<div dir="ltr"><div>Estimados ecuatorianistas, <br></div><div><br></div><div>Les quiero recordar que la fecha para enviar solicitudes para las becas de viaje se aproxima. Se recibirán becas hasta el <b>jueves, 21 de febrero</b>. Por favor, envíen sus solicitudes solamente a los miembros del comité, cuyos nombres aparecen en la convocatoria. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Que pasen un buen fin de semana. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Saludos, <br></div><div><br></div><div>Juan <br></div><div>********<br></div><div><br></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center" id="gmail-m_-4647206532196189034docs-internal-guid-0e240de7-7fff-c51e-134b-f245521fcf49"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ecuadorian Studies Section (LASA)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Travel Grant Guidelines and Procedures (2018-2019)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Ecuadorian Studies section of LASA invites its members to apply for travel grants for LASA 2018 in Boston. The purpose of these grants is to help convene a vibrant and diverse community of </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ecuatorianistas</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in Boston by helping reduce the financial barriers presented by international travel. The committee expects to award between 3-4 grants of $200-400 each. Notification of awards will be delivered by</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Tuesday, March 12, 2019.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Prize Committee for 2018-2019</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The following members will comprise the committee for 2018: Liisa North (York University), Carolina Bown (Salisbury University), Lizardo Herrera  (Whittier College), and Vanessa Leon (Florida International University/ESPOL)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Requirements and Selection Criteria:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Only members of the Ecuadorian Studies Section who are up-to-date on their section fees are eligible to apply for this travel grant.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Each member must submit an individual travel grant application. In the case of co-authors or co-presentations, each author must submit a separate application.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The application should consist of:</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:22.5pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(1) A brief letter in either Spanish or English of no more than 300 words. This letter should address:</span></p><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:18pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The applicant’s status (graduate student, untenured faculty, etc.) and academic or institutional affiliation.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:18pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The applicant’s need for the travel grant, including whether they have been awarded a LASA travel grant to Boston. Applicants should also describe whether they have applied for or have access to any additional sources of funding (e.g. from their home institution) for travel.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:18pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How the applicant’s presentation in Boston contributes to Ecuadorian Studies.</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:22.5pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(2) In addition, the committee requires that each applicant submit a copy of the abstract for the paper they will be presenting in Boston.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:22.5pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(3) Please provide a copy of the presentation acceptance letter that you received from LASA.</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The committee will select travel grant recipients on the basis of the documents submitted as part of the application. The committee will pay special attention to an applicant’s need for funding; at equal levels of proposal excellence and need, the committee will favor students and junior faculty; and it will show preference for papers whose content and focus are primarily on Ecuador (at least 75%) and that bring a high degree of originality to Ecuadorian Studies.  </span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Deadline and Submission Information:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Only complete applications will receive full consideration. The email and pertinent attachments (in pdf format) should be sent to all three committee members: Liisa North (</span><a href="mailto:lnorth@yorku.ca" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">lnorth@yorku.ca</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">),  Carolina Bown (</span><a href="mailto:CDBOWN@salisbury.edu" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CDBOWN@salisbury.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">), Lizardo Herrera (</span><a href="mailto:lherrera@whittier.edu" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">lherrera@whittier.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) and Vanessa Leon (</span><a href="mailto:vleon015@fiu.edu" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">vleon015@fiu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">).  The deadline for submissions is </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thursday, February 21st,  2019.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CONVOCATORIA</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sección <span class="gmail-il">de</span> Estudios Ecuatorianos (LASA)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-il">Becas</span> <span class="gmail-il">de</span> <span class="gmail-il">Viaje</span>-Instrucciones y Requisitos (2018-2019)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">La sección <span class="gmail-il">de</span> Estudios Ecuatorianos <span class="gmail-il">de</span> LASA invita a sus miembros a enviar una solicitud para ser considerados para una beca <span class="gmail-il">de</span> <span class="gmail-il">viaje</span> para el congreso <span class="gmail-il">de</span> LASA 2018 en Boston.. El propósito <span class="gmail-il">de</span> estas <span class="gmail-il">becas</span> es ayudar a congregar una comunidad diversa y dinámica <span class="gmail-il">de</span> ecuatorianistas en Boston al reducir ciertos gastos que implica un <span class="gmail-il">viaje</span> internacional <span class="gmail-il">de</span> tal naturaleza. El comité anticipa poder entregar entre 3 y 4 <span class="gmail-il">becas</span> con un monto entre $200 y $400. Los becarios recibirán notificaciones del premio </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">el martes, 12 de marzo del 2019.