University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: Fellowships and Scholarships

Congratulations to the 2026 Salas and Somos Awardees!

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The CLS Program is delighted to announce that juniors Xochitl Ortega-Mendez (’27) and Prisila Balderas-Rascon (’27) have been awarded this year’s Jesús Salas Academic Activist Scholarships, and Ashley Gorostieta (’27)  and Kalani Rodríguez-Jiménez received Somos Student Professional Development Awards. A Political Science/International Relations major, Xochitl is pursuing the certificate in Chicanx/e & Latinx/e Studies. Originally from Milwaukee, she …

Congratulations to the 2024 Somos Professional Development Recipients!

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The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program is delighted to announce that Danitza Rodríguez-Jiménez and Mariela Sida have won the 2024 Somos Student Professional Development Awards, while advisor Rachelle Eilers has won the 2024 Somos Faculty and Staff Professional Development Award. Danitza is a senior majoring in International Studies and Chican@ & Latin@ Studies. She will use …

Congratulations to the 2024 Jesus Salas Activist Scholar!

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The CLS Program is delighted to announce that senior Yanci Almonte Vargas has won this year’s Jesús Salas Academic Activist Scholarship. A Latinx student of African ancestry, born and raised by a Black mother in the Dominican Republic, Yanci is majoring in Global Health with minors in Chican@ & Latin@ Studies and African Cultural Studies. …

CLS Student Viridiana Carreno to address Scholarship Reception

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CLS Certificate student Viridiana Carreno will be among three outstanding undergraduates who will address the College of Letters and Science’s Scholarship Reception this Friday, October 15th in Union South.   This annual event celebrates recent scholarship recipients and honors the generosity of scholarship donors.  A senior Biology major on a pre-medicine track, Viridiana is also pursuing …

Deadline Extended for Salas and Somos Awards

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The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program has extended the application deadline for the Regent Jesus Salas Academic Activist Scholarship and the Somos Professional Development Awards for students and faculty.  The Salas Scholarship recognizes the achievements of CLS Certificate students who have made outstanding contributions to the community.  The Somos awards provide funding for professional development …

Jesus Salas Scholarship, Somos Award Competitions Open

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The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program is delighted to announce the opening of the 2021 Jesus Salas Academic Activist Scholarship Competition and the 2021 “Somos” Development Award Competition for students and faculty.  Applications for all awards are due April 5, 2021. Every Spring, the Program awards at least one $500 Jesus Salas Scholarship to at …

Jesus Salas Scholarship Competition Opens

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The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program is pleased to announce the opening of the 2020 Jesus Salas Scholarship Competition.  Every Spring, we offer a $500 scholarship to an exceptional undergraduate enrolled in the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Certificate who has both excelled academically and made outstanding service contributions to the Chican@ and Latin@ Community.  Applications …