1. Up to 5 research grants: A region on the move: Accelerated human mobility and multiple circulations in Latin America and the Caribbean

In the framework of the Knowledge Laboratory "A region on the move: Accelerated human mobilities and multiple circulations in Latin America and the Caribbean", the Centre for Advanced Latin American Studies (CALAS) opens the call for up to 5 research fellowships of three to five months duration, to be held between January and July 2026, located in one of the four CALAS regional sites in Latin America, namely Guadalajara (Mexico), San José (Costa Rica), Quito (Ecuador) or Buenos Aires (Argentina). The Laboratory focuses mainly on the contemporary history and present sitution in Latin America and the Caribbean and research can be approached from various disciplines of the Social Sciences and Humanities, as well as from signifying practices, including art, literature, film and television, or social networking services in the space of intermediality; moreover, the circulation of knowledge is also linked to science and technology.p>

The call is open until August 30, 2025. Conditions con be consulted here.

2. Thematic dossier Journal of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais: Confronting crises from Latin America: contemporary trends, alternative experiences and emerging approaches.

The Instituto of Transdisciplinary Advanced Studies of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (IEAT/UFMG) and the Maria Sibylla Merian Centre for Advanced Latin American Studies (CALAS) have opend a call for contributions to a thematic Dossier of the UFMG Journal entitled ‘Confronting crises from Latin America: contemporary trends, alternative experiences and emerging approaches’. We are particularly interested in contributions that address diverse questions on how crises provoke, make visible or are symptoms of profound social changes, and how social change induced by crises is perceived and reflected upon by diverse social actors in different spheres, from politics, economics, territory, culture and social movements in Latin America and the Caribbean. Academic and research papers from all areas of knowledge may be submitted, with a preference for inter- or trans-disciplinary work.

The call is open until July 31, 2025. The conditions of submission can be consulted here.