Download the 2020-21 Awards Recipients Booklet
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For more information, please click on the links below or contact AASC's IAC Coordinator, Melany De La Cruz-Viesca, at melanyd@ucla.edu.
2025-2026 IAC Graduate and Predoctoral Fellowship in Ethnic Studies Deadline: Thursday, January 16, 2025
2025-2026 IAC Research Grants Deadline: Monday, March 3, 2025
Graduate and Predoctoral Fellowship in Ethnic Studies
Research Grant Program in Ethnic Studies
CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!
Apply today for AASC funding awards! Awards are provided from endowments and special funds that were established through the generosity of donors to the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. Grants, Fellowships, Scholarships, and Internships are given for community oriented research, creative projects, campus or community service experience, and internships with specified community organizations. Awards range from $20,000 to $100, but are subject to change from year to year.
For additional questions, please contact meg@ucla.edu.
Eligibility
For Grants, Fellowships, Scholarships and Internships, the applicant must be a registered continuing graduate or undergraduate student enrolled at UCLA in the upcoming academic year from July to June for Fall, Winter, Spring quarters, and Summer sessions if applicable.
Applicant can be enrolled in any departmental major or graduate program at UCLA.
Applicant can be of any race or ethnicity and academic discipline at UCLA for all grants, fellowships, scholarships, and internships.
Additional eligibility or criteria requirements for specific grants, fellowships, internships and scholarships may be listed.
Application materials
Applications are submitted through an online process. Please be prepared to provide the following materials:
1. General Application Form
2. Curriculum Vitae or Resume
3. An unofficial transcript
4. Faculty Recommendation form if requested.
- A letter of recommendation from a faculty advisor is requested for grant and fellowship application from graduate students; and for the John Kubota Scholarship in Japanese American Studies application from undergraduate students.
5. UCLA financial aid award and/or a personal statement of your financial situation and need.
Personal statements may address the following questions:
a. If you work, how many hours a week; what is the monthly/annual pay?
b. Is anyone able to financially support you; why or why not?
c. What are the conditions for your financial need?
d. If you have loan debt, what type, how much?
6. Project proposal or paper as requested.
All available awards are listed below. Please review for detailed information on each award, including criteria. Applying to multiple awards is acceptable and encouraged. Click on the link below or on the award name to access the online application site.
Application Deadline: Monday, February 26, 2024
Deadline: Monday, February 26, 2024
Martha Ogata Grant to study Domestic Violence and Abuse in Asian Pacific American Communities
Award: 1 Grad Award @ $8,000; 1 Faculty Award @ $10,000
Eligibility: UCLA graduate students from all disciplines (including, but not limited to, social sciences, public health, law, medicine, media, gender studies,the humanities, and creative arts)
Criteria: Use of different methodologies and theoretical approaches, undertaking scholarly, policy, or artistic projects focusing on Asian Pacific American women and children who are victims of domestic violence and abuse or who are potentially abusive situations.
Patrick and Lily Okura Research Grant on Asian Pacific American Mental Health
Award: 1 Grad Award @ $6,000; 1 Faculty Award @ $8,000
Eligibility: UCLA graduate students from any discipline
Criteria: Research focused on Asian Pacific Americans and Mental Health
Deadline: Monday, February 26, 2024
General Guidelines for Proposal: Describe your research or creative project in detail, including:
precise statement of the research or creative project and its key objectives; the relation of this work to other research or creative activity in the field of Asian Pacific American Studies; research or creative project work plans; timeline for completion; the type of publication you expect to result from the work; include any conference presentation and/or publication plans.Limit your proposal to five double-spaced pages. Faculty Recommendation form must be submitted.
Awards: 1 award at $10,000 each
Eligibility: Must be a continuing graduate or professional student enrolled at UCLA from the People's Republic of China.
Criteria: Excellent academic record; Fellowship recipients will be funded for research or creative project on a significant topic.
Professor Harry H. L. Kitano Fellowship
Award: 1 award at $1,500
Criteria: Excellent academic record, application and proposal must reflect student's interest in social issue-oriented research regarding the Asian Pacific American community.
Rose Eng Chin & Helen Wong Eng Fellowship
Award: 1 award at $3,000
Criteria: Academic record, application and proposal must reflect student's interest in research on Asian Pacific American women.
Tritia Toyota Graduate Fellowship
Award: 1 award at $5,000 each
Criteria: Excellent academic record, application and proposal must reflect student's interest in community-oriented research in the Asian Pacific American community of Southern California.
