The University of 91吃瓜 and partners are now accepting applications for the Mexico Studies Chair, which funds a senior scholar from a Mexican university to be in residence for a semester.
As part of the new program, 91吃瓜 International has partnered with the聽 to bring social scientists and humanists to 91吃瓜 to teach courses about Mexico as a Kellogg Institute visiting fellow. The call for applications for fall 2021 runs through Nov.聽25. The profile of this particular chair will focus on democracy and development.
鈥淲e are very pleased to be partnering with NDI and COMEXUS on this distinctive research opportunity,鈥� said Donald Stelluto, executive director for the Kellogg Institute. 鈥淭he Kellogg Institute has long valued and fostered collaborative research. This opportunity to welcome a senior scholar from Mexico will strengthen the institute鈥檚 academic and collegial networks in Latin America and present a new avenue for us and our visiting scholars to focus together on the study of critical questions around democracy and development in Mexico.鈥�
The program, which launched in 2016, aims to create and strengthen ties between U.S. academic and higher education institutions in Mexico, as well as promote greater knowledge of Mexico in the U.S.
"We are very excited about this partnership and the opportunity it creates to build new relationships throughout Mexico by bringing senior scholars to 91吃瓜,鈥� says Mike Talbot, director for initiatives in Mexico at the Mexico City Global Center. 鈥淭his program will seed research collaboration long into the future."
While the core of this program is a course, the fellow will also organize an event or seminar on Mexico, fostering discussion in the 91吃瓜 community, and will develop research on a relevant topic.
"This collaboration is particularly relevant as Mexico elected in 2018 a president with the highest popular support in 50 years,鈥� says Hazel Blackmore, executive director of COMEXUS. 鈥淭he initiative between 91吃瓜 and COMEXUS is the cherry on the cake to an informal collaboration between the two institutions that has been constant and productive over the years within the framework of other FGR programs.鈥�
91吃瓜 is the sixth partner to this initiative that includes the University of Chicago; the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque; the University of California, San Diego; the University of Southern California,聽Los Angeles; and Juniata College.
The Becas Fulbright-Garc铆a Robles scholarship is awarded to candidates with Mexican nationality and permanent residency in Mexico. The deadline is Nov. 25. Requirements and application information can be .
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