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Purpose
The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) is pleased to announce the CLAS Course Development Grant. This grant supports faculty in enhancing existing courses or creating new ones that incorporate content on Latin America, the Caribbean, Latinx, or other diasporic studies from the region.
Amount of Grant
Grants range from $1,000 to $2,500, depending on the type of proposal. Funds may be used for library research, travel, student assistance, or other expenses directly related to the substance of the course.
Types of Proposals
- Adding content to an existing course (up to $1,000)
- Creating a 1-credit or innovative CLAS priority course aligned with funding priorities (up to $1,500)
- Developing a new course on Latin America, the Caribbean, and/or Latinx (and other diasporic) studies (up to $2,500)
Eligibility
All faculty officially affiliated with CLAS (tenure stream and non-tenure stream) are eligible to apply.
To become affiliated, please contact Luis G. Van Fossen Bravo at bravo@pitt.edu.
Funding Priorities
Grants support both graduate and undergraduate course development that:
- Create a new course with substantial coverage (more than 50%) of Latin America, Caribbean, and/or Latinx (and other diasporic) studies.
- Significantly enhance an existing course to introduce or expand this content.
- Add a pre-professional advising, preparation, or experiential component to an existing course with significant regional content.
CLAS is particularly interested in courses that, in whole or in part, serve one or more of the following programmatic foci:
- Afro-Latin American & Afro-Latinx Studies
- Amazonian Studies
- Latin American/Caribbean–China Relations
- Social & Public Policy in Latin America/Caribbean
- Indigenous Studies
- Environmental Studies
- Lusosphere Studies (with a strong Brazil focus and relation to the other countries in the Lusosphere)
- Public Health in Latin America
- Sustainability in Latin America
For feedback on scope, priorities, or potential course eligibility, please contact Luis G. Van Fossen Bravo (bravo@pitt.edu).
Applicant Responsibility
Grant recipients are expected to:
- Offer the course within one year of receiving the grant
- Submit a 1–2 page report on the course after it has been taught
To Apply
Submission must be completed electronically. All proposals must include:
- Complete the Submission form
- Brief CV (10 pages maximum; Word or PDF)
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Course description (1–2 pages; Word or PDF) including:
- Type of course (adding content, creating a 1-credit or innovative course, or creating a new course)
- Frequency of course offering within the department
- Statement of support from the Department Chair or School Dean, confirming that the course will be taught regularly
- Proposed detailed budget, demonstrating how the funds will be used