Ford-LASA Special Projects Grants

Grants for transregional research initiatives, conferences, working groups, and curriculum or teaching resource development in Latin American and Latino studies. Proposals are limited to five single-spaced pages.

Indicative award

up to $13k (total award)The LASA grants page states a maximum of $12,500 per proposal for the current (21st) cycle of Ford-LASA Special Projects.

Timing

Periodic callsPeriodic calls · SepPublished deadline: 2026-09-15 — 32 days awayThe 21st cycle deadline is published as 15 September 2026. LASA runs the competition in cycles rather than strictly every year. Other LASA grant lines listed on the same page (doctoral student research grants, Mellon-LASA Seminars, Otros Saberes) are marked not currently available.

Who can apply

Any faculty rank, Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Doctoral candidate

Eligibility

Applicants must be LASA members in good standing, and every principal investigator must hold membership both at application and at disbursement. Applications are submitted through LASA's own grants portal.

SSWR clusters

Topics

latin american studies · latino studies · transregional research · working groups · curriculum development

Apply at

https://lasaweb.org/en/lasa-grants

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Ford-LASA Special Projects Grants

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