Central America & the Caribbean
Central America & the Caribbean
DRCLAS is committed to deepening engagement with Central America and the Caribbean through an active program of events and activities in Cambridge, experiential learning opportunities for students, and support for faculty research.
Faculty Leadership
Under the leadership of its faculty chair, the Central America & the Caribbean Faculty Committee leads the vision, priorities and projects related to the region undertaken by the program.
Student Opportunities
PUERTO RICO WINTER INSTITUTE
Located in San Juan, the Puerto Rico Winter Institute (PRWI) is a 10-day graduate seminar in partnership with the College of Humanities at University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras (UPR) led by UPR Professor Pedro Reina Perez.
SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), located in Panama, provides summer lab assistant opportunities for students. The Experiential Programs are coordinated by Harvard students and STRI Lab staff.
STUDENT FUNDING
DRCLAS offers a variety of travel grants for summer research, conferences, and internships in Latin America as well as Student Group Grants for publications, workshops, conferences, and/or events related to Latin America.
Faculty Opportunities
Visiting Scholars
BECOME A VISITING SCHOLAR
The Central American Fellowship focuses on topics related to Central America and the Wilbur Marvin Fellowship is awarded to researchers working on issued related to medicine, public health, the environment, education, and strengthening philanthropy in Central America and Puerto Rico.
CURRENT VISITING SCHOLARS
In the 2022-2023 academic year, DRCLAS will welcome 13 Visiting Scholars in a variety of disciplines including anthropology, literature, international relations, public policy, and visual culture.
