off-campus travel, e-mail sof@berkeley.edu. For on-campus events/publications, see Campus Life and Leadership, 102 Sproul Hall, 642-5171, leadership@berkeley.edu. Proposals must be submitted at least two weeks prior to planned activity.
Sultan Undergraduate Scholarship Fund for Arab Studies up to $2,000 $ can support research or conf. travel, overseas or summer Arabic language study, or internships. To support research on topics related to Arab Studies Applicants must enrolled UCB u.grads in Fall 2007. Professor Nezar AlSayyad, Chair, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 340 Stephens Hall, #2314, 642-8208, cmes@berkeley.edu
360 Stephens Hall, MC 2300, Berkeley, CA 94720-2300. Email the STSC Program Coordinator <stsc@berkeley.edu> with questions.		 1-3/year. February 1, 2008