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Scholarships / Fellowships/Grants:
Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program
The Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program provides support to young researchers working in academic and research institutions from eligible countries preparing a doctoral thesis. Research grants cover residence costs for a 5 to 10 month period in a renowned university or research center. Fellows are expected to advance their research work mainly by using the facilities and resources provided by the host institution and by interacting with peers.
Who Can Apply?
Only lecturers and researchers from eligible countries working on their doctoral thesis can apply for the fellowship. Candidates should be under 45 years, and have completed any course work or exams required for their doctoral program.
What Does the Program Support?
The purpose of the grant is to help fellows advance their doctoral research work through a residency period of five to ten months in a host institution in a country other than their home country or country of residence. During the research period at the host institution, the fellows are expected to have access to essential resources such as reference books and research publications, databases, and software; attend seminars and eventually courses; and to benefit by interacting with peers.
Host Institution
Candidates should be accepted or invited by a host institution which would designate an academic advisor to assist the fellow during his research period. Host institutions should also commit to provide the fellow with basic amenities such as office space and access to a computer, and to facilitate his/her research activities.
Fellowships Award
Eligible candidates are evaluated by external reviewers based on three criteria: academic performance, teaching and research experience, and relevance of the proposed research program. The top candidates are submitted to the Selection Committee, which includes World Bank senior experts and Donors representatives, for final selection. In addition to the merit criteria, the Selection Committee takes into account other factors such as availability of budget, geographical diversity and gender balance.
Grants
Candidates are requested to submit a budget for their fellowship covering the costs related to their research program: travel; insurance and living expenses; fees for courses and participation to seminars; and a books and software allowance. The grant amount to be awarded to each fellow will be decided by the Selection Committee. The maximum amount of the grant is US$ 25,000.
You can find more information at http://www.worldbank.org
University of Pittsburg Summer Library Research Fellowship
The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) is pleased to announce a Summer Library Research Fellowship competition. The fellowship will provide a stipend for conducting research at the University of Pittsburgh utilizing the renowned Eduardo Lozano Latin American Library Collection. Several grants will be awarded ranging from $250 to $2,500.
The application form should be accompanied by: (1) budget of projected expenses; (2) curriculum vitae; and (3) two-three page research proposal. All materials should be submitted together no later than April 25, 2008.
For a detailed description of the Fellowship click here and for the application form click here.
UCLA Library Research Grants 2008
Open to non-UCLA faculty and graduate students from two- and four-year institutions of higher learning who do not have ready access to substantial Latin American research resources. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, these grants are designed to allow researchers from other U.S. universities to use the vast resources of the Latin American collection at UCLA for a short-term. Four awards of up to $1500 each will be made to cover, lodging, transportation and meals. Grant recipients are expected to spend at least one week in Los Angeles. Upon completion of their stay, grant recipients are asked to provide receipts of all expenses for reimbursement, and a two to three page statement of research findings and of how their work at UCLA enhanced their project.
A committee consisting of faculty and library staff will award the grants based on relevance of the proposal to the holdings of the Libraries, the merits and significance of the project, and the qualifications of the applicant. Grants may be used from May through August 14, 2008.
Applications must be received by May 1, 2008. Successful applicants will be notified soon thereafter. All applications must be submitted online http://www.international.ucla.edu/lac/applyonline/
University of Florida Library Travel Grants
The University of Florida Center for Latin American Studies will again offer Library Travel Research Grants for summer 2008. These awards are funded by a Title VI National Resource Center grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Their purpose is to enable faculty researchers from other U.S. colleges and universities to use the extensive resources of the Latin American Collection in the University of Florida Libraries, thereby enhancing its value as a national resource.
As many as 10 awards of up to $750 each will be made to cover travel and living expenses. Awardees are expected to remain in Gainesville for at least one week and, following their stay, submit a brief (2-3 pp.) report on how their work at UF Libraries enriched their research project and offer suggestions for possible improvements of the Latin American Collection. Researchers’ work at the Latin American Collection may be undertaken at any time during the summer, starting May 15th, but must be completed by August 14, 2008. At least one grant will be made to a scholar from a Florida college or university. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents.
The UF Libraries Latin American Collection contains one of the finest collections of Latin American materials in the United States. It consists of over 400,000 volumes, some 50,000 reels of microfilm (many unique and very scarce), renowned newspaper and government-document holdings, and a growing access to computer-based electronic information resources.
