Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies Student Funding

Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies

Student Funding - E.D. Farmer Fellowship

Required Information

Letters of recommendation and/or references must be uploaded with your application.

To submit, you must have (and be able to upload) the following required information: name, EID, biographical and contact information, classification at UT-Austin, academic information, travel proposal, budget, and letters of recommendation.

Thank you for applying for student funding through the Mexico Center at the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies. We welcome applications for funding from students across UT Austin and other universities. This application allows students to apply for the E.D. Farmer Fellowship. Available funding and eligibility details may be found on this page: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/student-programs/graduate-program/graduate-funding.html.

The deadline for all applications is February 28th.

Awardees will be notified on March 15th, and award disbursement will be distributed on May 15th.

The student must ensure their application is complete; incomplete applications will not be considered. Read all descriptions and instructions carefully.

The estimated time to complete the application is 30 minutes.

Notes

LLILAS will not be responsible for files that are not identifiable to an applicant. Please make sure to save the files using the following format: "LastName_EID_Document Type". Example: Longhorn_abc1234_Resume.

If you experience technical difficulties or have questions, please contact p.diaz@austin.utexas.edu at the Mexico Center at the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies.

Full Name*

UT EID*

If no EID, then enter N/A

UT Email Address*

If non-UT student, enter school email address (johndoe@university.edu)

I am a:*

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Select your program:*

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Year entered graduate program:*

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Anticipated graduation semester:*

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Are you in doctoral candidacy?*

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Name of graduate program:*

Department and College/School/Unit:*

Disciplinary focus:*

E.D. Farmer International Fellowship*

The Texas Legislature created the E.D. Farmer International Fellowship with the purpose of building friendship and fostering goodwill between Texas and Mexico. This fellowship provides financial support to conduct research or fieldwork in Mexico or to undertake undergraduate or graduate studies or research activities at the University of Texas at Austin.

This fellowship can only be used to support summer research conducted in Mexico. The award amount varies according to the research budget.

Eligibility: Applicants must have completed at least two years at an accredited college of university, and must demonstrate academic excellence

Applicants should submit:

(1) 1–2 page personal statement describing how the funds will assist in accomplishing educational goals at UT Austin. (to be uploaded with this application)

(2) Current CV including foreign language proficiency (to be uploaded with this application)

(3) 2 letters of recommendation (to be uploaded with this application)

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Research and Study in Mexico

In this section, enter information about your research and study in Mexico. The committee recognizes that some details are subject to change.

Relevant languages spoken, including level (e.g., Portuguese, Superior) (list all)*

Proposed Project Title*

Location(s) of Proposed Research or Study (e.g., Mexico City, Oaxaca) (list all)*

NOTE: Locations must be in Mexico.

Departure Date*

Return Date*

Funding amount requested*

Please enter whole dollar amounts only. Ex. $1,000, $4,500

Proposed Project Summary (max. 3 sentences)*

Research Start Date*

Research End Date*

Number of Weeks of Research*

Research that includes the use of human subjects requires Institutional Review Board approval prior to fieldwork. See: https://research.utexas.edu/ors/human-subjects/irb-policies-and-guidance/policies-and-procedures/. Does your research include the use of human subjects? This information will be verified with your faculty reference.*

Is the funding for which you are applying intended for international travel (travel outside the United States)? If so, you must register your student travel and provide this confirmation prior to funds being awarded: https://global.utexas.edu/risk/travel/register.*

Will your travel and/or research take place in a Restricted Region as designated by UT? See: https://global.utexas.edu/risk/travel/restricted-regions/list.*

Please list all former funding for which you have applied and/or have been awarded while at UT Austin.*

If none, enter N/A

Please indicate all current summer funding for which you have applied and/or received.*

If none, enter N/A

Please indicate all University of Texas funding you are currently receiving this academic year (August - July):*

Include funding type and amount.

Ex. Scholarship: $1,500; Fellowship: $12,000; UT Employment (GRA/TA/AI): $10,739; etc.

If none, enter N/A

File Uploads

File Upload*

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CVs

Proposal

Budget

Letters of Recommendation

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