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Friday, January 22, 2010

USA: DRCLAS Visiting Scholars and Fellows Program, Harvard University

Overview

Each year the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) selects a number of distinguished academics (Visiting Scholars) and professionals (Fellows) who wish spend one or two semesters at Harvard working on their own research and writing projects. The Center invites applications to its Visiting Scholars and Fellows Program for academic year 2009-10. Visiting Scholars and Fellows are selected competitively on the basis of the applicant's qualifications, the quality of the applicant's research plans, and the relevance of both to the Center's mission and objectives.

DRCLAS offers residential fellowships for Visiting Scholars and Fellows from Argentina, Brazil, the Caribbean, Central America, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador, Mexico, and Venezuela. There are typically 10-12 Visiting Scholars and Fellows in residence each academic year. Scholars from other countries whose work focuses on Brazil, Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela are also eligible. In addition, resources are available each year to provide one residential fellowship from any country in the region. The Center currently offers nine fellowships that provide support for one semester of residence for Visiting Scholars and Fellows who are engaged in research projects on any country in Latin America or the Caribbean.


Value of this fellowship

Visiting Scholars and Fellows are provided shared office space, computer, library borrowing privileges, access to University facilities and events, and opportunities to audit classes and attend seminars in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and in other Harvard professional schools. The residential fellowships cover round-trip travel expenses, health insurance (for the Visiting Scholar or Fellow and accompanying immediate family), and a taxable $25,000 living stipend while at Harvard. Appointments are typically for one or two semesters. Recipients are expected to spend a minimum of twelve weeks at the University. Visiting Scholars and Fellows may also obtain funding from their own academic institutions, outside foundations or personal resources.

Application Requirements

Proposals must have a clearly defined project and should address how the proposed project connects to and benefits from Harvard's unique resources (including libraries, faculty, ongoing projects, special initiatives). Materials should be submitted in English.

An interdisciplinary panel of Harvard faculty reviews all completed applications and selects those to be appointed. Applications are evaluated by both discipline and fellowship opportunity.

A complete application includes the following documents:

- Application form (see pdf and Word format applications below)
- 3-4 page research proposal
- Curriculum Vitae
- Two letters of recommendation

Completed applications must be sent electronically to drc_vsf@fas.harvard.edu or submitted online via our website. In addition, five paper copies must be mailed directly to the Center at the address below postmarked by the February 1st deadline.


2010-11_VS_Application_Word.doc 48.5 KB

Application Deadline: February 1, 2010

For further information, please contact:

Visiting Scholars Program
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
1730 Cambridge Street, Second Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138
USA
tel: +1 (617) 496-1588
fax: +1 (617) 496-2802
Email: drc_vsf@fas.harvard.edu


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