Funding Opportunities
Education & Training (open to learn more)
2028 Seed Funding Opportunity for Mobilities to Mexico
UC faculty and administrators can apply for seed funding for mobilities that bring UC students to Mexico.
Call publication:
March 2027
Application deadline:
June 18, 2027
Activity start date:
September 2028
Funding available:
$50,000 per UC campus
Pilot Program: Multi-Year Funding for Mobilities to Mexico 2026-2029
Pilot program to support sustained student mobilities to Mexico by providing funding over a 3-year period for Campus-led student mobility programs that have successfully participated in prior UC Alianza MX’s Seed Funding for Mobilities to Mexico in 2023, 2024, and/or 2025.
Application status: Closed
An announcement regarding the next application period will be published in 2026.
Funding available:
$40,000 per year for three years.
Research & Innovation (open to learn more)
Small Grants for Conferences & Travel
UC researchers can apply for funding to present at a conference in Mexico or to host an event at a UC campus.
Call publication:
October 2026
Application deadline:
December 1, 2026
April 2, 2027
July 30, 2027
Activity start date:
January 2027
May 2027
September 2027
Funding available:
$5,000 over 4 months
Short Research Stays
UC graduate students can apply for three months of funding for to complete research stays in Mexico.
Call publication:
February 2027
Application deadline:
April 2, 2027
Activity start date:
September 2027
Funding available:
$5,750 over 3 months
Joint Research Funds
UC researchers can apply for two years of funding for collaborative research projects with unique Mexican academic partners.
Call publication:
UC-UABC: August 2026
UC-Cinvestav: September 2026
UC-UAQ: October 2026
UC-UACJ: November 2026
Application deadline:
UC-UABC: September 28, 2026
UC-Cinvestav: November 13, 2026
UC-UAQ: November 22, 2026
UC-UACJ: February 1, 2027
Activity start date:
UC-UABC: March 2027
UC-Cinvestav: March 2027
UC-UAQ: March 2027
UC-UACJ: May 2027
Funding available:
$50,000+ over 24 months
Latino Studies Projects
UC researchers can submit a proposal for a research project focused on Latino, Hispanic, or Chicano communities in California and connections to Mexico.
Call publication:
February 2027
Application deadline:
April 30, 2027
Activity start date:
September 2027
Funding available:
$120,000 over 24 months
Strategic Research Projects
UC researchers can submit a research proposal for action research projects that engage academic collaborators and non-academic stakeholders on key issues in the US-Mexico binational relationship.
Call publication:
February 2027
Application deadline:
April 30, 2027
Activity start date:
September 2027
Funding available:
$150,000 over 24 months
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Prospective postdoctoral fellows can apply for a two-year fellowship at the UC that includes one year of funding for salary from Alianza MX.
Call publication:
October 2026
Application deadline:
February 5, 2027
Activity start date:
September 2027
Funding available:
Approx. $70,000 over 12 months
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