The Tinker Foundation and Latin American

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The Latin American and Iberian Institute
(LAII) Fall 2009 Field Research Grants November
1, 2009-January 31, 2010 For fieldwork
conducted in Spanish- or Portuguese-Speaking
Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain or Portugal.
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WHAT THE AWARD COVERS

• Roundtrip airfare to and from the
• host country
• In-country transportation (bus, taxi,
• car rental)
• Up to 25 of the total funds awarded
• may be used for per diem expenses
• (housing and meals)

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WHO MAY APPLY

• UNM graduate students
• (M.A. or early, pre-dissertation Ph.D.)
• Across disciplines
• Anyone who meets the above
• criteria AND whose research relates
• in some way to the human population
• of the selected research country.

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RESEARCH CRITERIA

• Location Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking
• country of Latin America, the Caribbean,
• or Iberia excluded are French and
  English-speaking countries
• (Belize, Haiti, Guyana, Surinam, Fresh Guiana),
  Puerto Rico, and
• the U.S./Mexico borderlands.
• Timeframe Short projects, generally 2-16
• weeks.
• Project Must be related to topics
• concerning the human population of the
• location you choose must result in a paper,
• article, Masters thesis, or some other
• UNM requirement.

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APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

• Application form
• Research proposal
• Letter of recommendation
• Graduate transcripts
• Budget
• Itinerary
• SRAC or RPT cover page
• IRB or IACUC cover page
• Current résumé or CV
• Recommended informal letters of support

sample proposals, budgets, and itineraries are
available online http//laii.unm.edu/funding/res
earch-funding/
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APPLICATION FORM
The application form is available for download
at http//laii.unm.edu/funding/research-funding/
You may also contact Keira for paper or email
copies of the application form committees_at_laii.un
m.edu, 505-277-7049
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RESEARCH PROPOSAL

• Examples of awarded FRG research proposals are
• online at laii.unm.edu/funding/research-funding/
• Format maximum four pages, double-spaced, one-
• inch margins, twelve point typeface. Citations
  part of
• page length. Appendices are permitted but not
  encouraged.
• Meet with your project advisor to discuss the
  goals
• of your research project he or she can help
  iron
• out objectives, requirements, and suggest
  preliminary
• research/sources you must be working in
  conjunction
• with a UNM faculty member from your department,
• even if research is related to an independent
  study or thesis

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RESEARCH PROPOSAL continued

• Introduction Purpose, focus and objectives of
  research
• Methodology Archives and libraries, participant
  
• observation, surveys, interviews, etc. (if
  applicable,
• include survey questions or similar
  methodological
• instruments as appendix).
• Discipline How will the research further the
  discipline
• Academics How does the project fit with academic
  goals?
• Conclusion What will you do with the information
  
• gathered? publish, present, use for thesis?

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LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION

• In the letter of recommendation, faculty
• will often discuss
• Why you are a strong candidate for the grant
• Your performance in and work from a
• previous class of theirs
• How the project will help you advance
• academically and
• How the project will support your future career
  goals.
• Request your recommendation letter early!

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TRANSCRIPTS

• You must include copies of graduate transcripts.
• UNM transcripts may be unofficial printouts.

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BUDGET

• Your budget should include the following
• how you plan to fund the research project,
• including the specific funding you
• have requested from the LAII, SRAC, RPT,
• Department, as well as the personal funds
• you intend to us.
• printed copies of online estimates for
• airfare costs (e.g. Orbitz, Travelocity, etc).
• (a sample budget is available online)

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ITINERARY

• Your itinerary should detail each phase of your
• research project. Many researchers will separate
• their work into approximately five phases
• Phase I Preliminary Research Phase II and III
  
• Collaborate with organization or individuals
  Phase IV
• Travel to alternate research location Phase V
  Post-
• Research Procedures.
• Each phase should include the following
  information
• location, dates, description of research
  activity,
• informants/advisors, etc.).
• (a sample itinerary is available online)

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SRAC or RPT COVER PAGE

• The LAII stipulates that all FRG applicants
• must apply for at least one supplemental grant,
• specifically either the SRAC grant or the RPT
  grant.
• You must receive LAII approval if you do not
  intend to
• apply for either the SRAC or RPT.
• While the LAII does not require that you OBTAIN
• funding from these supplemental grants, you are
  required to
• submit proof of application (i.e. include a
  time/date stamped
• copy of either the SRAC or RPT application cover
  page) along
• with your FRG application.
• For SRAC and RPT application guidelines, contact
  OGS
• and GPSA, respectively.

