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LLILAS Seed Grants

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The goal of the LLILAS Seed Grant Initiative is to foster a vibrant research ecosystem that propels the field of Latin American Studies forward and serves as a crucible for innovative thought and impactful scholarship. The Seed Grant provides the essential initial funding for faculty and graduate students to explore cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research questions. By supporting the early stages of research, this grant catalyzes faculty and students to formulate rigorous, well-developed projects that are strong candidates for future external funding.

  • 2024 Research Seed Grant Recipients

    Javier Auyero, Sociology: Things That Work: A Comparative Study of Contentious Politics-based Initiatives in Marginalized Communities

    Raissa Fabregas, LBJ School of Public Affairs: Enhancing Parental Mental Health and Children’s Outcomes in High-Poverty Areas in Mexico through a Low-Cost Scalable Program 

    Carlos Ramos-Scharrón, Geography & Environment / LLILAS: Water Access Challenges and Possibilities for Rural Communities in Mexico’s Volcanic Belt: The Case of San Isidro Canoas Altas in Estado de Puebla 

    Sandro Sessarego, Spanish & Portuguese: Minority Languages and Linguistic Human Rights in Latin America: Strategies to Revitalize Afro-Bolivian Spanish (Shared with graduate student Paula Jiménez) 

  • 2024 Community Engagement Seed Grant Recipients

    Octavio Kano-Galván, Moody College, and Boris Corredor, Spanish & Portuguese: Grasshopper Consumption for Sustainable Nutrition and Community Well-Being

    Robin Moore, Butler School of Music: Seminar on Ecocultural Knowledge of the Huasteca / Seminario de Saberes Culturales-Ecológicos de la Huasteca (Shared with graduate student J.A. Strub)

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