Topic “Research Information”

Research Information

FACULTY RESEARCH

GRADUATE RESEARCH GRANTS

GIS AWARDS

RESEARCH SERVICES

Lewis Center projects include research on regional policy issues, with special reference to Southern California, including problems of the environment, urban design, housing, community and neighborhood dynamics, transportation and economic development.

Faculty Research

Recent faculty projects focus on immigration and American cities; welfare-to-work
programs; non-custodial parent employment and training; environmental studies
with social implications; pollution prevention policies; parking policies; pedestrian
safety; work-residence relationships in restructuring metropolitan areas; economic
development strategies for local areas; HIV-AIDS early detection services; inclusionary
zoning for new housing; and voting patterns of newly naturalized citizens.

Graduate Research Grants

The Lewis Center is allocating approximately 6 awards from $1,000 to $4,500 each in support of theses, Applied Policy Projects (APP's), client projects, Applied Management Research (AMR's), and law school related research projects to be used for research costs such as: data, software, travel for data collection, production of a final report, and undergraduate research assistance. No other costs will be allowed. Priority will be given for research focused on policy issues relevant to California. Access to a computer and space at the Lewis Center will also be available. The program will not cover graduate student salaries, tuition remission, meals, etc.
Examples of previous projects are at the Graduate Research Grant Archives page.

Application Checklist

Each application should include the following:

  1. a cover sheet with title of the project, each group member's name, department, student ID number, current and permanent addresses, phone and e-mail addresses. If all group member's names and information cannot fit on one sheet, use a continuation page.
  2. a one-page proposal containing an overview of the topic, methods, and relevancy to regional policy issues.
  3. a brief budget.
  4. a letter of recommendation from one faculty member for each person.

Budget and recommendation forms are available for download below. Awardees must complete their project by the end of the academic year and submit one final hard copy of the paper and one PDF format electronic copy based on the project for the Lewis Center Working Paper or Student Thesis series. See FAQs at the end of this section.

Proposal Forms

Post-Award Forms

IRB
A copy of the human subjects training certificate and either the HS-1 or HS-7 must be on file with the Lewis Center before expenditures can be accrued or funds spent.

Please refer to:

 

Deadline to submit all proposal materials: October 29th, Friday by 5 p.m. Awards will be announced in late November or early December, and funds will be available late Fall 2010 / early Winter 2011.

Early bird deadline to submit all propsal materials: May 13th, Friday by 5 p.m. Apply early to get a jump start on the 2011-2012 academic year and receive funding early! Early bird awards will be announced in early June and funds will be available mid June 2011.

If you have further questions, feel free to contact us. Please submit hard copies of proposals, budgets, and letters of recommendation to:

Allison Yoh

Lewis Center Graduate Research Grant (GRG) Program

Ralph and Goldy Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies

3320H Public Policy Building Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656

Email: lewiscenter@publicaffairs.ucla.edu,

Phone: 424-442-0046,

Fax 310-825-1575

Frequently Asked Questions - Graduate Research Grants

Printable FAQ Sheet - Graduate Research Grants

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Awards

The Lewis Center allocates annual awards to promote the use of spatial analysis and geographic information systems (GIS) to study California planning and policy issues. Submissions are evaluated on research organization and methods as well as the use of GIS to produce descriptive and analytical insight regarding the policy question. Winners will be selected by the GIS coordinator and the Director of the Lewis Center. Awardees must be enrolled spring quarter in a UCLA graduate program.  Contest winners will be required to prepare a poster board highlighting their project for display at the Lewis Center and an electronic version that will be posted to the Lewis Center website. All costs associated with producing these materials will be covered by the Lewis Center. The deadline for applying for a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Awards is June 3, 2011. 

If you have further questions, feel free to email us or visit the GIS Information Page.

Examples of previous award-winning GIS projects

GIS Award Winning Project Archive

Research Services

The Lewis Center assists faculty with proposal and budget preparation and through the award administration stages along with the school's book keeping staff. We offer the benefit of experience working with many foundations and agencies. If requested, we offer an email reminder system to PI's when deliverables are due. We also provide researchers access to space and computing services based on availability. The Lewis Center computing facility has statistical software, access to the internet and has the ability to run four different GIS packages. The Center also employs staff and students with expertise in multiple software packages, which thereby assist the researcher in facilitating data.

If you have research interests that coincide with the Lewis Center's mission, please feel free to contact us to discuss the possibility of running your next contract or grant through the Lewis Center.

Lewis Center Operations Manager

Ralph and Goldy Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies

3320F Public Affairs Building Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656

Email: lewiscenter@publicaffairs.ucla.edu

Phone: 424-442-0046

Fax 310-825-1575

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