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The Institute for Latino Studies announces its José E. Limón Best Paper in Latino Studies, for written work done on U.S. Latino communities, to support scholarly work by undergraduate and graduate students consistent with the mission of the Institute for Latino Studies. Through scholarship and teaching, the Institute for Latino Studies advances understanding of the fastest-growing and youngest population in the United States and the U.S. Catholic Church. At present, 17% of all people in the U.S. and 40% of all Catholics in the U.S. are Latino/Hispanic. Exemplary papers will be awarded $250 and $500 awards in April 2020.
Undergraduate Student Best Paper $250
Submissions for the ILS José E. Limón Best Paper in Latino Studies are now being accepted for papers by Notre Dame undergraduate students exploring U.S. based, Latino Studies research topics. Qualifying submissions may be research papers, thesis, articles, or original essays prepared during the student’s Freshman to Senior years at Notre Dame. Submissions can be made by current Notre Dame undergraduate students only.
Graduate Student Best Paper $500
Submissions for the ILS José E. Limón Best Paper in Latino Studies are now being accepted for papers by any Notre Dame graduate or post-graduate students analyzing U.S. based, Latino Studies research topics. Qualifying submissions may be research papers, thesis, articles, or original essays prepared during the graduate student’s years of enrollment at Notre Dame. Submissions can be made by current Notre Dame graduate students only.
ILS will accept only one submission per student per submission period, November 1 2019 to March 1,5 2020. Inquiries should be directed to Paloma Garcia-Lopez, Associate Director of ILS, at paloma.garcia@nd.edu and (574) 631-4881. The ILS José E. Limón Best Paper in Latino Studies submissions and contact information should be directed to paloma.garcia@nd.edu by 11:59 p.m. on March 15, 2020.