Center for Latin American Studies
The Center’s mission is to advance knowledge about Latin America and the Caribbean and its peoples throughout the Hemisphere, and to enhance the scope and quality of research, teaching, and outreach in Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies at the University of Florida.
Featured Giving Opportunities
Latin American Studies Unrestricted Fund
Support Center for Latin American Studies and its programs.
Latin American Studies Alumni Graduate Student Travel Fund
Support travel for Latinamericanist graduate students to pursue opportunities consistent with their academic pursuits, including internships, presentation of papers at professional meetings, and study abroad.
Florida Brazil Institute
Support education, cultural and business exchanges between Florida and Brazil.
Giving Opportunities
A. Curtis Wilgus Graduate Fellowship
Support graduate fellowship in Latin American Studies.
A. Hower Memorial Endowment
Support travel subsidy for student(s) in Portuguese to be selected by faculty committee and director.
Bacardi Family Eminent Scholar Chair in Latin American Studies
Support ESC to be filled by visiting scholar who deals with significant contemporary and timely topics of broad interest.
Biocultural Conservation Frameworks - Moore Foundation
To support the advancement of biocultural conservation frameworks in the Amazon through the TCD program
Boonstra Family Research Fellowship
Support research grant(s) to outstanding graduate student(s) pursuing thesis or pre-dissertation research in Latin American or the Spanish-speaking Caribbean; consideration shall be given but not limited to fields of agriculture, food/resource economics, forestry, natural resource management, environmental engineering, law, political science & contemporary music/art; awarded thru Ctr for Latin American Studies Graduate Student Summer Field Research.
Carmen Diana Deere Director's Fund in the Center for Latin American Studies
Support the Center Director in maintaining UFs preeminence in Latin American Studies; supporting new initiatives, special opportunities and needs.
Carol French Doughty Memorial Fund
Support graduate research in Latin America and in Latino communities in the United States through the Center for Latin American Studies; preference given to students research education issues.
Center For Latin American Studies Endowment
Support the Center.
Colonel Glenn A. Farris Scholarship
Support scholarships to students in the field of Latin American Studies who have excelled in academics, demonstrated leadership skills, and who are preparing for a career related to Latin American affairs.
Cuba Program Fund
Support the activities of the Center for Latin American Studies' Cuba Program; particularly the promotion of teaching and research on Cuba, as well as collaboration activities with Cuba faculty and professionals.
David Bushnell Scholarship Fund
Support undergraduate and graduate students taking courses taught by faculty in or affiliated with the Center for Latin American Studies.
Florida Brazil Institute
Support education, cultural and business exchanges between Florida and Brazil.