Event Series Grants

Applications are open

Bookstore in Mexico City

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies provides grants for event series organized by groups of faculty members or graduate students. 

Overview

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies provides funding for groups of graduate students and CLACS-affiliated faculty members to organize a series of public events, to occur over the course of an academic year (fall and spring semesters). Event series should be organized around an intellectual question that brings together and engages researchers from multiple disciplines on that topic. 

Events may be conferences, seminars, lectures, or film screenings with discussions, among other types.  Series must be planned by graduate students at UC Berkeley, or CLACS-affiliated faculty members. Events must take place on campus (or virtually, hosted by a Berkeley account) and must be open to the public.  

Applications for interdisciplinary projects will be preferred. Projects that bring in scholars and speakers from Latin America are highly sought. Projects from all disciplinary fields are welcome.

Funding Amounts: Up to $10,000 per academic year (fall and spring semesters). Funds can be used towards honoraria, technical expenses, production costs, space rental, and domestic or international travel expenses. Food and refreshments are not allowed. All funds must be spent by May 31, 2026.

Please note that organizers who have received Event Series Grant funding in the past two years are not eligible. 

Application & Review Process

To apply for funding, please submit a single page proposal that includes the following information:

  • Names and affiliations of organizing team members
  • Central scholarly question and intended outcomes for the series
  • Description of proposed events (tentative dates of events in the fall and/or spring semesters, speakers, venues, etc.)
  • Intended audience 
  • Proposed itemized budget (up to $10,000)
  • Mention other funding sources and uses for those funds

Submit applications as a PDF to clacs@berkeley.edu by May 15 2025.  Email subject should be "Event Series Grant Application."

Applications will be reviewed by a committee that includes the CLACS Chair and Faculty Affiliates from different academic departments. 

If funded, organizers should present a plan for the 2025-26 year by June 10, 2025. 

Past Event Series Grants

2024-25: Caribbean Futures 

2023-24: Fotos Desaparecidas: Disparate Memories of the Peruvian Internal Armed Conflict