PhD Student & Post Doctoral Scholar Research Travel Grant to Latin America and the Caribbean

The Latin America Faculty Steering Committee is pleased to announce the PhD Student & Post Doctoral Scholar Research Travel Grant to Latin America and the Caribbean. University of Chicago PhD students and postdoctoral scholars planning field or archival research in Latin America and the Caribbean in Summer 2024 are invited to apply for short-term research funding. Periods of residence may vary from a few weeks to several months. Awardees will be issued up to a $3,000 stipend to assist with travel and other related expenses.

The research conducted by the PhD student or postdoctoral scholar must be in support of projects with faculty oversight and/or dissertation work and strengthen partnership with institution(s) in Latin America and the Caribbean. PhD students should be in the dissertation stage, or expected to enter this stage no later than the end of Spring Quarter 2024. Interested students and postdocs should write to UChicago Global at global@uchicago.edu with up to a 500-word summary of the following items:  

• Purpose of funding request 
• Research topic addressed and methodology  
• Use of funding  
• Identify how your project supports faculty research in the region (when applicable)
• Identify how your project supports partnerships in the region 
• Name of your principal faculty advisor 
• Name of partner institution  
• Estimate of the period of time you expect to be working in Latin America or the Caribbean 
• Budget (download the template) 

Each application must include a paragraph (~250 words) from the faculty advisor explaining their oversight of the research and, if applicable, how the research conducted during this trip will further advance their research and its importance. For postdoctoral scholars’ applications only, the faculty advisor should also certify the following:  

• The individual applying for this award is eligible to receive this funding, and if prior to disbursement of funds the individual is no longer eligible to receive this funding I will inform UChicago Global at global@uchicago.edu immediately.  
• The postdoctoral scholar’s unit will process the payment/reimbursement of this funding upon receipt of the funds transfer from UChicago Global.      

Following completion of their travel, awardees are required to provide a 250-500 word summary, focusing on how the travel grant furthered their research, the research of the faculty member, and engagement with the partner institution.  

Applications are due March 18, 2024, with results shared early- to mid-April.