In 1989 UC MEXUS published The Challenge: Latinos in a Changing California, prepared by the University of California for the California Legislature in response to Senate Concurrent Resolution 43. In keeping with SCR 43, UC MEXUS remains committed to funding research, proposal development, creative activity, and dissertation research in the area of Latino Studies.
Proposals to UC MEXUS grants programs are particularly encouraged in areas that critically examine the historical and contemporary experiences of people of Mexican descent in the context of American society and institutions, including: