About the Institute...

In 1969 the Institute of American Cultures (IAC) was founded as a collaborative initiative to foster and advance ethnic studies scholarship at UCLA and to build connections among the four centers: the American Indian Studies Center, the Asian American Studies Center, the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, and the Chicano Studies Research Center. Since its inception, the IAC has continued to enhance graduate studies and to support interdisciplinary research and training in ethnic studies. It also serves as a forum for intercultural scholarly exchange while promoting diversity in student and faculty outreach and recruitment to UCLA.

Although the IAC conducts no research itself, it makes funds available annually through its postdoctoral and graduate fellows programs and research grants. These awards have resulted in the publication of scores of books, monographs, and articles as well as the completion of numerous dissertations, master’s theses, and MFA film projects, and contribute significantly to the fund of new knowledge about America’s underrepresented populations.

Revised: January 2008

 
Fellowships & Grants

IAC postdoctoral/visiting scholar and graduate/predoctoral fellowships are competitive awards that support scholarship on African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, and Chicanas/os. The acceptance of a fellowship carries with it a commitment to contribute to the research activities of the sponsoring ethnic studies research center and, in some postdoctoral & visiting scholar cases, to teach a 10-week seminar based on the fellow's research.

Postdoctoral Fellowship/Visiting Scholar Program in Ethnic Studies
For 2008-2009, the IAC, in cooperation with UCLA's four Ethnic Studies Research Centers, offers postdoctoral and visiting scholars awards. Eligibility requirements: Individuals must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and hold a PhD from an accredited college or university at the time of appointment. UCLA faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students are not eligible to apply.

Graduate and Predoctoral Fellowship Program in Ethnic Studies
Available to current UCLA students, with demonstrated interest in ethnic studies, to aid in the completion of a thesis or dissertation. Applicants for the fellowship in African American Studies must be advanced to candidacy by the beginning of the fellowship year.

Research Grant Program in Ethnic Studies
Available to current UCLA faculty, staff, and graduate students. Funding available on a reimbursement basis only.

 
Application Forms

IAC Applications
Applications are generally available in October.

Awardees

2007-08 IAC Awardees

Ethnic Studies Centers

American Indian Studies Center
3220 Campbell Hall
(310) 825-7315

Asian American Studies Center
3230 Campbell Hall
(310) 825-2974

Bunche Center for African American Studies
160 Haines Hall
(310) 825-7403

Chicano Studies Research Center
193 Haines Hall
(310) 825-2363

Contact Us

Institute of American Cultures
1237 Murphy Hall
Box 951419
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1419
(310) 206-9791
IACcoordinator@gdnet.ucla.edu

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