2025 Faculty Research Grants
The Center for the Study of Labor and Community will award research grants of up to $7,500 for UCSC faculty and researchers working on research projects related to labor, labor movements, and community organizing. Proposals that utilize community-engaged research methods are encouraged. Faculty and researchers who have not received the grant in the past will be prioritized.
Funds are available for domestic and international travel for the purpose of archival research and data collection, for research supplies and services, fieldwork, and exploratory research. Funds may also be used to hire research assistants (GSR, undergraduates). Funds should be spent by no later than May 1st, 2026.
Criteria for selection
- Relevance to the core goals and commitments of the Center for Labor and Community
- Strength of rationale
- Clarity of proposed activities
- Appropriateness of project scope and scale
- Adequacy of the budget
Requirements
To apply, faculty must demonstrate that labor and/or community is a primary field of their research project. Applicants must submit materials to our Faculty Research Grants Application form: Applications will be accepted until the deadline: May 1, 2025.
Grant recipients will complete a post-award survey/report and agree to present their research findings and experience at a CLC research event in Spring of 2026 in the form of a poster or a panel/slideshow presentation.
Please prepare the following in PDF form (to be submitted online)
- Four-page Proposal (1.5 spaces, 1-inch margins, 12 pt font – approx. 1,500 words total), including:
- Project abstract (200 words or less);
- Project description, including:
- description of research activities, rationale for activities, significance/impact, and timeline
- who will be involved (and in what capacities), and their relevant experience/expertise
- intended outcomes of the research (e.g type of publication, etc…)
- how your research builds upon and contributes to the study of labor, labor movements, and/or community organizing
- the relevance of the project to the goals and commitments of the Center for Labor and Community
- if the research involves human subjects, applicants are strongly encouraged to obtain IRB approval prior to submission or provide a statement of plan and timeline to secure IRB approval
- Budget (PDF)
- An abbreviated CV of PI and of key personnel, if applicable (5 pages maximum each) (PDF)
Submit all materials by no later than May 1, 2025 to our Faculty Research Grants Application form
Reporting
Reporting is due within 30 days of the project end-date. PI’s will be required to complete a post-award survey that describes the outcomes of the project, including any deviations from the proposed project, and proposed next steps, and a budget report describing all expenditures.
Acknowldgement
Recipients are expected to acknowledge support from the Center for Labor and Community in any publications related to the sponsored research.
Deadline
Completed applications are due no later than May 1, 2025
For any questions, please contact Vicente Vega, Administrative Research Coordinator of the Center for Labor and Community, at vvega@ucsc.edu