JOINT INITIATIVE FOR THE STUDY OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
JISLAC is a newly established body made up of the membership of the Society
for Latin American Studies (SLAS), the Society for Caribbean Studies (SCS)
and the Standing Conference of Centres of Latin American Studies (SC). The
purpose of JISLAC is to manage the activities of a jointly-held British
Academy Learned Societies grant, which runs for five years, to support Latin
American and Caribbean studies in the UK and Europe.
JISLAC will support postdoctoral research, regional seminars, two
conferences, a web portal to aid communication, and travel bursaries and
prizes, details of which are outlined in full on the webpage at
www.americas.sas.ac.uk/JISLAC
The work of the grant begins in April 2007.
The first call for research grant applications for 2007-2008 is outlined
below, with further details at www.americas.sas.ac.uk/JISLAC
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR JISLAC RESEARCH GRANTS
JISLAC (Joint Initiative for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean)
is calling for applications for grants for postdoctoral research projects on
the theme: 'Histories of migration from the Western hemisphere and patterns
of settlement'.
Four grants of £4,000 each will be awarded. The application deadline is
12.00 noon on Friday 30 March 2007. Further details about JISLAC activities,
including the conditions of award and the application form for research
grants, can be found at www.americas.sas.ac.uk/JISLAC.
Enquiries
All enquiries regarding research grants should be directed to Karen Perkins:
Karen Perkins
Administrative Manager, Institute for the Study of the Americas
School of Advanced Study, University of London
31 Tavistock Square
London WC1H 9HA
Tel 020 7862 8875
Fax 020 7862 8886
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