Extramural Funding: UC MEXUS @ UCI
A Multi-Campus Research Unit
UC MEXUS was established in 1980 to identify, focus, and augment the resources of the ten campuses of the University as they relate to research, education, creative activity, and public service concerning Mexico and people of Mexican origin. On May 15, 1992, The Regents of the University formally designated UC MEXUS as a Multi-Campus Research Unit of the University of California. The Institute's University-wide headquarters have been located at the Riverside campus since 1984.
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UC MEXUS funds a number of grants available to University of California students and employees. Information on all of the available grant funding opportunities from UC MEXUS is available at: http://ucmexus.ucr.edu.
Of particular interest to UCI students is the UC MEXUS Grants for Dissertation Research.
Since its inception, UC MEXUS has maintained the primary mission of developing and sustaining a coordinated, University-wide approach to Mexico-related studies. The Institute's broad objectives are:
- to increase the quantity, visibility, and effectiveness of Mexico-United States projects in the University;
- to strengthen and develop research, exchange programs, and teaching;
- to support and coordinate interdisciplinary and inter-campus projects;
- to encourage and enable collaborative approaches by UC and Mexican scholars to the issues which affect both nations;
- to act as a source of information about University-sponsored United States-Mexico activites;
- to develop new sources for support of research and institutional programs; and
- to promote a better understanding between the two countries.
In support of these objectives, UC MEXUS promotes education, research, public service, and other scholarly activities in five principle areas:
- Mexican Studies
as related to Mexican history, society, politics, culture, arts, and economy;
- United States-Mexico Relations
in contemporary and historical context, in terms of the economic, political, demographic, and cultural interactions between Mexico and the United States;
- Latino Studies
related to the history, society, culture, and condition of Mexican-origin populations in the context of American society and institutions, including their interactions with other U.S. immigrant groups;
- Critical Issues
in terms of urgent public policy or academic topics affecting Mexico, the United States and Mexico, the U.S.-Mexico relationship, or Mexican-origin populations in the United States; and
- UC-Mexico Collaboration
between U.S. and Mexican scientists in all disciplines, including the basic and applied sciences, humanities, and the arts.
Within this broad definition, UC MEXUS seeks to identify, encourage, secure financial support for, and publicize programs which promise to contribute substantially to scholarship, to enhance University instruction - particularly in graduate and professional areas - to improve bi-national understanding, and to make positive contributions to society in both Mexico and the United States.
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