Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) Tinker Field Research Grant

The CLACS Tinker Field Research Grant supports master’s, doctoral, and professional school students conducting preliminary (early career) exploratory field research in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Tinker Field Research Grants are primarily intended to support transportation (international airfare and in-country travel such as bus, taxi, train, flights, and car rentals), lodging, and food. Some minor direct research expenses may be allowed.

Eligibility

• University of Chicago master’s or doctoral students in the preliminary stages of graduate study with little or no previous field experience are invited to apply.
• Students in doctoral programs who have yet not defended their dissertation proposals are eligible.
• Students from all divisions and professional schools are welcome to apply.

Eligible Countries

Expanding from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking Latin American and Caribbean countries, the Tinker Foundation now also supports research in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Dominica, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, Saint Martin, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands.

Deadline

March 23, 2026