The Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies (CELAS) at Rice is pleased to offer funds for:
> Research projects related to Latin American and US Latino/a/e/x Studies (including for summer research in 2025!):
> Event funding related to Latin American and US Latino/a/e/x Studies in the academic year 2025/2026:
Any Rice faculty, staff member, or graduate or undergraduate student conducting research or proposing an event in Latin American and Latine/x Studies may apply for funding. Requests are evaluated by the executive committee and awarded on a competitive basis.
We are particularly interested in research related to our four current research clusters (1. Threats to Democracy 2. Inequality, Representation, and Migration 3. Environment and Conflict; 4. Arts and the Urban Sphere) and events or research that reflect the Center's transnational, multiracial and multilingual research agenda but will consider all research related to Latin America, US Latino/e communities, and latinidades across the world.
For submission, funding range, and deadlines, please see and follow instructions on the respective Google forms (one for research funding, one for event funding).