Info Session: Funding Opportunities for Study Abroad, Field Research, and Foreign Language Learning
Todd Karr, Jesse Wieland, and Lenny Ureña Valerio
Monday, November 16, 2026 | 12:00 am
Honors College Forum | Building 76
1924 Las Lomas Rd NE
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Join the LAII, GEO, and the Center for Academic Excellence and Leadership Development to learn more about the foreign language, field research, and study abroad funding opportunities listed below.
LAII Field Research Grant (FRG): the LAII FRG is available to graduate students across campus to conduct pilot studies and preliminary investigations in Latin America.
LAII Field Research Award for Undergraduates: This award supports undergraduate students working with a UNM faculty member on a Latin American based project to support travel to the field.
Fulbright US Student Program: The Fulbright program is the largest U.S. exchange program offering opportunities for students and young professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, creative projects, university teaching, and primary and secondary school teaching worldwide.
Boren Awards: Boren Awards support the study of critical languages and cultural field studies of world regions that are underrepresented in study abroad.
Critical Language Scholarship (CLS): CLS provides opportunities for American college and university students to study languages and cultures essential to America’s engagement with the world.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship: The Gilman Scholarship Program enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity. To be eligible for the Gilman Program, applicants must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant.
Freeman-Asia Program: The Freeman-Asia Program supports U.S.-based undergraduates with demonstrated financial need who are planning to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia.
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This event is free and open to the public.
