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The University of New Mexico

2027 funding cycle is open

Ask the questions that matter

The Feminist Research Institute funds scholarship on women, gender, and sexuality at UNM, and community-based projects across New Mexico.

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Our mission

The FRI is dedicated to supporting the production of scholarship on women, gender, and sexuality, and to the creation of an intellectual community among feminist scholars at UNM.

Funding Priorities

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1. Interdisciplinary projects

Proposals for interdisciplinary projects are particularly welcome, and junior faculty are especially encouraged to apply. Full-time tenured, tenure-track, and non-tenure track faculty and librarians are eligible to apply.

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2 Feminist, queer and critical race scholarship

Proposals that contribute to Feminist, Queer, Transgender, Critical Race, Black, Latinx, Asian American, and Critical Indigenous Studies scholarship focused on the study of women, gender, and/or sexuality at UNM.

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Community-based research

Proposals that focus on community-based research and creative projects in partnership with locally based community organizations that address social, political, cultural, and economic inequities of underrepresented populations in New Mexico and the southwest region.

Upcoming events

Methodology Mingle
21
Oct 2026
Special Events
Methodology Mingle
4:00pm
Draft and Table, UNM SUB

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