Meu amigo Paulo Roberto de Almeida publicou em seu blog e eu pra variar republico a oportunidade de participar do congresso da BRASA, que é associação dos brasilianistas, isto é, estudiosos desse nosso país varonil. Além disso, há a chamada pra sediar os próximos congressos da BRASA.
The Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) announces the 2013 Brazilian Initiation Scholarship Competition
The Brazilian Initiation Scholarship (BIS) is a key component of BRASA’s agenda to expand Brazilian Studies in the United States. BRASA invites applications from graduate and undergraduate students for a one-time $1,500 travel scholarship to do exploratory research or language study in Brazil. This scholarship targets aspiring Brazilianists with relatively little or no experience in Brazil. It seeks to contribute to the student’s initial trip (for a period from six weeks to three months), to heighten the student’s interest in Brazil, and deepen his/her commitment to Brazilian studies in the United States. Students are encouraged to combine this scholarship with other grants or awards.
Eligibility: Proposals for the BIS will be reviewed according to the following criteria:
Highest priority will be given to applicants who are outstanding college seniors, recent college graduates applying to graduate programs in Brazilian studies or in Latin American studies with the intent of focusing on Brazil, or new graduate students already focusing on Brazil.
Students from all disciplines in the humanities and social sciences are eligible. In exceptional cases, applications from the natural sciences will be given consideration (for example, someone in environmental sciences who is writing a dissertation on the Amazon or pollution in São Paulo and who plans to continue research on Brazil).
Preference will be given to those applicants who have little or no in-country experience in Brazil. A student requesting funding to undertake an exploratory research trip should present evidence at the time of the application that he/she has achieved at least an intermediate level of competence in the Portuguese language sufficient to carry out the proposed research.
An applicant seeking support to undertake language studies should present evidence that after returning to the US, he/she intends to continue studying Portuguese and plans to engage in research on Brazil.
Successful applicants may combine BIS with other grants, scholarships, or awards, as long as he/she specifies clearly how the funds are going to be spent (for example, the BRASA scholarship might be used to cover travel costs, while a grant from another source could be used for living expenses, etc.).Application Process: A complete application (partial applications will not be considered) will include the following documents: (NOTE THAT ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS EXCEPT FOR THE TRANSCRIPTS AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION MUST BE SUBMITTED AS ONE PDF OR MSWORD DOCUMENT).
The application cover page (download form);
(1) A two-page prospectus (double spaced, 12-point font);
(2) A two-page résumé or CV;
(3) A budget specifying how the $1500 will be spent;
(4) In the case of undergraduates or recent college graduates, a letter of intent to study Brazil in graduate school;
(5) If applying for exploratory research, include a two-page bibliography on the subject of study, and present evidence that the applicant has achieved at least an intermediate level of competence in Portuguese (competence can be demonstrated by a transcript or a letter from a university instructor of Portuguese);
(6) If applying for Portuguese language study, the name of the school should be specified;
(7) Proof of membership in BRASA;
(8) Two letters of recommendation from professors; and
(9) Copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts.The letters of recommendation and transcripts may be mailed directly to BRASA at the address below. All other materials should be submitted together either as PDF or MSWord files in a single email to brasa-illinois@illinois.edu.
Evaluation Criteria and Selection Process:
In order to be considered for the scholarship, the two-page prospectus should:
(1) Clearly and coherently outline the project’s engagement with Brazil;
(2) Demonstrate as precisely as possible the feasibility of the proposed project (exploratory research or language study) and how it will contribute to the student’s academic development;
(3) Briefly discuss the role the work undertaken in Brazil will play in shaping the applicant’s future course of academic study (for instance, it could be the seed project for a larger grant application, provide the basis of a paper prepared for presentation at a BRASA conference, or serve as the foundation for future research on Brazil).Report: Upon completion of the research experience in Brazil, recipients are required to file a two-page, double-spaced report with the BRASA Executive Director summarizing their activities and identifying relevant academic outcomes. In addition, a statement accounting for the expenditure of funds must be sent to the BRASA Executive Director. If the scholarship was used to study Portuguese, recipients should attach a certificate from the school where language studies were conducted. Following completion of studies in Brazil, BRASA strongly encourages recipients to participate in a subsequent BRASA congress in order to report on their activities.
