Faculty Grants

Faculty Research Grants are funded jointly by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the U.S. Department of Education (Title VI-NRC). Faculty may apply for the following activities: 1. faculty working groups; 2. individual research/travel; 3. co-taught graduate courses.

Faculty interested in applying for one time conference or special event funding should email Ada Ferrer, CLACS Director or Jen Lewis, Assistant Director with their request. Preference will be given to faculty who request funding for events co-sponsored with other departments or entities. Please note that these are one-time requests.

Faculty Working Groups:

These grants support collaborative faculty working group proposals which involve collaboration with colleagues from various departments at NYU and may include cross-university collaboration with Columbia University, our NRC consortium partner. For NYU-focused working groups of especially broad interdisciplinary scope, the budget will total up to $2,500. For joint NYU-CU groups, each university will provide a maximum of $2,500 in support, to a total of up to $5,000. Working group proposals that include a themed series of public speakers in the CLACS Colloquium schedule are especially encouraged, though working groups may also bring funded guests for seminar-style meetings, provided they are publicized and open to the broader community. Applications should include faculty and graduate student participant list, proposed
themes and related events, and budget.

Individual Research/Travel:

Grants are available to full-time NYU faculty members or library staff.  Preference will be given to junior faculty and library staff, but other members of the faculty are also encouraged to apply. Grants can be used at any time during the year for data-gathering, books and materials, research assistance, or other expenses which will facilitate faculty research on Latin America and the Caribbean. Maximum award is $5000, though most awards are less. Awards will be made for faculty travel to any country of Latin America and the Caribbean (or elsewhere when relevant to research on Latin America) to carry out research. Faculty should provide a detailed proposal, timeline and budget by the March 1, 2010 deadline.

NYU-CU Course Development:

Funds are available each year for one or two co-taught courses that bring together faculty from NYU and CU. Courses may focus on a specific problem or theme, studied across the regions of Latin America or the Caribbean in an interdisciplinary manner. These courses will be cross-listed and held at both universities, and open to graduate students from various disciplines. Funds may be used for course development and guest speakers. A draft syllabus and budget should accompany the proposal.

**All awards contingent upon renewal of Department of Education Title VI grant 2010-2014

Eligibility/Restrictions:
1. Competition open to all faculty affiliated with CLACS
2. Individual faculty travel may take place throughout this and next academic year until August 14, 2010. Receipts for all covered expenses are required upon return. A detailed budget must be submitted with proposal.
3. Faculty working group activities must be conducted during the academic year beginning September 1, 2010 and must be completed by the end of classes in Spring 2011. Working group activities must include one or more public events scheduled and promoted well in advance.
4. Equipment purchases are not allowable expenses under this grant program
5. Food purchases are only permitted in special circumstances, for large, day-long public events. Other food requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis contingent upon available funds. These requests must be carefully documented in the budget and expenses must be pre-approved by CLACS.
6. All international travel MUST us US Air Carriers and a request for travel plus a priced itinerary must be submitted AT LEAST one month in advance of travel. CLACS will not support international travel that does not conform to these policies. Additionally, domestic travel must be pre-approved prior to purchase.
7. Approved use of funds include transportation, lodging/per diem, honoraria and research assistance (on a case-by-case basis)
8. Currently-funded working groups are eligible to reapply for funds.
9. Faculty may apply for more than one type of grant.

Application guidelines (see attached):

1. Application cover page
2. Proposal
3. Concise CV
4. One page budget form
5. Budget narrative

Save the word document using the following format: LAST NAME_CLACSFACGRANT10-11.doc

Please send questions to Jen Lewis, jal15@nyu.edu

For other faculty resources please see the following links, Faculty Resource Network and Office of Faculty Resources