Sections
- Getting Started
- Further Research
- Internships
- Federal Jobs
- International Job Opportunities
- Non-Profit Opportunities
- Private Corporations and Businesses
Further Research or Study
Some students completing the M.A. may wish to pursue a higher degree in their field of particular interest. Doctoral programs abound in the United States and you must do significant research to find the program most suited to your needs. Read about the professors in your discipline, visit the library and read course catalogs, contact students of the program of interest, and consult with faculty before choosing a program. Be sure to consider the time factor, how your present credits will transfer, the financial implications of several more years of starving student-hood, and what you will gain from further study that you cannot get with the M.A. If you hope to do independent research in your country of interest, there are abundant sources of funding to financeyour project. The Grants Information Center in the Memorial Library Reference Room explains how to get them and when to apply. Elizabeth Breed is the Grants Librarian, and she can help you to locate potential funding sources. Do not be intimidated by the grant proposal process: there is a lot of money out there and securing a grant is not as difficult as you might think.
Sources and Resources
- Annual Register of Grant Support: A Directory of Funding Sources, 26th ed. New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker, 1993. Available at the Grants Information Center (Memorial Library).
- Cantrell, Karen and Denise Wallen. Funding for Research, Study and Travel- Latin American and the Caribbean. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1993. Available at Memorial Library.
- Directory of Grants in the Humanities, 7th ed. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press. 1993. Available at the Grants Information Center (Memorial Library).
- Directory of Research Grants, 18th ed. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press. 1993. Available at the Grants Information Center.
- Grow, Michael. Scholar's Guide to Washington, D.C. Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute Press. 1979. Available at Memorial Library.
- Peterson's Graduate Education Guide. Available at Memorial Library.
