ISH Opportunities 2025-2026

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. We encourage projects that explore the alarming rise of Islamophobia, anti-Arab hate and/or antisemitism in this country and the world—and that situate these phenomena in the larger framework of hate. 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 IA 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, CV, and the names 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.

Application submission periods will open at select times during the year. Our first application period for the 2025-2026 academic year opens on November 5, 2025 and closes on December 5, 2025.

Applications should be submitted HERE.

For questions about proposals, please contact Professor David N. Myers at myers@history.ucla.edu or ISH/BKI Research Manager, Dr. Amalia Mora at amora@college.ucla.edu.