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jurado-Año 2018-2019:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">El jurado que determinará las <span class="gmail-il">becas</span> estará integrado por: Liisa North (York University), Carolina Bown (Salisbury University), Lizardo Herrera  (Whittier College), and Vanessa Leon (Florida International University/ESPOL)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Requisitos y criterios <span class="gmail-il">de</span> selección:</span></p><br><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Solamente serán considerados aquellos miembros que estén al día con sus membresías <span class="gmail-il">de</span> la Sección <span class="gmail-il">de</span> Estudios Ecuatorianos</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cada miembro deberá enviar una solicitud individual. En el caso <span class="gmail-il">de</span> co-presentaciones o co-autoría, cada ponente o autor deberá enviar una solicitud por separado.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">La solicitud deberá contener los siguientes materiales:</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:18pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(1) Una carta breve escrita ya sea en castellano o en inglés <span class="gmail-il">de</span> no más <span class="gmail-il">de</span> 300 palabras. Esta carta deberá:</span></p><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:9pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">especificar el estatus del postulante (estudiante <span class="gmail-il">de</span> posgrado, profesor sin nombramiento o sin contrato permanente, etc.), además <span class="gmail-il">de</span> su afiliación académica o profesional.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:9pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">indicar la necesidad del postulante <span class="gmail-il">de</span> recibir una <span class="gmail-il">de</span> estas <span class="gmail-il">becas</span> <span class="gmail-il">de</span> <span class="gmail-il">viaje</span>, incluyendo si ya ha recibido una beca <span class="gmail-il">de</span> <span class="gmail-il">viaje</span> <span class="gmail-il">de</span> LASA para el congreso en Boston. Los postulantes también deberán describir o aclarar si han solicitado a fondos <span class="gmail-il">de</span> sus respectivas instituciones o si tienen acceso a otros fondos que ayuden a costear gastos del <span class="gmail-il">viaje</span>.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:9pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> describir cómo la ponencia del postulante contribuye a los Estudios Ecuatorianos.</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:18pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(2) Además, el jurado requiere que cada postulante envíe una copia <span class="gmail-il">de</span> la sumilla o resumen <span class="gmail-il">de</span> la ponencia que se ofrecerá en Boston.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:18pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(3) También se le pide a cada postulante que envíe una copia <span class="gmail-il">de</span> la carta <span class="gmail-il">de</span> aceptación al congreso en Boston que recibió <span class="gmail-il">de</span> LASA.</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">El jurado seleccionará a los becarios en base a los documentos enviados como parte <span class="gmail-il">de</span> la solicitud. El jurado le prestará particular atención al grado <span class="gmail-il">de</span> necesidad <span class="gmail-il">de</span> cada postulante. En casos en los cuales exista un nivel equilibrado entre excelencia y necesidad <span class="gmail-il">de</span> cada solicitud, el jurado le dará prioridad a estudiantes y profesores que recién estén empezando sus carreras. Asimismo, el comité le dará preferencia a ponencias cuyo contenido y enfoque sea primordialmente sobre el Ecuador (por lo menos 75%) y que ofrezca un alto grado <span class="gmail-il">de</span> originalidad a los Estudios Ecuatorianos.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Plazo y dirección <span class="gmail-il">de</span> envío:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Solamente aquellas solicitudes que estén completas recibirán la atención y consideración del jurado. Los documentos que forman parte <span class="gmail-il">de</span> la solicitud deberán ser enviados (en formato pdf) a los tres miembros del jurado: Liisa North (</span><a href="mailto:lnorth@yorku.ca" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">lnorth@yorku.ca</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">),  Carolina Bown (</span><a href="mailto:CDBOWN@salisbury.edu" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CDBOWN@salisbury.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">), Lizardo Herrera (</span><a href="mailto:lherrera@whittier.edu" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">lherrera@whittier.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) y Vanessa Leon (</span><a href="mailto:vleon015@fiu.edu" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">vleon015@fiu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">).  La fecha límite para enviar solicitudes será el </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">jueves, 21 <span class="gmail-il">de</span> febrero del 2019</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Juan G. Ramos, Ph.D.</div><div>Director, Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean Studies Program<br></div><div>Associate Professor of Spanish<br>Department of Spanish<br>College of the Holy Cross<br>1 College Street<br>Worcester, MA 01610<br>(508) 793-2607<br><a href="mailto:jramos@holycross.edu" target="_blank">jramos@holycross.edu</a></div><div><br></div><div>Chair of the <a href="https://lasa.international.pitt.edu/eng/sections/ecuadorian-studies.aspx" target="_blank">Ecuadorian Studies Section</a> (LASA).<br></div><div><br></div><div>Author of <a href="http://upf.com/book.asp?id=9781683400240" target="_blank"><i>Sensing Decolonial Aesthetics in Latin American Arts</i>.</a> Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2018.<br><br>Co-editor of <a href="http://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781137603128" target="_blank"><i>Decolonial Approaches to Latin American Literatures and Cultures</i></a>. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.</div><br><div><a href="mailto:jramos@holycross.edu" target="_blank"><br></a></div><div><a href="mailto:jramos@holycross.edu" target="_blank"><br></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>