Visiting Scholars Program
The Visiting Scholars and Fellows Program is one of the Center's principal bridges to strengthen ties with other educational institutions and scholars throughout the Americas.
Each year The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) selects a number of distinguished academics (Visiting Scholars) and professionals (Fellows) who wish spend one or two semesters at Harvard working on their own research and writing projects. The Center invites applications to its Visiting Scholars and Fellows Program for academic year 2010-11. Next Application Deadline: February 1, 2010.
Visiting Scholars and Fellows are selected competitively on the basis of the applicant's qualifications, the quality of the applicant's research plans, and the relevance of both to the Center's mission and objectives.
Current and Past Visiting Scholars:
The most relevant fellowships for individuals from the countries covered by the Regional Office are:
Amalia de Fortabat Visiting Scholars and Fellows
Argentina
Established through a gift from Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat, this fellowship is restricted to scholars and professionals from Argentina. Priority is given to those working on issues related to public policy, social and economic development, and other areas of importance for the development of Argentine scholarship and professional life. (The De Fortabat Graduate Student Fellowships also provide financial support for Argentine students who are admitted to graduate degree programs at Harvard each year. For more information on Graduate Student support, please visit Harvard's Committee on General Scholarships website http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/if/ifunds.html.)
Andrónico Luksic Craig Visiting Scholars and Fellows
Chile
The Luksic fellowship was created through a generous donation by Andrónico Luksic Craig in 1999 and is available to scholars and practitioners exclusively from Chile.
Peggy Rockefeller Visiting Scholars and Fellows
Unrestricted
This fellowship is funded by an anonymous donor in memory of Peggy Rockefeller, wife of Center founder David Rockefeller. The Peggy Rockefeller Fellowship provides support for a Visiting Scholar or Fellow from any country whose work involves Latin America.
Please apply directly through DRCLAS Cambridge website.
DRCLAS offers residential fellowships for Visiting Scholars and Fellows from Argentina, Brazil, the Caribbean, Central America, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador, Mexico, and Venezuela. There are typically 10-12 Visiting Scholars and Fellows in residence each academic year. Scholars from other countries whose work focuses on Brazil, Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela are also eligible. In addition, resources are available each year to provide one residential fellowship from any country in the region. The Center currently offers nine fellowships that provide support for one semester of residence for Visiting Scholars and Fellows who are engaged in research projects on any country in Latin America or the Caribbean.