Latin American and Iberian Studies

The Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies

Grants and Prizes | Faculty Grants | Library Fellowship

Every year, the Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies offers travel grant opportunities for undergraduate and graduate research travel or study abroad. Activities may be conducted in Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain or Portugal. Projects should illustrate a clear linkage to these regions. Awards are usually $500 to $900. Applicants are encouraged to seek additional funding or matching grants.

The Albert Bildner Travel Prize

Open to Junior undergraduate students only, the Bildner Prize supports travel to Latin America or the Caribbean for summer research related to the senior essay. The Council grants one Bildner prize per year in the range of $600-$900.

Bildner candidates must submit the project proposal in both English and Spanish or Portuguese.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All undergraduate students must adhere to the Yale University International Travel Policy. For more information go to www.world.yale.edu/travel.

DEADLINE: 4:00pm, Friday, February 15, 2008
APPLICATION/INFORMATION: Latin American and Iberian Studies Council, Room 342, Luce Hall, 432-3422

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Higher Education Act, Title VI. Fellowships are available to graduate and professional school students whose academic work includes foreign language study and whose career plans include teaching, public service or business related to African Studies, European Studies, Middle East Studies, Latin American Studies or East Asian Studies. The eligible languages for each competition are announced on the application. FLAS fellowships are available for the summer and for the academic year. Only U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. are eligible to apply.

Academic year fellowships are for intermediate or advanced language study at Yale. Academic year fellowships support full tuition and provide a stipend. Summer fellowships are awarded for intensive language study.

DEADLINE: 4:00pm, Friday, February 22, 2008
APPLICATION/INFORMATION: Latin American and Iberian Studies Council, Room 432, Luce Hall, 432-3422

The Latin American and Iberian Travel Grants

Open to Junior or Senior undergraduates and graduate students who plan to conduct research or study abroad in Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal or Spain. Not applicable for language training, internships or service projects. Awards are typically $500-$750, and are intended to help defray travel costs only. Because of very limited funding available, applicants are encouraged to seek additional funding or matching grants.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All undergraduate students must adhere to the Yale University International Travel Policy. For more information go to www.world.yale.edu/travel.

DEADLINE: 4:00pm, Friday, February 15, 2008
APPLICATION/INFORMATION: Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies, Room 342, Luce Hall, 432-3422

Tinker Field Research Grants

Tinker Field Research Grants are awarded for graduate students with little or no previous field experience to enable them to conduct research in specific regions of Latin America and Iberia. They are intended for graduate master and pre-dissertation field research travel. Tinker grants are not to be used for dissertation research. Projects should illustrate a clear linkage to issues in Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal and/or Spain. Awards can be expected to range between $750-$1500 and are intended to help defray travel costs only. Activities may be conducted in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal and/or Spain. Travel must be completed by December 1, 2008. Students pursuing research in their native country are eligible to apply. Applications that focus on economic policy, governance, environmental policy and public policy are strongly encouraged.

DEADLINE: 4:00pm, Friday, February 22, 2008
APPLICATION/INFORMATION: Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies, Room 342, Luce Hall, 432-3422

Other grants and prizes are available from The MacMillan Center, as well as residential colleges. For additional information on the Yale Center for International and Area Studies Grants and Fellowships, visit www.yale.edu/macmillan/grants.htm.

Graduate & Professional Students

The Coca-Cola World Fund at Yale University
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS)
The MacMillan Center Dissertation Research Grants
The MacMillan Center Pre-Dissertation (Mini) Grants

Graduate, Professional & Undergraduate Students

Dreyfus Fellowships
The European Union Studies Program
The Georg Walter Leitner Program in International and Comparative Political Economy
Henry Hart Rice Foreign Residence Fellowships

Undergraduate Students

Sunrise Foundation Travel and Research Grants
Tristan Perlroth Prize

For more information on Yale-administered Fellowships and Grants for study, research and projects abroad, please visit:

Student Grants & Fellowships at Yale University
International Education & Fellowship Programs at Yale University
Grants, Fellowships & Awards at The MacMillan Center
Yale International Summer Award Program (ISA)

Yale University Library - Latin American Collection
Library Visiting Fellowship Program 2008

Yale University Library is pleased to invite applications for one short-term library visiting fellowship to promote scholarly use of its collections of Latin Americana. The fellowship includes a stipend of $10,000 plus modest funds towards the cost of travel and supplies which are meant to help defray expenses in traveling to and residing in New Haven, Connecticut during the tenure of the fellowship, which will be for three months. This fellowship is tenable from May to October 2008. The deadline for applications is April 4, 2008.

The program is designed to provide junior scholars based in the United States and specializing in Latin America with the opportunity to work with one of the oldest and largest Latin American collections in the country. The Yale Library contains a wealth of research material, including monographs, serials, pamphlets, newspapers, government documents, manuscripts, maps, photographs and documentary film. A flexible program will be developed to balance the individual goals and interests of the visiting fellow with the needs of the Yale Library. Approximately 20% of the time spent at Yale will be devoted to a library project.

Candidates for this fellowship must have a Ph.D. and be U.S. citizens. Applicants (junior faculty, independent researchers) are asked to submit a research proposal not exceeding three pages in length and a resume to the Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies at the address given below. Applicants must also arrange for two confidential letters of recommendation (in English) to be sent to the same address.

The proposal should address specifically the relevance of the Yale University Library collections to the proposed research. Prospective fellows are invited to consult the Library's home page at www.library.yale.edu/ and its online catalog http://orbis.library.yale.edu/ for information about Yale’s collections. Applicants should have specific Yale resources in mind - not simply a desire to make use of a major research library - as they prepare their proposals.

A committee consisting of members of the faculty, the library staff, and the Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies will award the fellowship on the basis of the relevance of the proposal to unique holdings of the library, the merits and significance of the project, and the applicant's scholarly qualifications. The Award will be announced by about May 1, 2008.

Application materials and letters of recommendation are to be mailed to Library Visiting Fellowship Program, Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies, Yale University, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, Suite 342. P.O. Box 208206, New Haven, CT 06520-8206. Materials mailed to the committee must be postmarked no later than April 4, 2008. Electronic communications to the Committee may be sent to jean.silk@yale.edu. Materials submitted by e-mail must be received no later than April 4, 2008.