UCIRA Major Grants Program

Funding will be offered to proposals in disciplinary clusters on a two-year alternating cycle, with Performance Practice and Research and Literature funded in the 2010 cycle and Visual Arts Practice and Research, and Emerging Fields funded in 2011. In keeping with the mission of the Institute, UCIRA funding is intended to support projects, both individual and collaborative that represent the most innovative and relevant arts research taking place within the UC system. Quality and depth of proposals will be the primary consideration for evaluation over questions of campus or disciplinary representation. We continue to have an interest in work that encourages curricular development and innovative resource-sharing within individual campuses and/or across two or more UC campuses, as well as expanded praxis/participation-oriented proposals in which UC faculty and/or students partner as co-researchers and co-learners with representatives from a broad range of off-campus communities, organizations and agencies. UCIRA is committed to supporting risk-taking research that might not otherwise find funding from other University or extramural sources. We encourage you to consult with UCIRA staff before submitting a proposal.