Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Hunter College AANAPISI Project (HCAP) is currently seeking Undergraduate Research Assistants (URAs) to conduct research with Asian American communities during summer 2026 (June to August). The project must be supervised by a faculty mentor. Students must be current Hunter undergraduates planning to graduate in Fall 2026 or later in order to be eligible to apply and … Read more
This program allows CUNY students to apply responsible AI skills to real business challenges while building practical experience and portfolio-ready work.
SEAC annually awards a small number of fieldwork grants for faculty, and pre-dissertation/dissertation research grants (which may include language training) for graduate students. Awards will be for up to $5,000. SEAC also will five grants of up to $1,000 each to support faculty publishing related to Southeast Asia and Southeast Asians, including in the diaspora.
In a recent report, Urban Institute researchers provide the first comprehensive, life-cycle trajectory analysis of wealth building anchored in homeownership for AANHPI households over the past two decades. By tracing how wealth evolves across the life cycle—from accumulation and use to preservation and transfer—this report reveals barriers that persist well beyond market entry. For example, … Read more
This award supports first-generation undergraduate students, who often face unique barriers in their pursuit of higher education, to help them overcome these challenges and thrive in college.
We invite students, scholars, organizers and artists from all backgrounds to submit proposals that investigate what the recent victory of Zohran Mamdani as mayor reveals about the future of Asian American identity, the intersection of class and race, and the evolving strategies of civic engagement in an increasingly polarized era.