As part of the Mellon Foundation-supported Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU), the Graduate Center invites pre-candidacy doctoral students who plan to work on Latino studies dissertations to apply to participate in the 2025 Crossing Latinidades Summer Institute in Latino Humanities Studies Theories and Methodologies, from June 20 through June 29, 2025, at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The selected students will also be considered for the 2025-2026 Predoctoral Fellowship Program which comes with a $30,000 research fellowship.

The deadline to apply is Thursday, January 30, 2025.  

Learn more about Crossing Latinidades and the application process here.

Interested students must submit an application to president@gc.cuny.edu with the following components:

1.            a Cover Sheet and Eligibility questionnaire.

2.            a CV/resume, no more than two pages in length.

3.            a narrative statement of 1000 words maximum, explaining your research interests, possible dissertation topic, professional goals, and how the Summer Institute and Fellowship program will benefit you at this stage of your studies.

Components must be submitted in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format to president@gc.cuny.edu with subject line: “Crossing Latinidades Summer Institute Application – Student Name”

4.            two confidential letters of recommendation to be submitted to  president@gc.cuny.edu by January 30, 2025. Please advise letter writers to include “Confidential Letter of Recommendation – Student Name” in the subject line when submitting. Letters must be submitted in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format.

Students who have any questions should contact Professor Mila Burns, associate director of CLACLS and a member of the Crossing Latinidades Initiative Advisory Committee at mila.burns@lehman.cuny.edu.