Georgetown Americas Institute Student and Faculty Research Grants Applications

GAI supports interdisciplinary research on Western Hemisphere affairs around four critical challenges: governance and the rule of law; economic growth and innovation; social and cultural inclusion; and sustainability and the environment. Questions may be directed to americas@georgetown.edu.

Student Fellows Program

Fellowship Snapshot

Open to: Undergraduate and graduate students
Scope: Grantees can apply for up to $3,500
Expected output: Internships in the Americas, student-led initiatives on campus, ongoing research, capstone projects, and dissertations
Grant Period: Students must use grant funds within 12 months of the granting of support; an extension may be granted upon request
Deadline: Fall Applications: October 30, 2023 / Spring Applications: TBD
Expected notification date: Fall Applications: November 2023 / Spring Applications: TBD
Deliverables: In addition to the proposed deliverables within the application, grantees should write a 150 to 250 description of their work summarizing the results to be posted on GAI’s website and submit it to GAI by the end of their grant period. During the grant period, grantees will be invited to a mandatory meeting to share their projects with GAI staff and other grantees.

Description

Grants will support students in deepening their interest and understanding of the Latin American and Caribbean region. Priority will be given to graduate students working on their capstone projects or doctoral thesis and may include travel to participate in relevant conferences, support for an internship in the region, student-led initiatives on campus, ongoing research, capstone projects, and dissertations. We will strongly encourage and favor applications for research grants that have identified and are already working with a faculty advisor.

Eligibility and Application Requirements

All full-time undergraduate and graduate students in any of Georgetown’s schools and programs are eligible to apply for a student grant.

Applications should include:

The name, CV, Georgetown email, and contact information of the student as well as their unofficial transcript and faculty advisor (if applicable);
A statement of purpose that clearly enumerates the deliverables or activities to be performed;
A timeline of deliverables and activities;
A section explaining how the overall rationale of the use of funds relates to the student’s academic trajectory as well as Georgetown Americas Institute’s goals and mission;
An itemized budget with a clear line by line justification of use of the funds;
One letter of recommendation from a faculty member.

Applications should not exceed five pages, single-spaced with 12pt. font and one-inch margins. Documents should be submitted in a single PDF file.

Application materials must be sent to americas@georgetown.edu.

Collaborative Research Grants

Grant Snapshot

Open to: Faculty
Scope: Grantees can apply for up to $25,000
Expected output: Research, seminars, workshops, and conferences
Grant Period: All work must be carried out by December 1 of the year subsequent to the one in which the grant was awarded.
Deadline: October 7, 2022
Expected notification date: November 1, 2022
Deliverables: In addition to the proposed deliverables within the application, grantees should write a 150 to 250 description of their work summarizing the results to be posted on GAI’s website and submit it to GAI by the end of their grant period
Use of Funds: Funds should be used for the activities outlined in the proposal that might include travel, surveys, conference and workshops, research assistance, translation services etc. Funds that are not spent during the grant period should be returned to GAI. If recipients wish to re-purpose funds they can request to do so with a clear justification and GAI will evaluate the merit of such requests.

Description

The institute offers grants for faculty research, seminars, workshops, and conferences designed to network Georgetown centers and programs and bring faculty together with scholars and policy experts outside the university to advance research projects on topics related to Western Hemisphere affairs and to one or more of the institute’s themes: governance and the rule of law, economic growth and innovation, social and cultural inclusion, and the environment and sustainability. Applications that are using GAI’s support as seed funding to leverage future funding for their projects will be favorably considered.

Preference will be given to grants that connect faculty across Georgetown centers and programs and/or work with institutions and researchers in Latin America, as well as those that involve students as research assistants, and raise Georgetown’s research profile among a broader public.

Eligibility and Application Requirements

All full-time faculty at Georgetown are eligible to apply to the faculty grants.

Applications should include:

The name, CV and contact information of the lead researcher, and a list of all other researchers;
A statement of purpose and a description of the academic merit of the project;
Clearly enumerate the deliverables and expected results, and provide a timeline for when and where findings will be presented. Some examples of deliverables include case studies, white papers, databases, chapters of a book, conferences, a series of events, or journal articles;
A section explaining how the overall rationale of the project relates to the scholar’s academic trajectory as well as the Georgetown Americas Institute’s goals and mission;
A justification of funds, including an itemized budget with a justification for each of the line items and how the funds will be used;
A list of other funding sources you plan to pursue to expand the scope of work.

Applications should not exceed five pages, single spaced with 12pt. font and one-inch margins. Charts and a bibliography can be included and will not count towards the page count. Documents should be submitted in a single PDF file.

Application materials must be sent to americas@georgetown.edu.