Awards and Fellowships

For the 2024-2025 academic year, the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) offers the following funding opportunities:

     1.    EDI Funding Opportunity (applications due November 18, 2024)

     2.    Faculty Career Development Award

     3.    University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP)
            (applications due November 1, 2024)

     4.    Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (CPFP)
            (applications due November 1, 2024)

Please check back periodically throughout the academic year as additional programs may be announced.

Note: The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion does not currently provide funding for programming outside of the opportunities listed below.

EDI Funding Opportunity

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Proposals are now being accepted for the 2024-2025 EDI Funding Opportunity. Sponsored by the Faculty Forward Initiative, the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is offering funding to support current or previously planned unit-level initiatives (e.g., within a particular department, division, or school). Proposals must reflect initiatives designed to: 1) advance faculty diversity in alignment with UCLA’s EDI mission and UCLA Strategic Plan 2023-2028 goals and 2) improve the culture and climate at UCLA.

The deadline to apply is November 18, 2024.

For eligibility criteria and submission requirements, please visit the following link: EDI Proposal Submission Instructions.

Please visit the EDI Funding Opportunity FAQs for a list of allowable and non-allowable expenses, and frequently asked questions.

You can submit your proposal via our online portal!

Submission CycleSubmission DeadlineTarget Notification Date (for funded proposals)
Fall QuarterNovember 18, 2024January 24, 2025

Faculty Career Development Award

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UPDATE: For the Academic Year 2024-25, the Faculty Career Development Award will be moving from a fiscal to an academic year calendar. The AY 24-25 Faculty Career Award call for proposals will be announced in the Fall quarter at the beginning of the new academic year.

Faculty Career Development Awards (FCDA) are given annually to regular rank Assistant Professors & Assistant Professors-in-Residence, providing research support at a critical time in the pre-tenure stage. The funding is to assist faculty as they advance an on-going research project, creative activity, or as they embark on a new project. Awards are made in the form of a lump-sum of $5,000 – $15,000 in research funds. Approximately 30 awards are granted annually.

Applications Due to Department Chairs: TBA

Assistant Professors & Assistant Professors-in-Residence – Dean Submissions Due: TBA

Acting Professors (LAW) – Dean’s submissions deadline: TBA

For additional information regarding the FCDA, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) documents:

For questions regarding the application, please contact Ryan Adserias at radserias@equity.ucla.edu

Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (CPFP)

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UPDATE: the application deadline has passed. Please stay tuned to this space for updates on the next application period.

The Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (CPFP) offers postdoctoral research fellowships and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity at the University of California.

UCLA awards CPFP fellowships each year. The program is administered in parallel with the UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP). To be considered for a CPFP fellowship, all interested candidates MUST first apply to PPFP; applicants who identified potential mentors at UCLA and received a top-tier rating from PPFP reviewers will be considered for the CPFP.

CPFP Fellows receive the same benefits, mentoring, and terms of appointment as the President’s Postdoctoral Fellows, including eligibility for the hiring incentive for tenure-track faculty appointments.

The UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for 2022-2023.

Application Deadline: November 1 of each year

For more information, visit the program website. Questions? Contact Postdoctoral Scholar Appointments & Services, UCLA Graduate Division, postdoc@grad.ucla.edu or 310-825-3819.

University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

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The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. The current program offers postdoctoral research fellowships and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to the diversity and equal opportunity at the University of California. The contributions to diversity may include public service towards increasing equitable access in fields where women and minorities are underrepresented. In some fields, the contributions may include research focusing on underserved populations or understanding inequalities related to race, gender, disability or LGBT. The program is seeking applicants with the potential to bring to their academic and research careers the critical perspective that comes from their non‐traditional educational background or understanding of the experiences of members of groups historically underrepresented in higher education in the United States.

Fellowships are awarded for research conducted at any one of the University of California’s ten campuses. The award includes a salary starting at approximately $47,844 depending on field and experience, benefits including health insurance and paid vacation/sick leave, and up to $5,000 for research‐related and program travel expenses. Each award is for a minimum of 12‐months and may be renewable for an additional term upon demonstration of academic/research productivity.

Applicants must receive a Ph.D. from an accredited university before the start of their fellowship. Successful applicants must present documents demonstrating that they are legally authorized to work in the United States without restrictions or limitations. Individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are encouraged to apply.

For more information please visit UCLA Grad Division or the UC Office of the President.

Application Deadline: November 1 of each year

For questions regarding the application or program, please contact the UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program directly at ppfpinfo@berkeley.edu.