Over the next eighteen months (through June 2027), CLACS will support a range of programming and research centered on the Caribbean, with particular attention to those projects that extend beyond a single island or territory, a single cultural or linguistic context, or a single historical period. These Caribbean-focused research and programming grants will support projects that align with CLACS’s broader themes for 2025-27, which include: Climate and Conservation; Arts and Cultures; and Politics and Peripheries.

Over the next eighteen months (through June 2027), CLACS will support a range of programming and research centered on the La(s) Frontera(s) Initiative, with particular attention to projects that explore borderlands, migration, and transnationalism in Latin America and the Caribbean. This initiative emphasizes work on the lived experiences of fronteras, whether geographic, cultural, linguistic, or conceptual, and seeks to generate dialogue across disciplines about how borders shape identities, economies, and political life. These Frontera(s) focused research and programming grants will support projects that align with CLACS’s broader themes for 2025–27, which include: Climate and Conservation; Arts and Cultures; and Politics and Peripheries.

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) invites proposals for interdisciplinary, collaborative research and programming to be hosted during the 2025–27 academic year. Grants under this rubric conform broadly academic years: climate and conservation; arts and cultures; and politics and peripheries.

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) is accepting applications from Brown University Ph.D. students for Field Research Grants, for short periods of research lasting from two weeks to 4 months. Successful applicants receive up to $4,000 to support research travel during the calendar year 2026 to Latin America and the Caribbean. Typical awards range from $1000-$2500, but amounts awarded will vary depending on the number of applications approved. While candidates who will be conducting research in their pre-candidacy stage are prioritized, those who are in their third and fourth years of Ph.D. support are also welcome to apply. Proposals for funding should outline clear research questions, methodologies, and subjects/collections/materials of study. Funding is not applicable for tuition, language training, field schools, or travel-study programs, whether led by faculty at Brown or other universities. Recipients must be able to present a public lecture or poster in person at CLACS prior to the end of the Spring 2027 semester.

The prize will be awarded to the best dissertation in the area of Latin American and Caribbean Studies written by a current Brown University graduate student from any discipline who will defend and submit the Ph.D. dissertation by the end of April. The CLACS Dissertation Prize carries with it an award of $500, which may be paid to the student as a prize or reimbursed against research costs.