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Duke Brazil Initiative Opens Research Grants

Samayra Siddiqui

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Deadline: March 3, 2017

The Duke Brazil Initiative (DBI) is offering research grants for both individual and group projects focused on Brazil. We particularly encourage proposals that align with the DBI and Global Brazil Lab on-going activities or signature initiatives (social mobility and education, energy and environment, arts and curation) although new ideas from any discipline are welcomed. The competition is open to Duke graduate and professional students and Duke faculty and may include Brazilian collaborators. Undergraduates may be included as part of group project proposals.

Priority will be given to projects with potential for furthering collaboration with Brazilian institutions and scholars, and which could lead to student participation in vertically-integrated student research projects or the writing of senior theses, Master’s projects, or dissertations. Basic to intermediate Portuguese language is preferred. (If you do not speak Portuguese you will be required to show how your proposed research can still be conducted successfully.)

The grants are open to graduate and professional students across all schools and institutes as well as all fields of study. Applications are encouraged from all disciplines in Arts and Sciences as well as professional schools (Nicholas School of the Environment, Law, Fuqua School of Business, Medical School, Nursing, Pratt Engineering, Sanford Public Policy, Global Health Institute, etc.). Artists, performers, and digital humanities scholars are also encouraged to apply although an institutional nexus is required in all cases.

What is the award amount? When should the research take place?

The awards will range from $2,500 to $4,000 depending on the proposed activities (if there is a special case to be made, please be in touch). Recipients are expected to stay for a minimum of 12 days. The exchange should take place between April and November of 2017.

What is expected of a grant recipient?

Grant recipients will be expected to:

  • Keep records of expenses and turn in receipts within two weeks of returning to Duke.
  • Turn in a 4-5 page summary of research one month after field work.
  • Present and/or participate in the annual Brazil conference at Duke and assist in extending Duke’s visibility within Brazil and among Brazilian abroad.

What’s the first step and how will the decision be made?

Assistance can be provided to students who are developing proposals, which will be reviewed in an open and competitive process balanced across themes and schools. Decisions will be made by a faculty steering committee with administrative support provided by CLACS.

What needs to be included in the proposal?

  • A rationale for the project and its participants; the narrative (no more than 800-1000 words) should detail the research or academic, pedagogical, or artistic project and why the Brazil grant is important to achieve these goals. A list of potential institutional partners and/or personal contacts in Brazil is highly encouraged with some discussion of how you intend to pursue this project once you return from Brazil
  • Duke participant(s) CVs or resumes
  • Letter/email of support from a faculty mentor.

Please send application materials to Antonio Arce, DBI co-director at ama2@duke.edu or Campus Box 90254 (Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies) or DBI c/o Antonio Arce, john Hope Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Rd. Durham, NC 27705.

The Duke Brazil Initiative (DBI) is co-sponsored by the Office of Global Affairs and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies Offers Support for Book Publication

Samayra Siddiqui

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Deadline: Requests accepted until available funds for the year run out

CLACS offers special funds to support book publication by Duke tenure-track faculty. Duke faculty who will be eligible for tenure review, and who have a book under contract with a university or other Press, may apply for this funding. The book must have a clear focus on Latin America and/or the Caribbean.

The funds are intended to cover special book publication-related expenses that cannot be covered by the Press that is publishing the book or with other university funds, and that would otherwise have to be paid out of pocket by the faculty member. Such expenses might include the cost of photos or images for the book, translation, indexing, or unusually high copyright fees. These funds may not be used as a direct subvention to the Press that is publishing the book.

We anticipate having one or two awards per year, with awards in the $1,000 to $2,000 range ($2,000 is the maximum that will be considered). Applicants should submit a completed application form together with a brief proposal (up to one page) and a budget that clearly indicates how these funds would be spent.

Please submit your request to CLACS Associate Director Natalie Hartman, Room 140 Franklin Center, Box 90254 or via e-mail at njh@duke.edu.

There is no set deadline. Requests will be considered as they are received. Please submit your request at least 2 months before the funds are needed.

 

Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies Provides Faculty Travel Grants

Samayra Siddiqui

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Deadline: Rolling Application on first come, first serve basis

Latin Americanist/Caribbeanist faculty from any department or school presenting papers at conferences or professional meetings in the US or abroad may apply to receive Mellon Conference Travel Grants.

Requests should be submitted at least 30 days before travel date.

With funding received from Mellon endowment income, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies offers travel awards of up to $500 for Duke faculty members who will present papers on Latin American/Caribbean topics at conferences or professional meetings. There is no set deadline for travel grant applications for professional meetings. Decisions will be made as applications are received. We have limited funds available for this purpose, and therefore we encourage you to plan ahead.

Applications should include

  • A one page proposal stating funding needs, including cost of airfare and registration, and reference to any other funding sources available
  • A copy of a letter approving panel participation at the professional meeting
  • A copy of your abstract

Please submit your written request to Natalie Hartman at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, room 140 John Hope Franklin Center, Box 90254 or via email at njh@duke.edu.

Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies Offers Graduate Student Travel Grants

Samayra Siddiqui

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Deadline: All available graduate student conference funding for 2016-17 has been awarded.  No more funds are available for this year.  Please check back in August 2017 for funding for next year.

With funding received from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies is able to offer the Mellon Conference Travel Grants, which are travel awards for Duke graduate students who will present papers on Latin American and/or Caribbean topics at conferences or professional meetings. There is no set deadline – applications will be considered as they are received until the funds run out for the year. Students are encouraged to apply as soon as they receive confirmation of their acceptance to the conference, and at least 30 days before the date of the conference. Duke graduate students at any level are eligible to apply.

Applications should include

  • A proposal (not more than one page) stating the name and location of the conference, your funding needs including cost of airfare and registration, and reference to any other funding sources available to you
  • A copy of the letter approving your panel participation at the professional meeting
  • A copy of your abstract, including the title of the presentation. Please also indicate whether you have received any other Duke funding to attend this conference.

Please submit your request to Natalie Hartman, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Room 140 Franklin Center, Box 90254. You can also submit it via e-mail to njh@duke.edu.

Award amounts will vary, with an average award of $350 for domestic travel and a maximum award of $500 for international travel.