What research resources and funding opportunities are available through the UF Center for Latin American Studies?

The UF Center for Latin American Studies (UF-LAS) supports research through a library collection, travel grants, student funding, and several named research programs. The main entry points are the Latin American and Caribbean Collection, Library Travel Grants, the Student Funding and Academic & Funding Forms pages, and research programs such as the International Ethnography Lab and Tropical Conservation & Development (TCD). Most of these are organized under the site's Academics, Outreach, and Program Highlights sections, so you can reach them from the main navigation rather than searching page by page.

Library and collection resources

• Latin American and Caribbean Collection — listed under Program Highlights, this is the center's library resource for Latin American and Caribbean materials.
• Library Travel Grants — listed under Outreach, these grants support travel to use library collections. If your research depends on physical holdings, this is the funding route to check first.

Funding for students

• Student Funding — a dedicated page under Academics for funding opportunities aimed at students.
• Academic & Funding Forms — the page where the related academic and funding paperwork is collected, so applications and requests route through here.

The site does not publish award amounts, deadlines, or eligibility rules in the material available here, so confirm those details on the Student Funding and Library Travel Grants pages before planning an application.

Research programs and labs

• International Ethnography Lab — a program highlight for ethnographic research work.
• Tropical Conservation & Development (TCD) — a program highlight; TCD received an $890,000 grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for Amazonian research, funding workshops, specialized training clinics, and an Amazon Summit at UF.
• Latin American Business Environment (LABE) — publishes the annual LABE Report; the 2025-26 LABE Report is available.
• Master's in Development Practice — a graduate program listed under Program Highlights.

Faculty, visiting, and research scholar options

• Faculty Resources — support and information for center-based and affiliate faculty.
• Visiting & Research Scholars — the pathway for scholars coming to UF, listed under People.
• Center-Based Faculty and Affiliate Faculty — the two faculty categories the center maintains.
• Tinker Field Research Collaborative — the center was named to this collaborative, which is relevant if you are looking for field research connections.

For context on scale: the center has over 190 experts on the region and has been continuously designated a National Resource Center by the U.S. Department of Education since 1961.

Where to start

If you are a prospective student, the Prospective Students page and Why LAS? section explain the academic side; current students and alumni have their own sections for ongoing funding and program news.