The Norm and Sibby Whitten Research Fund 2022 supports pre-project travel grants for full-time graduate students in the early stages of formulating their dissertation research proposal. This Grant-in-Aid is to initiate contact and collaborative working relationships with host country institutions and scholars, as well as with local communities.
Preference is given to research projects in lowland South America that reflect the work and themes of Norm and Sibby Whitten, including, but not restricted to, topics such as Indigenous cosmologies, Indigenous knowledge-production, aesthetics and arts, health, gender, interculturality, cultural transformations, and histories of the present.
This pre-project travel Grant-in-Aid is also intended to facilitate contacts with local communities and scholars in the host country for the purpose of acquiring any necessary permissions for the future research.
Eligibility
Funding is restricted to full-time master and doctoral graduate students. Indigenous and early-stage doctoral students will be given preference in funding.
While membership of SALSA is not a requirement for application, preference will be given to applicants who are members of SALSA and/or whose primaryadvisor is a member of SALSA.
Eligibility is open to citizens of all countries. Latin American students are specifically encouraged to apply.
Fundable expenses
National and international travel to potential research sites.
Local transportation, lodging, and per diemexpenses.
Visa and/or permit fees.
Neither the Norm and Sibby Whitten Fund nor SALSA is responsible to secure travel insurance, permits, and other legal requirements needed in the countryof origin or in the host country.
Funding Amount
Grant amounts range from US$ 600 to US$ 2,000, and will vary depending on travel costs to the research site, the availability of funds, and funding from other sources. It is the intention of SALSA to allocate approximately US$ 3,500 annually.
Submission Deadlines
Applications are accepted through December 10, 2021, for projects initiating after February 1, 2022.
Abstract (200 words or less) describing the proposed project and its significance in a style that is clearly understandable to a non-specialist.
Proposal (1000 words or less) including: i) Overall aim, research area, scientific background, and key objectives. (ii) Relevance and significance of the proposed project. iii) Envisioned collaboration and capacity building; iv) Feasibility.
Timetable
References to the relevant literature (maximum 15 references).
Evidence of support or e-mail communication demonstrating initial contact with a host country scholar is appreciated though not required.
Curriculumvitae
University transcript (an unofficial copy is sufficient).
Norm and Sibby Whitten Research Fund 2021-2022