George and Sakaye Aratani Graduate Fellowship
Awards: 1 award at $10,000 each
Eligibility: Continuing graduate or professional students at UCLA. While all students are welcome to apply, preference will be given to students of Japanese American ancestry.
Criteria: Excellent academic record; Fellowship recipients will be funded for research or creative project on a significant topic dealing with the Japanese American experience.
Dr. Paul and Hisako Terasaki Research Fellowship
Awards: 2 awards at $5,000 each
Eligibility: Continuing graduate or professional student enrolled at UCLA.
Criteria: Fellowship recipients will be funded for an independent research or creative project on the historical and contemporary experiences and issues of the Japanese American community or an ongoing project with the Asian American Studies Center which may include digital archives, exhibitions and curriculum concerning the incarceration experience of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Deadline: Monday, February 26, 2024
Award: 1 award at $500
Eligibility: Previous/current enrollment in Asian American Studies course.
Criteria: Priority will be given to students with a demonstrated financial need, students who are first-generation college students, or students who overcame significant barriers to attend college.
Essay: Submit an essay explaining any of the following:
Award: 1 award at $950
Eligibility: Applicant must have a disability. If awarded, student must submit documentation of disability.
Essay: Describe your background, what your disability is, how you will achieve your educational goals and future plans. Essay should be no more than 500 words maximum.
Angie Kwon Memorial Scholarship
Award: 1 award at $3,000 each
Eligibility: Campus or community service experience and financial need.
Criteria: Excellent academic record, application and personal essay must reflect student's interest in the field of Asian American and/or Pacific Island Studies.
Essay: In your experience, how does community service, on and off campus, enhance your university education? Essay can be 5 pages maximum.
Toshio & Chiyoko Hoshide Scholarship
Awards: 1 award at $5,000
Criteria: Excellent academic record.
Essay: Paper on Japanese American history and/or experience. Papers can be written for any academic course or may be new papers.
Reiko Uyeshima & Family Scholarships
Awards: 4 awards at $5,000 each
Eligibility: Financial need.
Criteria: Application and paper must reflect student's interest in Japanese American and/or Japanese Studies, which may include history, literature, arts, politics, economics, culture, language, media, health, and society.
Essay: Undergraduate paper on Japanese American or Japanese studies. Papers can be written for any academic course or may be new papers.
Chidori Aiso Memorial Scholarships
Awards: 1 Undergraduate award at $2,500
Eligibility: Continuing undergraduate students with preference given to students of Japanese ancestry.
Criteria: Excellent academic record; commitment to service; financial need.
Essay: The Japanese American experience has many lessons to offer to people of all backgrounds in this country. What do you consider to be the most important lesson that should be shared with American society? Why?
John Kubota Scholarship in Japanese American Studies
Award: 1 award at $6,000
Eligibility: Continuing undergraduate students with preference given to
students of Japanese ancestry.
Criteria: Scholarship will support a project on research, creative endeavor, or community service in an area related to the Japanese American studies or Japanese American community.
Proposal: Submit a proposal describing your research, creative, or community service project and explain how it will contribute to the Japanese American Studies and/or the Japanese American community. Proposal should include,
Research Question or Creative Inquiry or Community Service and its Significance: Describe the context and scope of your proposed research or creative project or community service. Project Design and Feasibility: Describe how you will be approaching your research or creative project or community service and what type of texts, materials, data, methods, you will use in your project. Provide a projected timetable of your research or creative project or community service tasks. Anticipated Results: Briefly discuss the anticipated results of your research or creative project or community service. Include a statement of any previous experience you may have with the research, creative, or community service project you're proposing. Faculty Recommendation form must be submitted. It is recommended that you consult with a faculty mentor when developing your proposal. Morgan and Helen Chu Outstanding Scholar Award
Award: 2 awards at $30,000 each
Criteria: Students are selected based on highest grade point average after the end of freshman year and financial need based on data from UCLA Registrar's Office, and Financial Aid and Scholarships office. Preference given to candidates who are Asian American. No applications are accepted.
Deadline: Monday, February 26, 2024
Award: 1 Graduate and 1 Undergraduate student award at $2,500 each
The goal of the Kagawa summer internship program is to foster the development of graduate and undergraduate students to be non-profit professionals by immersing them in hands-on experiences working with community-based organizations serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the Health fields.
Terms: Ten week summer internship at 15 hours per week during the period of mid-June to early September. Student will be funded for a proposed internship with an Asian American and Pacific Islander community based organization to work on a project that is of mutual interest.
The student intern will be required to produce a written report of the internship that may include a research product, but a separate internship report will include analysis and critical reflection on the internship experience.
