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Another fellowship opportunity! I wish I could go to Mexico to study. Jennifer _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Margo Gutierrez Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 11:45 AM To: corazon Subject: Fwd: Fellowships Available in Mexican Center Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Mexican Center" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mexican Center" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Fellowships Available in Mexican Center Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:31:54 -0600 Thread-Index: AccgZj0EkHUOiKu0ToWUVv5LAAFuGQ== Dear Faculty and Graduate Coordinators The Mexican Center would like to request your help to advertise the following fellowships between your students. Currently enrolled Mexican students as well as students from Texas doing research on Mexico are eligible to apply. Please note that Incoming Mexican Students who are applying to your program are also eligible if admitted in your department) Happy Holidays E. D. Farmer International Fellowship <http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas/mexican/fellowships/edfarmerfel/> http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas/mexican/fellowships/edfarmerfel/ General Information The E. D. Farmer International Fellowship was created by the Forty-first Legislature with the purpose of building friendship and goodwill between the state of Texas and Mexico. The fellowship provides financial support to conduct research, field research, or studies in Mexico or to undertake graduate studies or research activities at the University of Texas at Austin. This fellowship is limited to applicants from Mexico or the state of Texas. Mexican citizens who are applying to UT Austin Eligibility: Applicants from Mexico who have graduated from or who have had two years at a Mexican university. Applicants must be nominated by the administration of the home university. Stipend: Eligible for in-state tuition; monthly stipend for nine months. Dollar amount depends on availability of funds. Documents to present: * Application <http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas/mexican/fellowships/edfarmerfel/nof ormat/mexican/PDF/fellowships/MexApply2007.pdf> form * <http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas/mexican/fellowships/edfarmerfel/nof ormat/mexican/PDF/fellowships/MexApply2007.pdf> A two-page essay stating your academic and professional goals (include mention of any current research, scholarly, or artistic interests, and list and describe any published articles, research, or other creative work accomplished to date) * Transcripts from the university from which you graduated or from which you are transferring * Recommendation letters and confidential reference forms from faculty in your university (please have faculty mail these letters and forms directly to the Mexican Center) * Nomination from the authorities of the school from which you received your graduate or undergraduate degree in Mexico Applicants selected to receive this fellowship will have to present a Tuition <http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas/mexican/fellowships/edfarmerfel/nof ormat/mexican/PDF/fellowships/TuitionWaive2007.pdf> Waiver Form to indicate the source of their tuition waiver. Mexican citizens who are currently enrolled at UT Austin Eligibility: Mexican citizens who are currently enrolled at UT as graduate or undergraduate students. Stipend: If fellowship is requested to support living expenses, the fellows may be eligible for in-state tuition and will get a monthly stipend for nine months. If fellowship is requested to support research expenses, funding will depend on research budget and on availability of funds. Documents to present: * Application <http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas/mexican/fellowships/edfarmerfel/nof ormat/mexican/PDF/fellowships/MexUTApply2007.pdf> form (see attached document) * A two-page essay stating your academic and professional goals (include mention of any current research, scholarly, or artistic interests, and list and describe any published articles, research, or other creative work accomplished to date) * Transcripts (of two previous semesters of enrollment at either UT or other institutions) * Recommendation letters and confidential reference forms from two UT faculty (please have faculty mail these letters and forms directly to the Mexican Center) Applicants selected to receive this fellowship will have to present a Tuition <http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas/mexican/fellowships/edfarmerfel/nof ormat/mexican/PDF/fellowships/TuitionWaive2007.pdf> Waiver Form to indicate the source of their tuition waiver. Applicants from the State of Texas Eligibility: Applicants from the State of Texas must have completed satisfactorily at least two years of study at an accredited college or university, at least one year of which was at the University of Texas at Austin. The fellowship in this case must be used to support research on Mexican issues. Stipend: Varies according to research or study budget. Documents to present: * Application <http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas/mexican/fellowships/edfarmerfel/nof ormat/mexican/PDF/fellowships/TXApply2007.pdf> form * <http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas/mexican/fellowships/edfarmerfel/nof ormat/mexican/PDF/fellowships/TXApply2007.pdf> A two-page essay stating your academic and professional goals (include mention of any current research, scholarly, or artistic interests, and list and describe any published articles, research, or other creative work accomplished to date) * Spanish <http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas/mexican/fellowships/edfarmerfel/nof ormat/mexican/PDF/fellowships/SpanLangRef2007.pdf> reference form * <http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas/mexican/fellowships/edfarmerfel/nof ormat/mexican/PDF/fellowships/SpanLangRef2007.pdf> Transcripts (of two previous semesters of enrollment at either UT or other institutions) * Recommendation letter and confidential <http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas/mexican/fellowships/edfarmerfel/nof ormat/mexican/PDF/fellowships/RefForm2007.pdf> reference form from two UT professors. (Please have faculty mail these letters and forms directly to the Mexican Center.) Deadline for receipt of proposals: February 23, 2007 Republic of Mexico Solidaridad Endowed Presidential Fellowship <http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas/mexican/fellowships/repmxfel/> http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas/mexican/fellowships/repmxfel/ Endowed by the President of UT-Austin in honor of the October 1991 campus visit of President Carlos Salinas de Gortari of Mexico. Applications are accepted from Mexican citizens who are pursuing any academic major at the graduate level at the University of Texas at Austin. This scholarship was established in 1991 to honor the visit of the President of Mexico to the University. It is intended to support research on any topic which will be incorporated into a thesis, policy report, or dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a graduate degree. Applications should comprise: * one to two pages (maximum) curriculum vitae * a current transcript of studies at the University of Texas at Austin * two letters of recommendation from faculty members who have taught the student at the University of Texas. The letters should be sealed with three referees signature across the back of the envelope on the seal * a brief statement (maximum two pages,single-spaced) outlining the specific ways in which the scholarship would further the student research, taking care to specify directly how the work will be incorporated into a final product (chapter, research paper, core date for a policy report, etc.). Avoid broad statements such as part of a dissertation or a paper submitted as part of the Ph.D. degree. Eligibility: * Mexican national studying at UT * Students of all academic majors are invited to apply Stipend: To be disbursed over two semesters Deadline for receipt of proposals: February 23, 2007 Documentation and letters of recommendation should be addressed to: Republic of Mexico Solidaridad Endowed Presidential Scholarship The Mexican Center Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies University of Texas at Austin Sid Richardson Hall 1.341 1 University Station D0800 Austin, TX 78712-0331, USA For further information please contact the Mexican Center at 512.232.2423 or <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] or fax us at 512.475.6778. Bryan Roberts Paloma Diaz Director Program Coordinator Mexican Center T: 232-2423 SRH 1.341 Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies University of Texas at Austin http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/llilas/mexican/index/
