2026 CUNY Faculty Research Support Program

The Asian American / Asian Research Institute’s CUNY Faculty Research Support Program is designed to support CUNY faculty to conduct research that seeks to answer critical questions about Asian American and Asian diasporic communities.

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2025 Betty Lee Sung Research Endowment Fund

Betty Lee Sung, co-founder of the Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI), Professor Emerita, City College of New York, and recipient of the 2017 Association for Asian American Studies Lifetime Achievement Award, has established an endowment of $100,000 at the City University of New York to create a research fund under the auspices of AAARI, on Asian American topics. The fund is intended to support the research by providing funds for a research assistant, copywriter, research travel, acquisition or access to research material and similar costs so that the researcher can complete the project.

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William T. Grant Foundation invites applications for research to reduce inequality

The William T. Grant Foundation invites applications for its Research Grants on Reducing Inequality program, which supports research to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5 to 25 in the United States, along dimensions of race, … Read more

2025 CUNY Faculty Research Support Program

The Asian American / Asian Research Institute’s CUNY Faculty Research Support Program is designed to support CUNY faculty to conduct research that seeks to answer critical questions about Asian American and Asian diasporic communities.

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2024 Betty Lee Sung Research Endowment Fund

Betty Lee Sung, co-founder of the Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI), Professor Emerita, City College of New York, and recipient of the 2017 Association for Asian American Studies Lifetime Achievement Award, has established an endowment of $100,000 at the City University of New York to create a research fund under the auspices of AAARI, on Asian American topics. The fund is intended to support the research by providing funds for a research assistant, copywriter, research travel, acquisition or access to research material and similar costs so that the researcher can complete the project.

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Graduate Center doctoral students and faculty from 14 CUNY campuses receive support for research that deepens understanding of issues of race and social justice.

The CUNY Graduate Center is pleased to announce the selection of 46 Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies (BRES) Fellows for 2024-2025. The 11 Graduate Center doctoral student fellows and 35 faculty fellows from 14 campuses across The City University of New York won support for innovative research projects that address topics in Black, race, and … Read more