This Fellowship will reward excellence in historical research on Mexico at the dissertation level. It will be awarded every 18 months to a Mexican graduate student in the final phase of his or her doctoral research in Mexican history, broadly defined. Selection will be based on scholarly merit, and on the candidate’s potential contribution to the advancement of humanist understanding between Mexico and its global neighbors.
Selection will be made by a committee named by the LASA President. One member will hold a permanent position in the history department of the Colegio de México, and one will be a member of the Conference on Latin American History (CLAH). Deliberations will be carried out electronically and a decision made three months prior to the Congress. The Fellowship winner will be announced in the Award Ceremony of the LASA Congress.
Fellowships will be awarded exclusively to Mexican citizens. At the time of the application deadline, candidates must be in the final phase of their doctoral programs, i.e., finished with coursework and exams, but not yet granted the Ph.D.
Application Instructions
Each applicant must submit the following materials by January 15, 2010:
All application materials must be submitted electronically, and received at the LASA Secretariat by January 15, 2010. The email address is lasa@pitt.edu.
Donations for the CAH Fellowship Fund should be sent to LASA, 416 Bellefield Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15260. The Fellowship will be drawn from interest earnings to ensure that it will continue in perpetuity. The award amount will be determined by the size of the endowment. All donations to LASA are tax deductible.