CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

IUPLR/Mellon Fellowship, 2018-19

*This fellowship is pending funding approval

With support from the Andrew G. Mellon Foundation, the Inter-University Program for Latino Research is now accepting applications for the IUPLR/Mellon Fellowship Program (academic year 2018-19). The program supports ABD doctoral students in the humanities who are writing dissertations in Latina/o studies. Doctoral students in the social sciences whose research uses humanities methods may also be considered. The fellowship facilitates completion of the dissertation and provides professional development, writing support, and mentoring from Latina/o Studies faculty for students who will graduate in Spring 2018. The fellowship includes a $25,000 stipend and a required two-week summer institute in Chicago. IUPLR will select fellows through five designated research centers: 

• The Center for Mexican American Studies and the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at the University of Texas at Austin
• The Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Houston
• The Chicano Studies Research Center at UCLA
• The Dominican Studies Institute at CUNY
• The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at CUNY
• The Latin American and Latino Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago

ELIGIBILITY

Applications will only be accepted from PhD candidates at CUNY, UCLA, UIC, UT-Houston, and UT-Austin. Applicants are required to meet with the director of their center before they apply to assess eligibility and obtain a letter of recognition to submit with their application. Applicants must have advanced to candidacy (ABD status) and be completing a Latina/o Studies dissertation in the humanities or in a humanities-adjacent discipline. Applications will not be accepted from candidates who have not yet defended their dissertation proposal. As this is a dissertation completion fellowship, all applicants should already have a significant portion of the dissertation drafted. Finally, applicants should be planning to pursue a career in teaching or research. During the fellowship year, students must be enrolled at their home institution. Fellows will be expected to forego other employment during the year. Selected fellows are required to attend the IUPLR/Mellon Summer Institute in summer 2017 in Chicago (dates TBA), to participate in fall job market workshops, and take part in a structured writing program. Fellowship stipends will begin June 15, 2018.

TO APPLY: Submit the following materials to the online application portal by January 30th or by the deadline specified by your home institution.   

• CV
• Cover Letter that describes your dissertation, progress to completion, and professional goals
• One page dissertation outline with brief abstract, chapter descriptions, and percentages of each chapter completed
• One page strategic writing plan that demonstrates ability to finish and defend dissertation during fellowship year
• Dissertation Prospectus
• Completed chapters with a table of contents
• Two recommendation letters (one from the applicant’s dissertation chair and a Latina/o Studies faculty member) sent to jlboles@uic.edu
• Letter of recognition from the Director of the IUPLR center at the applicant’s home institution sent to jlboles@uic.edu

APPLICATION MATERIALS

Please submit in PDF format.