Graduate Funding Options for Latin America/Caribbean
Caribbean Graduate Research Grants
Decision by: mid-May
A rare opportunity has emerged for graduate students conducting research on Caribbean topics. As part of ongoing efforts to promote Caribbean Studies at Cornell, the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program is offering funding to conduct research that requires students to travel to the Caribbean or to libraries, archives, or other sites outside the Caribbean that hold collections or resources for the study of the Caribbean and its diasporas. Cornell graduate students in all disciplines are eligible to apply. The research should be conducted during Summer 2025 or Academic Year 2025-2026 and grantees are expected to submit a brief report (500 words) of what they accomplished with the funding.
How to Apply
Applications must include a brief description of the research topic, including information about the proposed research sites, a budget, and a research schedule. This description should not exceed 500 words. Requested funds should not exceed $2,000.
The deadline to submit your applications is May 9th, 2025. Please submit applications as a word or pdf file to Ernesto Bassi (eb577@cornell.edu), Judith Byfield (jab632@cornell.edu), and Luke Urbain (ltu2@cornell.edu). If you have any questions, please email professors Bassi and Byfield.
Lourdes Benería Award
LACS award for those graduate students (including those pursuing professional degrees) researching gender or planning in Latin America or the Caribbean. This funding is for in-country research costs, excluding international airfare.
Learn more about the Lourdes Benería Award
Decision by: End of March
How to Apply
Applications open November 15, 2024. Please contact LACS for questions.
Eligibility exceptions
Those graduating in December 2024 or May 2025 are not eligible for this funding.
Summer Research Grants
LACS offers up to three research grants to qualified graduate students who need to conduct field research over the summer for in-country research costs, excluding international airfare. This funding requires a successful petition to Cornell to travel internationally.
Learn more about Summer Research Grants
Decision by: End of March
Amount
Up to $1000
Eligibility
Criteria for selection include a substantive focus on Latin America or the Caribbean. Such grants are not intended to cover international travel costs (flights from the U.S. to the country of study). If you need a grant for the cost of international airfare to get to the country of your study site from the U.S., please apply for an Einaudi Center Travel Grant.
Apply for Summer Research Grants
Travel Grants
Einaudi travel grants for airfare. This funding provides international airfare where Summer Research Grants and Lourdes Benería Awards do not.
Learn more about Travel Grants
Amount
Up to $2,000.
Eligibility
Graduate students or students enrolled in Cornell’s professional schools are eligible, with the following exceptions:
- Students graduating in May 2025
- Students who have not used 2024 awards
Einaudi Dissertation Development Program
Develop your dissertation on global issues with a toolkit of resources. Over the course of the year, you’ll participate in seminars, workshops, and mentoring sessions and receive up to $5,000 for summer research.
Learn more about the Einaudi Dissertation Development Program
Please email our academic programming staff if you have questions about the program.