Award for Cuban Historical Studies in Spanish, Mexican and U.S. archives
LYDIA CABRERA AWARDS FOR CUBAN HISTORICAL STUDIES
Lydia Cabrera Awards are available to support the study of Cuba between 1492 and 1868. Awards are designed specifically to support:
1) original research on Cuban history in Spanish, Mexican, and U. S.
archives;
2)the publication of meritorious books on Cuba currently out of print;
3) the publication of historical statistics, historical documents, and guides to Spanish archives relating to Cuban history between 1492 and 1868.
Applicants must be trained in Latin American history and possess knowledge of Spanish. Successful applicants will be expected to disseminate the results of their research in scholarly publications and/or professional papers delivered at scholarly conferences and public lectures at educational institutions.
Applicants for original research are to be currently engaged in graduate studies at a U. S. institution or be affiliated with a college/university faculty or accredited historical association in the United States.
Each applicant should provide a two-page curriculum vita, a detailed itinerary and a budget statement, a three-page narrative description of the proposed project, and three letters of support. Republication proposals should include letter(s) of intent from a publisher.
The deadline to apply for the 2011 award is June 1, 2010. A limited number of awards will be made annually up to a maximum of $5,000.
Jane Landers
Vanderbilt University
Department of History
Box 351802
2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TB 37235-1802
Email: jane.landers@vanderbilt.edu
Lydia Cabrera Awards are available to support the study of Cuba between 1492 and 1868. Awards are designed specifically to support:
1) original research on Cuban history in Spanish, Mexican, and U. S.
archives;
2)the publication of meritorious books on Cuba currently out of print;
3) the publication of historical statistics, historical documents, and guides to Spanish archives relating to Cuban history between 1492 and 1868.
Applicants must be trained in Latin American history and possess knowledge of Spanish. Successful applicants will be expected to disseminate the results of their research in scholarly publications and/or professional papers delivered at scholarly conferences and public lectures at educational institutions.
Applicants for original research are to be currently engaged in graduate studies at a U. S. institution or be affiliated with a college/university faculty or accredited historical association in the United States.
Each applicant should provide a two-page curriculum vita, a detailed itinerary and a budget statement, a three-page narrative description of the proposed project, and three letters of support. Republication proposals should include letter(s) of intent from a publisher.
The deadline to apply for the 2011 award is June 1, 2010. A limited number of awards will be made annually up to a maximum of $5,000.
Jane Landers
Vanderbilt University
Department of History
Box 351802
2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TB 37235-1802
Email: jane.landers@vanderbilt.edu