Student Funding

The Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University is privileged to receive funding from The Leitner Family Foundation, The Tinker Foundation, and the US Department of Education to provide grants and fellowships to Columbia University undergraduate and graduate students and junior faculty. This Application Guide is meant to provide a brief overview of our different fellowship and travel grant program as well as information on eligibility and requirements, and submission deadlines and procedures.

APPLY NOW:  *** ILAS announces 2009-2010 Graduate Winter Field Research Grants *** (Application) (Guidelines)

The 2008-2009 Application Round covered the following programs open to students at Columbia:

• Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) for Summer 2009 and Academic Year 2009-2010
• Pre-Dissertation Field Research Travel Grant for Summer 2009                      (Application) (Guidelines)
• Graduate Internship Grant for Spring or Summer 2009                                  (Application) (Guidelines)
• Undergraduate Internship Grant for Spring or Summer 2009                         (Application) (Guidelines)

Remember: if you have any questions regarding these fellowship and travel grant programs, please contact Eliza Kwon-Ahn, Student Affairs Coordinator at .