Areas of collection focus include all disciplines, although literature, the humanities and the social sciences are best represented. All regions of Latin America are also well represented, with the Caribbean, Circum-Caribbean and Brazil having the deepest holdings, while the Andean and Southern Cone regions are developing strengths. Particularly noteworthy are the Collection's holdings on religion in the Americas, including Santeria, Rastafarianism and the Ralph Della Cava Collection on Padre Cícero & Brazilian popular religion. Other units of the UF Libraries also contain important resources and researchers are encouraged to utilize them as well. The UF Map Library houses approximately 500,000 maps and atlases, some 50,000 of which deal with Latin American topics. The Science Library has important book and journal holdings on agriculture, tropical conservation and development. The Special Collections Department has manuscript holdings such as the Rochambeau, Jeremie and the Braga Brothers Sugar Company papers.
Information on the UF Latin American Collection is available on the Internet at: http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/lac. You can also e-mail Richard Phillips, Director of the Latin American Collection, at ricphil@uflib.ufl.edu for further information.
10th Annual Cesar E. Chavez High School Essay Contest
Essay Question: If you come from a farmworker family, tell us what you have done to help your family succeed in the future. If you are not from a farmworker family, tell us what you, as an individual, can do to help farmworkers and their families succeed in the future (for example in education, business, and politics etc.).
Write a two-page, typed and double-spaced essay answering all the questions and ideas presented. Be sure to develop your story in a clear and concise manner. Include your name, address, phone number and school name on the first page of your essay.
Submit completed applications and essays
to:
César E. Chávez Essay Contest
Attention: Mario E. Aguilar, UCSD EAOP
9500 Gilman Drive #0305B, La Jolla, CA 92093-0305
For more information call (858) 245-5700
Or e-mail: meaguilar@ucsd.edu
Harvard University's DRCLAS announces the Library Scholars program for summer 2008
Short-term fellowships are available for faculty members from universities in the United States to use the resources of the Latin American Library collections at Harvard. The grants are intended for scholars from two- and four-year U.S. educational institutions who do not have access to extensive Latin American library resources. The program is supported with funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI grant.
Awards of up to $2,000 are available to help cover the travel and living expenses of visiting researchers. Awardees are expected to carry out their research at Harvard for at least two weeks. Researchers' work may be initiated at any time during the summer, starting June 1, but must be completed by August 14, 2008.
Application Procedure: To apply for a summer Library Scholars grant, please send the following to the Outreach/Publications Manager (contact details below) by April 1, 2008:
- Application
- Letter of application
- Brief project proposal
The project proposal (2-3 pages) should include a brief description of the intended research, and should explain the specific Latin American resources in the Harvard University library collection to be consulted. The proposal should also indicate how use of the collections at Harvard will enhance either the applicant's own research or curriculum development at his or her home institution.
Please refer to DRCLAS website for application form and more information: http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/scholars/library
Small Grants Program for Research and Publishing Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP)
Deadline: Please view website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/lapop/
In order to support scientific research on public opinion, electoral behavior and regional political culture the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP), with the financial support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is opening a competition for scholars world-wide at public and private institutions, to compete for small grants in the field of democracy in Latina America. Every project eligible for a grant must have as its basis the analysis of at least one of the databases in the LAPOP files. The full list of these databases can be found at: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/lapop/
Southwest Airlines and The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Offer College Students Free Travel
Southwest Airlines, in conjunction with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), kicks off its annual educational travel award program -- "Dándole Alas a Tu Éxito/Giving Flight to Your Success." In celebration of the program's third year, Southwest Airlines is increasing the number of roundtrip airline tickets it will award to the winners. Through this national education initiative, Southwest will provide roundtrip tickets to undergraduate and graduate students across the country with a socio-economic need and who travel away from home to pursue a higher education. To be eligible, students must apply online at www.hacu.net. For more information about Southwest, visit http://www.southwest.com/?src=PR_Travel Award_042307.
Additional information regarding the travel award program from Southwest Airlines and HACU can be found at www.hacu.net or contact the following: Lorena Blanco, HACU's Executive Director of Development and Marketing, at (210) 576-3224 or development@hacu.net.
