Dear colleagues,

Below may be of interest.  If applicable, please contact the organisers.

All the best,
Pat


Dr Patricia Noxolo,

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences,

University of Birmingham,

Edgbaston,

Birmingham

B15 2TT

UK

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Subject: Deadline looming: LASG Field Study Award

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Full application packet can be downloaded here: http://community.aag.org/lasg/home (click on the “student awards” link toward the top right of the page).



2015 LASG FIELD STUDY AWARDS
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Applications are invited for the 2015 Latin America Specialty Group Student Field Study Awards. Awards will be made at the PhD level ($600) and the MA/MS level ($300). These awards are intended for graduate student members of the LASG to support preliminary or reconnaissance fieldwork for intended thesis or dissertation research in Latin America. The award is not intended to cover all fieldwork costs, but rather to assist students working toward their Master’s degree to undertake a short period of field research, or to facilitate study site identification and preliminary research for doctoral students undertaking their dissertation research.

ELIGIBILITY:

•       Student must be a registered student in a geography department or related discipline or area.

•       Regional area of research focus must be within Latin America, including the Caribbean.

•       Graduate students working toward an advanced (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.) degree are preferred applicants; in special circumstances, highly qualified undergraduate students may be considered.

•       Student must be a member of LASG for the effective year in which s/he applies for award. Join via the AAG website: www.aag.org<http://www.aag.org>.

•       Requests for funding to attend academic meetings to present research findings are not covered by these awards; they are intended to support field research.

•       LASG Field Study Award recipients for prior years are ineligible for this year’s competition.

GUIDELINES:
Proposals will be evaluated on criteria including—but not limited to—the following:

•       Quality of the proposal

•       Feasibility of the proposed work

•       Other funding sources available to student to support fieldwork. Students can apply to CLAG also. Priority will be given to students who have applied for, but still lack substantial funding for research.

AWARD REVIEW AND NOTIFICATION:
A selection committee will review all applications and make a recommendation to the Committee Chair. Awardees will be notified by March 27, 2015. The award winners will be recognized at the 2015 Business Meeting of the LASG at the AAG Annual Meeting in Chicago, and via email to the successful applicant, and on the LASG website.

REPORTING RESPONSIBILITY:
A 1-2 page final research report describing the awardee’s fieldwork experiences, specifics on how funds were spent, and achievement of objectives is due to the Chairperson of LASG by February 20, 2016.

SUBMISSION:
Submit your entire application via email to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> as a single MS Word (doc/docx/.rtf) file. Letters of support should be sent separately, directly from the recommender. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please “save as” 2015FieldYourLastName.doc (or .docx or .rtf).


A.     APPLICATION COVER SHEET: Complete the necessary biographical information on the form below.


B.     FIELDWORK PROPOSAL NARRATIVE. Please write a narrative describing your proposed field-based research, and including a project title, statement of objectives, explanation of significance, brief description of methods and theoretical approach, a brief timeline, and how LASG monies will be spent specifically. Maximum: 4 pages, or 1,000 words, typed, double-spaced, 12 pt font. A list of cited references should be included and will not count toward the 1,000 word limit.


C.     CURRICULUM VITAE (2-page maximum) C.V. should detail any other sources of funding available to the student for travel and research.


D.    FACULTY LETTER OF SUPPORT. Each application must be accompanied by one letter of support from the student’s major faculty advisor or a member of his/her committee. Letter of support should address the following:

•       Student’s abilities and promise in the field of geography with a focus on Latin America, as well as the potential significance and impact of the proposed research
•       Assessment of student’s ability to conduct the proposed fieldwork effectively
•       Assessment of student’s language proficiency to conduct the fieldwork effectively
•       Faculty letter of support should to be sent to the chairperson as an email attachment by the February 20, 2015 deadline. Please “save as” the applicant’s last name for tracking purposes. Email: Subject line should indicate 2015 LASG FIELD STUDY APPLICATION.


Submit all items and questions to:
Dr. Johnny Finn
Assistant Professor of Geography
Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology
Christopher Newport University
1 Avenue of the Arts
Newport News, VA 23601
Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Phone: 757-594-7939






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Department of Sociology, Social Work, & Anthropology
Christopher Newport University
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Phone: 757-594-7939
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