Lecture Funding/Call for Proposals

The Virginia Latino Higher Education Network (VALHEN) www.valhen.org invites Virginia colleges and universities to submit proposed speakers for the 2012-2013 VALHEN Lecture Series. VALHEN is the only state-wide, non-profit, 501(c) (3) organization serving as a networking structure to support, promote, and advocate for Latino success and advancement in higher education for the benefit and betterment of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

VALHEN invites speaker proposals that promote one or more of the following: (1) scholarship on the Virginia Latino community; (2) scholarship on Latin American studies by Virginia scholars; (3) scholarship by VALHEN scholars. Either the speaker OR the host must be a member of VALHEN. If you are not a member, we invite you to become one (membership@VALHEN.org).

VALHEN will provide up to $300 per lecture and fund up to two (2) proposals per semester. Colleges and universities are eligible for only one funded lecture per academic year. (Stipend amount is subject to available funding).

Proposals should include the following materials: 250-word biography of the speaker; budget for the speaker’s visit (including travel expenses, speaker’s fee, reception); title of the presentation; and names of person/s and institution/s willing to host the speaker. Please submit materials by June 8, 2012 to Mónica Botta, VALHEN Lecture Series Coordinator, bottam@wlu.edu. For questions please call (540) 458-8297. Decisions will be made by mid-July.