Fulbright Grant
You have the opportunity to apply for a grant to live, study, or do research in another country for an academic year. The U.S. Fulbright Commission sends about 1,300 students a year to one of nearly 150 different countries. You must be a U.S. citizen in good health. A Fulbright grant year is an excellent bridge between undergraduate and graduate study, or to a doctoral program. These prestigious grants pay a living stipend and round-trip travel, and give you the chance to experience another culture. Make a difference in the world.
See http://www.fulbrightonline.org for information about the countries and requirements. Undergraduates must have degree in hand by August 2008, when most grants begin. Graduate student at any level and alumni may also apply. Apply in 2007 to go for the academic year 2008-09.
UC MEXUS is pleased to announce the 2008 Calls for Proposals. The following programs are now available on our new website at www.ucmexus.ucr.edu:
UC MEXUS-CONACYT Collaborative Research Grants
http://ucmexus.ucr.edu/funding/08collabgrant.html
UC MEXUS-CONACYT Postdoctoral Fellowships
http://ucmexus.ucr.edu/funding/08collabgrant.html
UC MEXUS-CONACYT Visiting Scholar Fellowships
http://ucmexus.ucr.edu/funding/08call-prop-vsfp.html
UC MEXUS Grants
http://ucmexus.ucr.edu/funding/08grant.html
UC MEXUS Small Grants
http://ucmexus.ucr.edu/funding/08smallgrant.html
UC MEXUS Dissertation Research Grants
http://ucmexus.ucr.edu/funding/08dissgrant.html
Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships with Upcoming Deadlines
Stanford Scholarship for Low Income Students
<http://www.stanford.edu/dept/finaid/newpolicy.html>
Harvard Scholarship for Low Income Students <http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/daily/2006/03/30-finaid.html>
25 Scholarship Gateways from Black Excel www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm
A Patrick Charnon Scholarship http://cesresources.org/charnon.html
Accounting Scholarships http://www.aicpa.org/members/div/career/edu/jlcs.htm
Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students http://beanactuary.org/minority/scholarship.cfm
Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students http://www.beanactuary.org
African American Scholarship Programs
http://gehon.ir.miami.edu/financial-assistance/Scholarship/black.html
AICPA Fellowships for Minority Doctoral Students in accounting http://www.aicpa.org/members/div/career/mini/fmds.htm
Aid & Resources For Re-Entry Students http://www.back2college.com/
Alpha Kappa Alpha Scholarships http://www.akaeaf.org/scholarships.htm
Ambassadorial Scholarships http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC CPA's Scholarships http://www.aahcpa.org/
American Chemical Society Scholars Program <http://www.chemistry.org/scholars>
American Iris Society http://www.aisregion14.org/
American Psychological Association (APA) http://www.apa.org/students/funding.html
American Sociological Association Graduate funding http://www.asanet.org/student/funding.html
Americorps http://www.cns.gov/
Art, Film, Writing Scholarships/Competitions List http://www.xensei.com/users/adl
Astronaut Scholarship Foundation http://www.astronautscholarship.org/
Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships http://www.aynrand.org/contests/
Baptist Scholarships http://www.free-4u.com/baptist_scholarships.htm
BELL LABS FELLOWSHIPS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES http://www.bell-labs.com/fellowships/CRFP/info.html
BOEING scholarships (some HBCU connects) http://www.boeing.com
Brand Essay Competition http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.html
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB Minority Fellowships in Academic Medicine http://www.bms.com/aboutbms/fellow/data/
Burger King Scholarship Program http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/
Chicana/Latina foundation <http://www.chicanalatina.org/>
Coca Cola Scholarships http://www.coca-colascholars.org
College Board Scholarship Search http://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/fundfind01.html
College Fund/UNCF http://www.uncf.org/ <http://www.uncf.org/>
College Net's Scholarship Database http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index
Discover Card Tribute Award Scholarships http://www.aasa.org/Discover.htm
Diversity Scholarships http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com/opportunity/scholarships/scholarships.asp
Easley National Scholarship Program http://www.naas.org/senior.htm
Fast WEB Scholarship Search http://www.fastweb.com/
Federal Scholarships & Aid Gateways http://www.fedmoney.org/
Fellowships for Minority Doctoral Students http://www.aicpa.org/members/div/career/mini/fmds.htm
Fin Aid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid (scholarships) http://www.finaid.org/
Gates Millennium Scholarships (major) http://www.gmsp.org
Gateway to 10 Free Scholarship Searches
<http://www.college-scholarships.com/free_scholarship_searches.htm>
Gateways to US Government Grants/money http://www.students.gov/link_search/listlinks.cfm?cfid=
1481339&cftokenv597759&topic01&Criteria=
GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html
Graduate Fellowships: Minorities http://www.cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES
Guaranteed Scholarships http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/
HBCU "Packard" Sit A Broad Scholarships (for study around the world) http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/scholarships/index.html
Hope Scholarships & Lifetime Credits http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/PPI/HOPE/index.html
INROADS internships http://www.inroads.org/
Intel Science Talent Search http://www.sciserv.org/sts
International Students Scholarships & Aid Help http://www.iefa.org/
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Program www.jackkentcookefoundation.org
JACKIE ROBINSON FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS http://www.jackierobinson.org/
Jobs with U.S. Government <http://www.ed.gov/> <http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/> <http://www.studentjobs.gov/>
McDonald's Education Scholarships (with UNCF) http://www.mcdonalds.com/rmhc/index/programs/rmhc_scholarship_program.html
McNair Scholars Program http://trc.dfrc.nasa.gov/trc/Undergrad/space.html
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) <http://www.maldef.org/pdf/scholarships_072004.pdf>
Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships/
Microsoft Scholarship Program http://www.microsoft.com
Minerva Scholars Program http://www.minervascholars.scholarshipamerica.org/
Minority Health Program http://www.ahcpr.gov/fund/minortrg.htm
Minority Scholarship Programs http://www.mcca.com/scholarships.htm
Minority Scholarships (doctoral students in accounting) http://www.aicpa.org/members/div/career/mini/fmds.htm
Multiple Lists of Minority Scholarships http://miami.edu/financial-assistance/Scholarship/black.html
NACME Scholarship Program http://www.nacme.org/scholarships/
National Restaurant Association http://www.nraef.org/scholarships/
National Scholarships at all levels http://www.scholarships.kachinatech.com/scholars.html
Presidential Freedom Scholarships http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/
Project Excellence Scholarships http:// http://www.wmscholars.org .
Research for Women & Minorities Underrepresented in the Sciences http://www.research.att.com/academic/urp.html
RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info.html
Ron Brown Scholar Program (major Scholarships) http://www.ronbrown.org/
Sallie Mae's free Online Scholarship http://www.salliemae.com/plan/index.html
Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary) http://www.aphis.usda.gov
Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities http://scholarships-college.uchicago.edu/
Siemens Westinghouse Competition http://www.siemens-foundation.org/
Society of Technical Communication http://www.stc.org
Sports Scholarships and Internships http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html
STATE FARM INSURANCE Achievement Scholarships http://www.statefarm.com/foundati/awards.htm
STATE FARM INSURANCE Hispanic Scholarships http://www.statefarm.com/foundati/hispanic.htm
Student Inventors Scholarships http://www.invent.org/collegiate/
Student Video Scholarships http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html
Talbots Women's Scholarship http://www1.talbots.com/about/scholar/scholar.asp?BID=&h =
Target Scholarships http://target.com/common/page.jhtml?content=target_cg_scholarship
The Beverage Industry College Scholarship Program <http://www.christermon.com/>
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Spouses Education Scholarship Application. http://www.cbcfinc.org/Scholarship.html
THE HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP SITE http://www.truman.gov
The Roothbert Scholarship Fund http://www.roothbertfund.org/scholarships.php
The Sallie Mae Fund Scholarship Program <http://www.salliemaefund.org/>
The Science Undergraduate Lab. Intern. Prog. http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/feature_tea.html?id=
c373e9f5f2d572878f6a4fd8fe800100
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the Hispanic http://www.shpe.org/students/scholarship.htm
Third Wave Foundation <http://www.thirdwavefoudation.org/programas/scholarship.html>
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm
Tylenol Scholarships http://scholarship.tylenol.com/
U. S. Institute of Peace National Peace Essay Contest http://www.usip.org/ed/npec/index.shtml
Undergraduate Scholarships (national Institutes of Health Scholarships) http://ugsp.info.nih.gov/InfoUGSP.htm
Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid http://www.aflcio.org/familyfunresources/collegecosts/
US Department of Agriculture http://www.usdascholarships.com/applications/
USAFunds http://www.usafunds.org/
Washington Metropolitan Scholars (WMS) http://www.wmscholars.org
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm
Wired Scholar Free Scholarship Search http://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship_search.jsp
Xerox Scholarships for Students http://www2.xerox.com
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