Eligibility:
George and Sakaye Aratani Community Internship for Graduate & Undergraduate Students
Award: 1 Graduate and Undergraduate student award at $2,500 each
Japanese American National Museum (http://www.janm.org/)Little Tokyo Service Center (http://ltsc.org/)Kizuna (http://www.gokizuna.org/)Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (http://www.jaccc.org/)
21st Century Internship for Graduate & Undergraduate Students
Award: 1 Graduate or Undergraduate student award per quarter at $1,500
Eligibility for Graduate students: Continuing graduate or professional school students who are in the Asian American Studies MA, Graduate Concentration and/or who are enrolled in AAS classes are preferred.
Terms for Graduate students: Student will be funded for an internship with the UCLA Asian American Studies Center for 2 quarters during Summer/Fall, Fall/Winter or Winter/Spring. Internship hours may vary based on award amount. Student will work with faculty and/or staff on a special project or program.
Eligibility for Undergraduate students: Continuing undergraduate students who are enrolled in the Asian American Studies Bachelor of Arts or Minor program, and/or who are enrolled in AAS classes preferred.
Terms for Undergraduate students: Student will be funded for an internship with the UCLA Asian American Studies Center for 2 quarters during Summer/Fall, Fall/Winter, or Winter/Spring. Student will intern for 8 hours a week for 10 weeks during the quarter working with faculty and/or staff on a special project or program.
Criteria: Excellent academic record; application and personal essay must reflect student's interest in the field of Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies.
Essay: Describe your interest and/or experience with the Asian American Studies Center and/or with the field of Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies. Essays can be 5 pages maximum.
Award: 1 Undergraduate student stipend at $4,500; No Graduate student award offered for 2024-25, no applications accepted.
Terms: Undergraduate student will do a ten-week internship at 30 hours per week during the Summer from mid-June to early September. Undergraduate student will intern with the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California.
Graduate student will do a ten-week internship at 24 hours per week during the Summer from mid-June to early September. Graduate student will intern with the Historic Chinatowns Research and Curriculum Project.
Criteria: Undergraduate and Graduate student must have excellent academic record. Students who have a focus/interest in Chinese American Studies, Asian American Studies, History, Education, and/or Community Development are encouraged to apply. Students with proficiency in reading and translation of Chinese language is desirable.
Essay: Please describe your background, academic interests, and/or experience in working with a community organization or project dedicated to Chinese Americans. Please indicate if you are bi/multilingual in reading and translation of the Chinese language. Essay should be no more than 500 words maximum.
Award: 1 award at $2,500
Terms: Ten week summer internship at 15 hours per week during the period of mid-June to early September. Student will be funded for a proposed internship with either of the two following sites:
Chinese American Museum (www.camla.org)Chinese Historical Society of Southern California (www.chssc.org)
Criteria: Excellent academic record and interest in Chinese American history and/or experience. Students interested in Chinese American Studies, Asian American Studies, History, Art, Museum Studies, Law are encouraged to apply.
Essay: Please describe your background, interest, and/or experience in working with a community organization or project dedicated to Chinese Americans. Please indicate if you are bi/multilingual in any language and/or bi/multicultural with any ethnicity/race. Essay should be no more than 500 words maximum.
Deadline: Monday, February 26, 2024
General Criteria: Papers can be written for any academic course or be new papers. Papers should be 10-15 pages.
Award: 1 Graduate and 1 Undergraduate student award at $1,000 each
Criteria: Excellent academic record and most outstanding graduate and undergraduate papers on a topic related to the lessons learned from the World War II internment of Japanese Americans.
Professor Harry H.L. Kitano Best Paper Scholarship - Graduate & Undergraduate Students
Awards: 1 Graduate and 1 Undergraduate student award at $500 each
Criteria: Excellent academic record and most outstanding graduate and undergraduate papers relating to Asian Pacific Americans and social issues they face.
Rose Eng Chin & Helen Wong Eng Best Paper Scholarship - Graduate & Undergraduate Students
Awards: 1 Graduate and 1 Undergraduate student award at $500 each
Criteria: Excellent academic record and most outstanding graduate and undergraduate papers, thesis or dissertation on Asian Pacific American women.
Ben & Alice Hirano Academic Best Paper Scholarship - Graduate & Undergraduate Students
Awards: 1 Graduate and 1 Undergraduate student award at $500 each
Criteria: Excellent academic record and most outstanding graduate and undergraduate papers on Asian Pacific American history and/or experience.
Awards: 1 Graduate and 1 Undergraduate student award at $500 each
Criteria: Excellent academic record, outstanding graduate and undergraduate papers on Asian Pacific American literature, arts and culture.
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