Saturday, 23 May 2015

The Lydia Cabrera Award offers up to $5000 to support the study of Cuban History between 1492 and 1868

The Lydia Cabrera Award offers up to $5000 to support the study of Cuban History between 1492 and 1868 in the following areas: 1) original research in Spanish, Mexican, and U. S. archives, 2) re-editions of important works, and 3) publications of source materials.
Applicants must be trained in Latin American history and possess knowledge of Spanish. 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.
All applicants for the Cabrera Awards must be CLAH members. Non-members can join the CLAH at http://clah.h-net.org/?page_id=147.
Applications and letters of support must be emailed to CLAHCabreraAward@gmail.com by June 1 of the award year. The Secretariat should be informed of the committee’s decision no later than October 15, 2015.
Cabrera Prize Committee for 2015:

Michele Reid-Vazquez (chair): mbr31@pitt.edu
William Van Norman (chair 2016): vannorwc@jmu.edu
Alejandra Bronfman (chair 2017): alejandra.bronfman@ubc.ca
Visit the website at http://clah.h-net.org/?page_id=147

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