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John H. Coatsworth Latin American History Fellowships at Harvard

Program:

Postgraduates, PhD

Award:

Partial Funding,

Offering to:

USA Students

University / Organization:

Harvard University

Deadline:

March 1, 2020

Deadline:

March 1, 2020

Students from Harvard University’s graduate and professional schools are invited by The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies to apply for John H. Coatsworth Latin American History Fellowships for the academic year 2020-2021 to study at Harvard University, United States.

History of John H. Coatsworth Latin American History Fellowships:

John H. Coatsworth was the founding Director of the David Rockefeller Center and the former Monroe Gutman Professor of Latin American Affairs at Harvard University.  The John H. Coatsworth Latin American history fellowship for studying in United States was established to honor of John H. Coatsworth. This fellowship is for the doctoral students whose research focuses Latin American history. Students from history department have special preference for this fellowship.

Benefits:

John H. Coatsworth Latin American history fellowship for study at Harvard University, United States will provide the students a stipend for living expenses which can be used while undertaking research either on campus or in the field. This fellowship can be granted for a single semester or a complete year. Also, the summer-only projects are not eligible.

 Eligibility Criteria:

Following is the John H. Coatsworth Latin American History Fellowships eligibility criteria for students who wish to apply for this scholarship

  • Current doctoral students or PHD candidates at Harvard are eligible to apply if they have completed at least one year of their degree.
  • Students from first year are not eligible and thus cannot apply. This fellowship mostly comes in 4th or 5th year of degree.
  • Recipients of this fellowship must obtain approval if they wish to apply for or receive other fellowships or grants in the future. The amount can be adjusted if the student has another award for the same time period. The fellowship fund is not renewable or deferrable.

Qualification of the students who wish to apply for this program

Students who wish to apply for this program must be

  • Outstanding in academic record
  • Should have a unique and good idea for research
  • Standing in their respective departments

Application requirements 

While submitting the online application for Coatsworth Latin American history fellowship , you need to have the following

  1. Fellowship Application Form.
  2. Curriculum Vitae or Resume.
  3. Statement of Purpose.

Statement of purpose should not be more than 1000 words. It should be a brief intro about yourself and your work. It should explain your research project, its uniqueness and purpose, when do you plan on doing your research year and at the end, write a simple timeline of your project.

  1. Letter of recommendation from your advisor .
  2. It should also have the sign of the recommender and should be on university letterhead.
  3. Your transcripts of all previous semesters.

How to Apply:

Application forms are available at the official website of John H. Coatsworth Latin American history fellowship for study at Harvard University, United States.

Deadline:

The John H. Coatsworth Latin American history fellowship deadline to apply for the academic year 2020-2021 is March 1, 2020.

 

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