Call for Proposals 2026-2027

The UCLA Initiative to Study Hate (ISH) is pleased to announce a call for applications to support research on Islamophobia, anti-Arab hatred, and/or antisemitism in this country and the world, including research on hate and related phenomena. We invite research proposals from within the UCLA community from a wide range of disciplines that engage with the past or present of Islamophobia, anti-Arab hate, and antisemitism. UCLA faculty, research staff, and students (graduate and undergraduate) are welcome to apply, and collaborative projects are especially encouraged. Researchers studying antisemitism will be co-housed within the UCLA Leve Center for Jewish Studies.

Successful grantees will become part of the Initiative’s “hub” on Islamophobia and antisemitism (the “I-A Hub”) and will participate in the initiative’s monthly seminars and a special I-A seminar once per quarter; serve as a resource on Islamophobia and antisemitism for other grantees, the hosting units, and UCLA as a whole; and provide mentorship to undergraduate and graduate fellows where appropriate.

Applications should include an abstract (up to 200 words), proposal (up to 1000 words), short budget, and CV. Undergraduate students are required to submit the names and email addresses of three recommenders. Grants can range in size between $1000-10,000, with the average grant being $5000. Successful projects can reapply for support in the future.

The application submission period opens on October 5, 2026, and closes on November 5, 2026. Award decisions will be announced in December 2026, and grantees will become part of the 2026-2027 research community beginning in January 2027.