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SRAC or RPT COVER PAGE continued

• Student Research Allocations Committee (SRAC)
• offered by the Office of Graduate Studies (OGS)
• for more information, visit
• http//www.unm.edu/grad/funding/rpt.html
• deadline for research conducted between 8/15/09
  and 12/31/09
• Noon, Friday, September 25, 2009
• Research Project Travel (RPT)
• offered by the Graduate Professional Student
  Association (GPSA)
• for more information, visit
• http//www.unm.edu/gpsa/fund_srac.shtml
• deadline for research conducted between 6/1/09
  and 12/21/09
• Noon, Friday, September 25, 2009

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IRB or IACUC COVER PAGE

• All FRG applicants must include in their
  application
• packets proof that they have submitted their
  research
• for either IRB or IACUC approval. This proof
  comes
• in the form of a copy of the time and date
  stamped cover
• Page of either the IRB or IACUC application that
  you
• will submit as part of your FRG application
  packet.
• Though approval is not required at the time of
  FRG
• application, all researchers must obtain and
  provide
• proof of either approval or exemption from the
  IRB
• or IACUC before they commence travel for their
• research. This proof comes in the form of a copy
  of
• the approved or exempted application cover page
  that
• you must submit to the LAII before your departure.

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INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD

• The IRB oversees all social, behavioral and
  education
• research involving human subjects.
• If you have specific questions regarding your
  FRG-
• related IRB research application, contact IRB
  staff
• member Sheryl Johnson SherJohnson_at_salud.unm.edu,
  
• 505 272-1146
• Detailed application forms and guidelines are
  available
• online http//hsc.unm.edu/som/research/HRRC/main
• campusirbhome.shtml

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INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD cont.

• RECOMMENDED
• BEGIN EARLY!!! The IRB review process
• takes time.
• Begin the IRB on-line training as soon as
  possible
• in the IRB review process, and encourage your
  faculty
• advisor to ascertain if his or her training
  certification
• is still valid (certification can expire).
• Work with your faculty advisor to compose the IRB
• application and continue to work with him or her
  throughout
• the review process.
• Consider applying for an expedited IRB review.

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INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND USE COMMITTEE

• The IACUC oversees all instances of animal
• use by UNM community members regardless
• if research is conducted on- or off-campus.
• Further information is available online
• http//hsc.unm.edu/som/research/acc/iacuc.shtml
• RECOMMENDED Applicants should submit
• their application for IACUC approval to the IACUC
• 21 days prior to the IACUCs scheduled monthly
• committee meeting. The committee schedule for
  each
• semester is available online at the IACUC
  website.

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RESUME or CURRICULUM VITAE

• You are REQUIRED to submit your résumé or CV it
  is your
• personal preference that will decide which one to
  submit. There
• is no standard format required for either.

LETTERS OF SUPPORT

• You are ENCOURAGED to submit letters of support
  from
• in-country contacts. The overseeing committee
  greatly
• appreciates applicants who provide proof of
  established,
• supportive contacts. Either formal letterhead or
  informal email
• printouts will serve. When letters are sent
  directly to the LAII,
• please have them addressed to the LAII Grants
  Awards
• Committee, c/o Keira Philipp-Schnurer.

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POST RESEARCH PROCEDURE

• If awarded an FRG, upon return to Albuquerque
• (within 14 days of return) you are required to
• submit the following documentation to the LAII
• Financial Documentation
• Research Report

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POST RESEARCH PROCEDURE continued

• FINANCIAL DOCUMENTATION
• Receipts original copies of all of your
  receipts relevant to
• your FRG funding (airfare, in-country travel,
  and per diem costs if applicable).
• An organized, typed list of these receipts
  divided into
• categories of use (airfare, meals, lodging,
  etc). This list should itemize each receipt and
  provide the following information date,
  description of purchase, amount, exchange rate,
  and approximate US dollar conversion.
• (an example of the format suggested for
• this financial documentation will soon be posted
  online)

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POST RESEARCH PROCEDURE continued

• RESEARCH REPORT a typed, maximum-four-page
• summary of your research that details the
  following
• Brief reiteration of the purpose of the trip and
  any
• previous research experience.
• Activities undertaken and objectives accomplished
  
• while abroad.
• Description of any previous field research or
• international experiences.
• Recommendations for others conducting similar
  field research.
• Uses to which the results of the research project
  will be applied.

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DEADLINE
Completed FRG applications are due MONDAY, OCTOBE
R 12, 2009 by 500PM in the LAII MAIN OFFICE
If you are unable to submit a COMPLETE
application packet by the deadline date, you
must contact Keira Philipp-Schnurer as soon as
possible to explain why and to approve/coordinate
the submission of late materials.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Keira Philipp-Schnurer Graduate Assistant, LAII
Grants Awards Committee Latin American and
Iberian Institute 801 Yale Blvd NE / MSC02 1690 1
University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM
87131 Phone [phone] E-mail
committees_at_laii.unm.edu (preferred)
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