El Centro Maria Sibylla Merian de Estudios Latinoamericanos Avanzados en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (CALAS, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Universidad de La Habana convocan anualmente una beca para ocupar la Cátedra CALAS radicando en la Facultad de Filosofía, Historia y Sociología de la Universidad de La Habana, Cuba. La cátedra es financiada por CALAS y la Fundación Thyssen y abarca una estancia de 4 a 6 meses.

Se convocan cinco becas para investigadoras e investigadores, pero también para intelectuales y otras personalidades destacadas para colaborar en su línea de investigación sobre transiciones entre la violencia y la paz en América Latina.

The Maria Sibylla Merian Center for Advanced Latin American Studies (CALAS) is accepting applications for a tota of six 4- to 8-month Fellowship for Post-Graduate Researchers. According to the CALAS research program, applicants are expected to contribute to the development of new methodological and analytic approaches to understand the changes and crises in Latin America. This may include a revision of Latin-American approaches, theories, and methodologies that deal with crises.

To promote dialogue and exchange between early-career researchers from Latin America and Germany (Europe), the Maria Sibylla Merian Center for Advanced Latin American Studies (CALAS) is accepting applications for a total of four dual research fellowship (6month) inside its program “Transatlantic Tandem” at its headquarters in Guadalajara, Mexico. Two researchers – one from Latin America and one from Europe (Germany) – will work in a collaborative manner on a particular research topic related to the CALAS research approach.

To foster international academic exchange and discussion, the Maria Sibylla Merian Center for Advanced Latin American Studies (CALAS) calls for applications to organize two “platforms for dialogue” at its headquarter in Guadalajara, Mexico.

The Platform for Dialogue is a collaborative format to promote interdisciplinary, interregional, and intergenerational dialogue in relation to a delimited topic. It is an academic event for a group of 15 to 30 participants, and may last from two to five days. Financial support can be granted up to EUR 20,000.