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Funding Opportunities for Faculty
Professional Travel
The Stone Center’s professional travel policy is intended to encourage long-range planning. Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and librarians conducting research on Latin America with an affiliation with the Stone Center for Latin American Studies are eligible to apply.
There are three application cycles for Professional Travel each fiscal year (from July 1 to June 30). Applicants may apply for one award per funding cycle.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
APRIL 15: for SUMMER travel between July 1 and August 31.
AUGUST 15 (extended to September 15 for Fall 2026 only): for FALL travel between September 1 and December 31.
DECEMBER 15: for SPRING travel between January 1 and June 30.
Applicants may apply for ONE of four categories of expense.
- Round-trip airfare
- Three nights hotel/lodging at the destination location
- Three days of Meals & Incidentals per diem at the destination location
- Conference Registration
No award will exceed $500 USD for domestic travel or $1,000 USD for international travel. Awards for Conference Registration will not exceed $500 USD.
For more detailed information, consult the SCLAS Faculty Professional Travel Funding Guide.
Click here to access the application.
Summer Funding for Fieldwork
The Stone Center provides grants to faculty for fieldwork conducted on Latin America and the Caribbean during the summer months. This grant category encompasses ONLY cost of travel and/or subsistence. Funding applications for any other expenses should be submitted as Special Project Support (see below).
Subsistence allowances follow the domestic per diem rates provided by the U.S. General Services Administration and foreign per diem rates provided by the U.S. Department of State. Download a sample of the Summer Funding for Fieldwork on-line application here.
Applications due March 27, 2026.
Apply here for Summer Funding for Fieldwork (faculty).
Guest Lecture or Performance
The Stone Center provides grants to support individual public guest lectures and performances with significant Latin American content. Priority is given to those events for which there is both programmatic and funding collaboration across multiple departments or units.
This program is not intended to fund large-scale events with costs greater than $1,000. Faculty seeking support for such events should apply for Special Project Support (see below).
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis starting July 1 for each fiscal year (July 1- June 30).
Click here to review Guest Lecture or Performance Additional Guidelines. Download the sample application here.
Apply here for Guest Lecture or Performance Funding.
Special Project Support
On occasion, the Center supports special projects not covered under the funding categories outlined above. Categories include:
- Materials - the acquisition of unique, out-of-the-ordinary research materials not available through the library but essential to the project (books, maps, images, software, etc.)
- Assistance - the service of in-country assistants, consultants, or external laboratories (data collecting, illustration, photography, indexing, scanning, etc.) to advance the faculty member's research
- Large-scale or high-cost events** – events with an expected cost of more than $1,000 such as conferences, workshops, symposia, semester-long lecture series, large scale ensemble musical performance, etc.
- Other - special projects not covered under the guidelines for faculty Summer Funding for Fieldwork or any other Stone Center grant programs
Applications are accepted are on a rolling basis starting July 1 for the fiscal year (July 1-June 30).
Click here to review Special Projects Additional Guidelines.
Apply here for Special Project Support.
**NOTE: Requests for funding for large-scale or high-costs events are due February 1 for events in the following fiscal year.
Contact Information
Please contact the Stone Center staff with any questions.
If you are interested in reserving the Greenleaf Conference Room for your lecture or event, please reach out to rtsclas@tulane.edu
