The LAII awards ten fellowships annually to students seeking their Ph.D. in Latin American Studies or related fields.  The fellowship provides a living stipend and a waiver of tuition for full-time study.  Students who are awarded LAII Ph.D. Fellowships may receive other awards that directly support the costs of research activities, but they may not receive both the LAII Ph.D. Fellowship and any other fellowship that provides a basic living stipend.

In order to be considered for the LAII Ph.D. Fellowship, students must be nominated or re-nominated by the chairperson of their department.  Students who seek nomination or renomination are encouraged to contact either the chairperson or graduate advisor of the nominating department.

The competition occurs annually in the spring.  For the 2010-2011 LAII PhD Fellowship competition, departments must submit a complete nomination packet to the LAII (attn: Keira Philipp-Schnurer) no later than Monday, February 15, 2009 by 5:00pm.

Department representatives may contact Keira Philipp-Schnurer, LAII Grants & Awards Committee Graduate Assistant, with questions or to request nomination forms and procedural guidelines.