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Student Grants and Prizes
CLAIS supports summer research through fellowships for selected undergraduate and graduate students, including the Albert Bildner Prize, the Latin American and Iberian Studies Travel Prize, Tinker Field Research Grants and FLAS Fellowships. To apply for any student grant, go to http://studentgrants.yale.edu.
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: Midnight, February 26, 2010
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 undergraduate, graduate and professional school students whose academic work includes foreign language study and whose career plans include teaching, public service or business related to Latin America. Eligible languages are Spanish, Portuguese, and lesser taught languages of the area such as Nahuatl. 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: Midnight, Monday, February 26, 20010
The Latin American and Iberian Travel Grants
Open to Junior or Senior undergraduates and graduate students who plan to conduct research 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.
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: Midnight, February 26, 2010
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 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. 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, 2010. 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: Midnight, February 26, 2010
Other grants and prizes are available from The MacMillan Center, as well as residential colleges. For additional information on MacMillan Center 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
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
Center for International Experience
Grants, Fellowships & Awards at The MacMillan Center
Yale International Summer Award Program (ISA)