Research Grants
CLAS Research Grants Program
The Research Grants Program administered by the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), a unit of the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, aims to encourage Georgetown faculty and students to carry out research focused on Latin America and the Caribbean, and to enhance the conduct of that research. CLAS administers one grant competition each year, in the spring semester.
More information on Faculty Research Grants, and Student Research Grants, is offered below. Please email Julie McMurtry (Julie.McMurtry@georgetown.edu) with any questions.
Faculty Research Grants
General Information
CLAS Faculty Research Grants offer Georgetown faculty support for research focused on Latin America and the Caribbean. Research activities eligible for funding include, for instance, travel to conduct research, field research (e.g., supporting the fielding of a survey), the purchase of datasets, research assistance, and translation services.
Preference is given to proposals for collaborative research that connects faculty across Georgetown centers and programs and/or that entails work with institutions and researchers in Latin America and the Caribbean; to proposals that involve students as research assistants; to proposals that raise Georgetown’s research profile among a broader public; and to proposals that indicate plans to leverage CLAS support in pursuit of future funding.
Eligibility
All Georgetown full-time faculty (tenure-line and non-tenure line), and adjunct faculty associated with Georgetown’s Center for Latin American Studies, are eligible to submit a proposal for a Faculty Research Grant.
Proposal Requirements
Proposals should not exceed 8 pages (excluding bibliography), single spaced with 12pt. font and one-inch margins.
Proposals should include:
- CV (including name and contact information of proposer) (3 pages max)
- List of any collaborators including names, affiliations, and a brief bio (1 page)
- Project Description that includes (3 pages max)
- Statement of project goals
- Statement of how project contributes to proposer’s scholarly trajectory
- Clear description of the research activities to be undertaken
- Timeline for the research activities
- Description of the academic merit and contributions of the project
- Discussion of expected results and deliverables
- Discussion of when and where findings will be presented
- Bibliography (does not count towards page count)
- Project Budget that includes (1 page)
- A detailed, itemized budget
- A clear discussion and justification of how and when all funds will be used; each budget item should be clearly addressed.
Amount and Use of Funds
Proposals may request up to $2,500. We encourage and welcome proposals requesting less than $2,500. The Evaluation Committee will pay particular attention to how the proposer has justified the use of funds.
Funds must be used for the purposes outlined in the grant proposal. Grantees who wish to re-purpose funds may request to do so; such requests must include a clear justification. CLAS will consider such requests on a case-by-case basis.
Proposed work must be completed by May 31, 2025. Grantees may request one extension of the grant period if funds are not expended by that date.
Funds that are not spent during the grant period are forfeited and should be returned to CLAS.
Submission and selection process
Proposals should be submitted as one continuous PDF to this email address: CLAS_Re.1jejg0y6e9a9ljmn@u.box.com
This email account is not associated with a person, so you cannot correspond with it. Anything that you write in the body of your email will not be seen or read by the evaluation committee.
Proposals are due on February 2, 2024 by 11:59pm ET.
All proposals will undergo rigorous review by an interdisciplinary Evaluation Committee.
Evaluation criteria include:
- Academic merits / contributions of the project
- Feasibility of research with available resources / in identified time period
- Quality of the written proposal itself
- Soundness / appropriateness of budget given proposed activities
Preference will be given to proposals that
- Connect faculty across Georgetown centers and programs
- Involve students as research assistants
- Raise Georgetown’s research profile among a broader public
- Indicate plans to leverage CLAS support to seek future funding
Decisions will be announced by February 29, 2024.
Deliverables and Presentation
During the Spring 2025 semester, grantees will present their research on a panel that will form part of the Latin America Research Seminar (LARS) series.
By May 31, 2025, grantees should submit to CLAS:
- All research products discussed in the proposal and any others created
- A 250-word description of the research summarizing the results to be posted on the CLAS website
Grantees are strongly encouraged to submit a summary of their research to be considered for publication in the CLAS research newsletter Reflejos.
Student Research Grants
General Information
CLAS Student Research Grants support research on Latin America and/or the Caribbean that students are conducting for an identifiable purpose (a dissertation, required MA project, or undergraduate thesis). Allowable expenses include, for instance, travel to conduct research, field research (e.g., supporting the fielding of a survey), the purchase of datasets, research assistance, and translation services; grants are also awarded to support students traveling to present such research at a conference.
Eligibility
All full-time undergraduate and graduate students in any Georgetown school and program are eligible to apply for a CLAS Student Research Grant.
Application Requirements
Proposals should not exceed 5 pages (excluding transcript and bibliography), single-spaced with 12pt. font and one-inch margins.
Proposals should include:
- CV (including name and contact information of proposer) (1 page max)
- Unofficial Georgetown University transcript
- Project Description that includes (3 pages max)
- Statement of project goals
- Statement of how project contributes to student’s academic trajectory
- Clear description of the research activities to be undertaken
- Timeline for the research activities
- Description of the academic merit and contributions of the project
- Discussion of expected results and deliverables
- Discussion of when and where findings will be presented
- Bibliography (does not count towards page count)
- Project Budget that includes (1 page)
- A detailed, itemized budget
- A clear discussion and justification of how and when all funds will be used; each budget item should be clearly addressed.
- One letter of recommendation from the faculty advisor of the research being proposed; this letter should be submitted directly by the faculty member, by the proposal deadline noted below, to this email address: CLAS_Re.1jejg0y6e9a9ljmn@u.box.com
Amount and Use of Funds
Proposals may request up to $500. We encourage and welcome proposals requesting less than $500. The Evaluation Committee will pay particular attention to how the proposer has justified the use of funds.
Funds must be used for the purposes outlined in the grant proposal. Grantees who wish to re-purpose funds can request to do so; such requests must include a clear justification. CLAS will consider such requests on a case-by-case basis.
Proposed work must be completed by May 31, 2025. Grantees may request one extension of the grant period if funds are not expended by that date.
Funds that are not spent during the grant period should be returned to CLAS.
Submission and selection process
Proposals should be submitted as one continuous PDF to this email address: CLAS_Re.1jejg0y6e9a9ljmn@u.box.com
This email account is not associated with a person, so you cannot correspond with it. Anything that you write in the body of your email will not be seen or read by the evaluation committee.
Proposals are due on February 2, 2024 by 11:59pm ET.
All proposals will undergo rigorous review by an interdisciplinary Evaluation Committee.
Evaluation criteria include:
- Academic merits / contributions of the project
- Feasibility of research with available resources / in identified time period
- Quality of the written proposal itself
- Soundness / appropriateness of budget given proposed activities
Decisions will be announced by February 29, 2024.
Deliverables and Presentation
During the Spring 2025 semester, grantees will present their research on a panel that will form part of the Latin America Research Seminar (LARS) series.
By May 31, 2025, grantees should submit to CLAS:
- All research products discussed in the proposal and any others created
- A 250-word description of the research summarizing the results to be posted on the CLAS website
Grantees are strongly encouraged to submit a summary of their research to be considered for publication in the CLAS research newsletter Reflejos.