Tinker Field Research Collaborative Grant
The 2025 application will open on January 13, 2025.
The Board of Directors of the Tinker Foundation has approved a five-year grant in the amount of $75,000 to support the participation of the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center in the Tinker Field Research Collaborative. The Collaborative was launched in 2020 with a core group of universities that have demonstrated their commitment to field research in Latin America. Centers must provide at least a 1:1 match with funds from the university or non-Tinker sources, fulfilling the commitment letter provided during the application process.
Through the Collaborative, Tinker will not only continue to provide funding that can be used to support student field research but will work together with Centers to experiment, build tools, and exchange best practices on how to enhance the field research experience. This may include pre-departure resources for students, conversations to encourage responsible practices in field research, networking of current and former FRG recipients, and approaches for monitoring, evaluation, and program improvement. In addition, members of the Collaborative commit to supporting graduate students for whom field research would not otherwise be possible.
The Tinker Field Research Collaborative and its activities further the charitable and educational objectives of the Tinker Foundation to support the exchange of knowledge within and about Latin America, and promote the development of an equitable, sustainable, and productive society in Latin America.
2025 Tinker Field Grant Application
Graduate Student Funding Eligibility & Requirements:
• Open to enrolled graduate students from all academic disciplines.
• Funds are for pre-dissertation or thesis field research at doctoral or master’s levels.
• Tinker Field Research Grants are limited to $3,000 per student.
• Funds may be used for student travel, transportation, per diem (food, lodging, etc.).
• The minimum duration of field research is two weeks, and the maximum is four months.
The application deadline for the 2025 competition is Monday, March 3, 2025, 11:59PM.
Funding decisions will be made by an interdisciplinary faculty committee chaired and organized by the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center. Applicants will be notified of awards in April.
Eligible Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
Additional Acceptable Locations: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, Saint Martin, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Awardees will need to complete a separate process to obtain FIU’s authorization prior to the travel dates. If awarded by LACC, each student will be responsible for following the FIU’s Guidance for International Travel as there are significant restrictions related to travel to Foreign Countries of Concern (FCC) which may impact screening time and approval.
The awardee must also obtain the Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval to conduct research fieldwork.
Contact LACC's Tinker Grant Primary Investigator, Dr. Gabriela Hoberman at (305)348-2894 for more information about our Tinker Field Research Collaborative Grant program.
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