Stansifer Fellowship

DEADLINE EXTENDED - 3/02/25

Endowed by Professor Emeritus Charles Stansifer, this award is for the support of graduate students planning to complete a doctorate in the study of Middle America (defined as Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean). 
 
Priority is to be given first to students of Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, or Panama), second to Mexico, third to the Caribbean, and fourth to students of relations between the United States and any Mesoamerican country. 
 
Graduate students from any department in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are eligible. An interdisciplinary committee from Latin American and Caribbean Studies will decide the competition. The award will not exceed $6,000 per year. Previous Stansifer awardees are eligible to apply, but might be considered at a lower priority, at the discretion of the committee. 

Applications for The Stansifer Fellowship should include:  

• Statement with a synopsis of your career, including where you are at now and what you plan to do in the future, and the significance of your research to your discipline
• CV
• Unofficial transcripts from graduate work (KU Advising Report or DPR)

Two letters of recommendation are also required. PLEASE NOTE: References will NOT receive an automatically generated email prompting them to submit a letter on your behalf. It is YOUR responsibility to give your references the link to this page so they can submit their Recommendation Letters by clicking on the blue button below. Students are encouraged to speak with references and provide them with your Statement well in advance of the application deadline (02/10/2025). Letters of recommendation are also due by the deadline 02/10/2025. 

If you have questions or issues, contact the CLACS Administrative Associate, Mariya Borisova.