Apply by March 30th | Brazil Initiative Summer Fellowship for Undergraduate Students

UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS FOR SUMMER INTERNSHIPS IN BRAZIL

LACS invites applications from undergraduate students enrolled in any UM school or program for fellowships of up to $2000 to support unpaid internship, research, or volunteer experiences in Brazil in the summer of 2013.  These fellowships may not be used for language study or other study abroad experiences.  Up to ten fellowships will be awarded for the summer of 2013.  Preference will be given to LACS majors and minors.

Application Deadline: March 30, 2013.

Applications should include: a cover sheet, a project narrative (no more than 500 words) describing the work proposed, any academic preparation you have done (including language study), and a budget including relevant expenses for travel and lodging as well as other sources of funding.  Please also include a letter of support from a sponsoring faculty member at UM or from the relevant sponsor in Brazil.  (For instance, if you propose an internship at an NGO or private company, a letter from someone at the NGO or company offering you the position).   Please see attached the application cover sheet.  Queries and applications should be sent to lacs.office@umich.edu with the subject line Brazil Undergraduate Fellowship.  Letters of support can be sent to the same address.

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Lenny A. Ureña, Ph.D.
Assistant Director
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS)
University of Michigan
1080 S University, Suite 2620
Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1106
P: 734-763-3025
F: 734-615-8880

Apply by 3/15: Funding for Grad Students Pursuing field research in Latin America

LACS Tinker Field Research Grants

The Tinker Field Research Grant supports master's, doctoral, and professional school students conducting preliminary fieldwork in Latin America, providing them with the opportunity to establish professional and academic contacts, assess research sites, and refine their projects. Master’s candidates may research master’s theses or projects; Ph.D. students may carry out preliminary research for dissertations.

Financial support covers international airfare, in-country transportation, and some field-related expenses.

Eligibility: U-M students enrolled in an M.A. degree, professional degree, and/or Ph.D. degree are eligible to apply for these awards. Priority, however, will be given to students enrolled in the LACS certificate program and those purisuing a Ph.D. degree. Master's students are encouraged to apply. There are no nationality restrictions. Citizens of Latin American countries enrolled in the university may be eligible to receive awards to conduct research in their home countries as long as they have little or no previous field research experience in that country. Research projects are to be conducted in the Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking countries of Latin America (excluding Puerto Rico). The awards must be used for brief research trips, two weeks to four months in duration.

Please note that Tinker Research Grants are not to be used for dissertation research, but rather to provide graduate students with their initial exploratory experience in developing independent research projects and conducting field research in Latin America.

Application Instructions

Please submit the following materials by 5:00p.m. on Friday, March 15th, 2013:

• Application cover sheet
• 3-page statement (double spaced, 12pt. font) describing the project to be undertaken and how it relates to degree program
• Proposed itinerary and budget
• Current U-M transcript
• Letter of recommendation from U-M adviser
• CV

Awardees will be required to give a public presentation of their work and research experience upon coming back from the field. Generous support for these grants have been given by the Tinker Foundation, the International Institute, and LACS.

For further information, please contact LACS Assistant Director, Lenny A. Ureña, at lurena@umich.edu.

Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

School of Social Work Building

1080 South University Ave.

Suite 2607

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106

ph: 734.763.0553

fx: 734.615.8880

e: lacs.office@umich.edu

Undergraduate FLAS Funding STILL available for Quechua & Portuguese - Apply by April 30th

Undergraduate Summer FLAS

LACS is re-opening the Undergraduate Summer 2012 Foreign Languages and Area Studies (FLAS) competition for Quechua and Portuguese. Eligible undergraduate students must be studying the language at the intermediate level (2nd year) or above. Applicants must be US citizens or US permanent residents. Students who are graduating in Winter or August 2012 are not eligible to apply. Summer FLAS Fellowships enable students to participate in a summer intensive language program to study a less-commonly taught language. These intensive language programs must teach the equivalent of a full academic year (fall and winter terms) language class at the University of Michigan. Students may attend an approved intensive language program located in the US or outside of the US. The Fellowships provide tuition and required fees up to US$5,000 and a stipend of $2,500. 

For further information, please visit our website at: www.ii.umich.edu/flas. 

If you are interested in the summer FLAS, please contact Lenny Ureña at lurena@umich.edu to obtain hard copies of the FLAS application. Applications should be submitted by e-mail to lurena@umich.edu. 

The deadline is Monday, April 30.