Mexican Center

E. D. Farmer International Fellowship

Objective

The Forty-first Texas Legislature created the E. D. Farmer International Fellowship with the purpose of building friendship and fostering goodwill between Texas and Mexico. This fellowship provides financial support to conduct research, fieldwork, or studies in Mexico or to undertake graduate studies or research activities at The University of Texas at Austin.

Eligibility

The E. D. Farmer International Fellowship is limited to applicants from Mexico or Texas. To become an eligible candidate for the fellowship, applicants must submit their applications under one of the following categories:

1) Mexican students applying to UT Austin

Eligible students are Mexican citizens who are applying to an undergraduate or graduate program at UT Austin.. Successful applicants will become eligible for in-state tuition and a monthly stipend for nine months, the amount of which will depend on available funds. If you are applying under this category, please present the following documents:

• Application form (PDF, 84K)
• A two-page essay (1,200 words maximum) stating your academic and professional goals (include any current research, scholarly, or artistic interests, and list and describe any published articles, research, or other creative work accomplished to date)
• Transcripts from the university from which you graduated or from which you are transferring
• Letters of recommendation and confidential reference forms (PDF, 76K) from two faculty at your university (Please have faculty mail these letters and forms directly to the Mexican Center.)
• Nomination from the authorities of the school from which you received your graduate or undergraduate degree in Mexico.

2) Mexican students currently studying at UT Austin

Eligible students are Mexican citizens currently enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program at UT Austin. Exchange program students are not eligible for the award. If the fellowship is requested to support living expenses, the fellows may be eligible for in-state tuition and will receive a monthly stipend for nine months. If the fellowship is requested to support research expenses, funding will depend on the research budget and availability of funds. Please present the following documents if you are applying under this category:

• Application form (PDF, 92K)
• A two-page essay (1,200 words maximum) stating your academic and professional goals (include any current research, scholarly, or artistic interests, and list and describe any published articles, research, or other creative work accomplished to date; if you are seeking funds to support research expenses, include a one-page preliminary budget as an attachment
• Transcripts (of two previous semesters of enrollment at either UT or other institutions)
• Letters of recommendation and confidential reference forms (PDF, 76K) from two faculty at your university (Please have faculty mail these letters and forms directly to the Mexican Center.)

3) Applicants from the State of Texas

Applicants from the State of Texas are students who have completed satisfactorily at least two years of study at an accredited college or university, one of these two years having been completed at UT Austin. This fellowship can only be used to support research conducted in Mexico, and its stipend varies according to the research budget. Please present the following documents:

• Application form (PDF, 81K)
• A two-page essay stating your academic and professional goals. Include any current research, scholarly, or artistic interests, and list and describe any published articles, research, or other creative work accomplished to date. Applicants should indicate the Mexican university with which they will be affiliated during their work in Mexico.
• Spanish reference form (PDF, 75K)
• Transcripts (of two previous semesters of enrollment at either UT or other institutions)
• Letters of recommendation and confidential reference forms (PDF, 76K) from two faculty at your university (Please have faculty mail these letters and forms directly to the Mexican Center.)

Applications must be submitted no later than February 27, 2009.

Applications should be mailed to:

E. D. Farmer International Fellowship
The Mexican Center
Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
Sid Richardson Hall 1.310
University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station D0800
Austin, TX 78712, USA

For further information, please contact the Mexican Center at 512.232.2423 or mexctr@uts.cc.utexas.edu. Our fax number is 512.471.3090.