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Elsevier Foundation New Scholars Program Grant

Vice Provost Rosina Becerra and Associate Dean M. Belinda Tucker of the Graduate Division have received a New Scholars program grant from the Elsevier Foundation to support faculty women in science, health and technology in the early stages of their careers as they strive to balance child care and family responsibilities with the demands of academic life. The funding will be used over a three year period ( 2010-2012) to support two new programs at UCLA. Click on the links below to read about these programs.

Active Service-Modified Duties

Travel Childcare Awards

Faculty Career Development Award

Faculty Career Development Awards are given annually to assistant professors, providing research support at a critical time in the pre-tenure stage. Awards are made in the form of summer ninths, one-quarter sabbatical supplements, full-quarter research leaves with salary, or a lump-sum of $3,000. Approximately 30 awards are granted annually.

Program Description
2010-2011 FCDA Call for Applicants
2010-2011 FCDA Application

Program Description - Law
2010-2011 FCDA Call for Applicants - Law
2010-2011 FCDA Application - Law
 

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Non-Senate Faculty Career Development

The University has created a fund for professional development of non-senate faculty (NSF) members. The purpose of these awards is to provide support for the professional development of an NSF member. The Non-Senate Faculty Council on Professional Development, a committee of four current non-senate faculty members, is charged with reviewing applications for these funds and making recommendations on awards to the Vice Provost, Faculty Diversity & Development.

Program Description
NSFCDA Application
 

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Regents' Lecturers and Professor

The Regents’ Professors and Lecturers Program permits the appointment, on a visiting basis, of distinguished leaders from non-academic fields to enrich UCLA’s instructional program. A Regents’ Professor serves for one quarter and normally teaches one or more courses during the year. Regents’ Lecturers are available for participation in the instructional activities of the sponsoring department and other interested academic units and for informal consultations with students and faculty.

2009-2010 RPLP Award Recipients
Program Description
2010-2011 RPLP Application
2010-2011 RPLP Call for Nominations
 

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Building Community Program

Faculty Diversity & Development is providing funding to assist departments in fostering a culture of inclusion by encouraging grassroots efforts to network across departmental boundaries around issues related to gender equity and diversity in higher education and address perceived obstacles and barriers to the pursuit of careers in academia.

Building Community Program Brochure
Building Community Program Application
 

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