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ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMPETITION
CLACS FIELD RESEARCH GRANTS
FOR SUMMER TRAVEL, 2008

The NYU Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies is pleased to announce a competition for Field Research Grants for Summer 2008. Under the program funded by CLACS, awards will be limited to partial round-trip air-fare and in-country travel expenses to one country. Graduate students in all NYU schools and programs may apply for assistance with summer research in Latin America and the Caribbean for periods ranging from two to twelve weeks. M.A. candidates may research master’s theses or Major Projects; Ph.D. students may carry out preliminary “spadework” for dissertations. This award is not intended for dissertation research. Proposals and letters of recommendation are due at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies no later than February 29, 2008.

ELIGIBILITY

1. Recipients may be Master’s or doctoral students.

2. These grants are designed to assist graduate students conducting field research in Latin America and the Anglo/ Franco/ Hispanophone speaking Caribbean, who have little or no prior research experience in the country applied for.

3. Foreign nationals with little or no previous field research experience in their own countries may use the grant for research within their own countries.

RESTRICTIONS

THIS GRANT DOES NOT SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING:

1. Long-term field research on dissertations. The grant is intended, however, to provide graduate students with initial experience in developing an independent research project. Such projects may well lead to or prepare for a dissertation.

2. Money is not available for internships, only independent research projects will be funded.

3. Grants awarded to international students might be subject to federal taxes. To find further information on the tax treatment of non-tuition grants for non-resident aliens, please consult a document published on the Internet by the IRS, entitled “Forms and Publications: Withholding on Specific Income,” at
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p515.pdf.

GUIDELINES

Applicants will be required to provide the following information:

1. A brief but carefully drafted research proposal of approximately five pages, describing the work to be undertaken and its professional significance, as well as the duration and itinerary of the project. It must include the names of one or more research centers with which you may affiliate while conducting field work.

2. A concise curriculum vita, including mailing and email addresses, social security #, and a clear indication of foreign language competency.

3. Approval and letter of recommendation from a sponsoring member of the faculty who agrees to supervise the research.

4. One additional letter of reference.

5. A copy of your graduate transcripts. [It does not have to be a sealed transcript, but it should be up-to-date.]

6. A budget that reflects the TOTAL estimated costs of research project.  Though CLACS awards will be limited to the costs of round-trip air fare and in-country travel expenses, the viability of the resarch project will be based on the student's ability to secure funds for housing, meals, supplies and other costs not funded by CLACS. The budget should be separated into two categories - costs funded by CLACS grant and costs funded using personal funds- and should be totaled at the bottom.
 

Please send application materials to: Maritza E. Colón, Assistant Director, at
NYU/CLACS, 53 Washington Square South, #4W, New York, NY 10012.
or via email to: maritza.colon@nyu.edu

A special Fellowship Committee of the CLACS faculty will convene to decide award of grants. In making the awards, the Committee will decide what budget items can be funded, and by what amount. Announcement of awards will be made by April 25, 2008.

REPORTING AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

1. Awardees will report to the Fellowship Committee within thirty days of their return from the field. Receipts and canceled tickets will be presented for all expenses.

2. The awardees will provide a report that will include itinerary, research results, account of expended funds, and proposed final stages of the project.

3. Awardees will also be scheduled by the Center for a public presentation in order to share experiences and improve future research efforts.

FOR HELPFUL HINTS ON HOW TO WRITE A SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH PROPOSAL, CLICK here