Award:
The CILAS Dissertation Grants are for field research between June 2008 and May 2009. Past recipients of CILAS field research grants are not eligible for this competition. Awards range from $500 to $2000. The awards may be used for travel and research in Latin America or the Iberian Peninsula.

Eligibility:
All UCSD PhD graduate students in good standing are welcome to apply.

Procedures:
The proposal should include a brief description of the applicant's research, an estimate of the work to be accomplished, future benefits of this research for the applicant, a plan for affiliation with a host institution and reciprocity in the field, and a proposed budget of costs.

Reporting Requirements:
Within a month after the end of the fieldwork, all grantees will submit a two-page report to CILAS, and a copy to their advisor. These reports should outline the activities during the field experience, the results of the research, and the likely future development of that line of inquiry. In addition, all beneficiaries are expected to acknowledge the assistance from CILAS in any thesis, publication, or other product resulting from CILAS-supported research.

Award:
The Tinker Pre-Dissertation Travel Grant awards are for pre-dissertation field research for travel outside the United States (i.e. to Spain, Portugal, Brazil or Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America), for a minimum of 4 weeks and a maximum of 4 months between June 2009 and May 2010. Awards range from $500 to $1,500. The intent of the award is to provide graduate students with preliminary experience developing independent research projects and conducting hands-on field research in Latin America or the Iberian Peninsula.

Eligibility:
All UCSD graduate students conducting pre-dissertation research.

Procedures:
The proposal should include a brief description of the applicant's research, an estimate of the work to be accomplished, future benefits of this research for the applicant, a plan for affiliation with a host institution and reciprocity in the field, and a proposed budget of costs.

Reporting Requirements:
Within a month after the end of the fieldwork, all grantees will submit a two-page report to CILAS and a copy to their advisor. These reports should outline the activities during the field experience, the results of the research, and the likely future development of that line of inquiry. The copy furnished to CILAS must be accompanied by all receipts and other documentation of travel expenditures in order for CILAS to reconcile the travel award with the UCSD Travel Accounting Office.

Request to change or postpone dates of travel for either the CILAS Dissertation Grants or Tinker Research Travel Grants must be made in writing to the Director of the Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Dr. Christine Hunefeldt. Requests must be no longer than one page, and the proposed changes are subject to the Director's approval.

Requirements Of All Grant Recipients

If the project involves any contact with humans, through the acquisition of private data or interviews, the applicant must fill out a Human Research Protections Program form prior to receiving an award. To obtain approval or resolve any doubts on this issue, contact the UCSD Human Research Protections Program, La Jolla Village Professional Center, Suite A208, 8950 Villa La Jolla, La Jolla, CA, 92037, (858) 455-5050. If you do not comply, you may not be able to utilize the research findings in your thesis.

Evaluation Of Applicants

An interdisciplinary committee composed of faculty will evaluate the fellowship proposals. Faculty committee members are representative of the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and other professional schools that focus on Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula.

CILAS Dissertation Research Grant:

Applications will be on the basis of scholarly achievement and technical competence of the applicant, originality and importance of the project, and a plan for affiliation or cooperation with an appropriate institution in the proposed host country. Such plans should be initiated but need not be completed prior to the submission of the application. There are no specific thematic priorities. Candidates may present proposals on any subject in any field.

Tinker Research Travel Grant

Applications will be on the basis of scholarly achievement and technical competence of the applicant, originality and importance of the project, and a plan for affiliation or cooperation with an appropriate institution in the proposed host country. Such plans should be initiated but need not be completed prior to the submission of the application. Proposals must be pre-dissertational research; others will be screened out.