Deadline for application: November 15, 2012.
Awards will be announced by February 1, 2013
To submit a proposal and for all other correspondence regarding this award, contact:
BRASA
223 International Studies Building
910 South Fifth Street
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois 61820
217-333-8248 (tel)217-244-7333 (fax)
Email: brasa-illinois@illinois.edu**************************************************************************************
2. Chamada para propostas de sede para os próximos Congressos da BRASA: BRASA XIII (2016) e BRASA XIV (2018)
O Comitê Executivo da BRASA está recebendo propostas de instituições para sediarem o XIII Congresso da BRASA em 2016 e pré-propostas para o XIV Congresso da BRASA em 2018. O prazo final para o envio de ambas as propostas é 15 de novembro de 2012.
As propostas para 2016 e pré-propostas para 2018 devem conter os elementos descritos abaixo. No entanto, as propostas para sediar a BRASA XIII em 2016 deverão ser mais detalhadas do que as pré-propostas para BRASA XIV em 2018. Serão aceitas candidaturas para apenas um dos eventos ou para ambos. Salvo manifestação em contrário, as propostas não selecionadas para sediarem o BRASA XIII em 2016 serão automaticamente consideradas para o BRASA XIV em 2018.
As propostas completas deverão incluir:
1 Introdução:
Na introdução, deverá constar um breve perfil da Instituição proponente e sua capacidade para sediar um Congresso de grande porte. No caso de instituições não brasileiras, deverá conter uma visão geral sobre a sua tradição de estudos sobre o Brasil (incluindo uma lista de professores, programas e cursos relevantes no tema).
2 Instalações
Indicar o local onde se realizarão as conferências e demais reuniões do Evento (ser o mais específico possível, indicando a quantidade de salas de reuniões, a capacidade de amplas salas de reuniões e salões de eventos, bem como a disponibilidade potencial desses espaços e o acesso aos meios de transportes).
3 Acomodações
Indicar as opções de alojamentos (hotéis, pousadas etc.) para os participantes da Conferência.
4 Os recursos da Instituição
Indicar os recursos disponíveis para o evento. Cartas de apoio de universidade ou faculdades, administradores indicando interesse da instituição e compromisso com a conferência serão particularmente úteis. Por favor, seja o mais específico possível ao nomear as pessoas da instituição que irão comprometer-se a planejar e executar a conferência, em parceria com os representantes da Brasa.
5 Datas propostas
Geralmente o Congresso da Brasa é realizado entre o final de julho e meados de setembro dos anos pares. BRASA irá trabalhar com a instituição selecionada para determinar as datas ideais. Indique o mais especificamente possível as datas pretendidas e da disponibilidade de salas de reuniões, acomodações e transporte durante essas datas. (Nota: não há necessidade de especificar as datas para Congresso de 2018; a Comissão estará em contato com as candidaturas a respeito).
6 Pessoa de Contato
A proposta deve conter com um breve perfil acadêmico e profissional do responsável da Instituição para o planejamento e execução do Congresso (experiência em planejamento e execução de grandes eventos acadêmicos será particularmente considerada).
Por favor, envie propostas concluídas em docx ou pdf para:
Bryan McCann: bm85@georgetown.edu
Sonia Ranincheski: Ranincheski.s@gmail.com
Desde já o Comitê Executivo agradece a todos os anfitriões potenciais. Entendemos que a realização de um grande Congresso é uma iniciativa importante e agradecemos o interesse em sediar o Congresso da BRASA.
Em caso de dúvidas, entrar em contato com Bryan McCann ou Sonia Ranincheski, via e-mail acima ou pelo telefone +1 (202) 687 3552.
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