Fellowships/Scholarships

Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: The Center for Mexican American & Latino/a Studies is a multidisciplinary academic and research center at the University of Houston. We are committed to diversity and welcome scholars from varied backgrounds, experiences, and disciplines. Learn more

Graduate Fellowship: The Graduate Fellowship Program is designed to recruit outstanding students who have demonstrated an interest in the advancement of the Mexican American or Latino community. Learn more

Lydia Mendoza Fellowship: A native of Houston, Lydia Mendoza earned many honors in her long singing career, during which she became known as "La Alondra de la Frontera" (the meadowlark of the border) and "La Cancionera de los Pobres" (the songstress of the poor). In 1971, she performed at the Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife in Montreal, Canada; in 1975, she performed for President Jimmy Carter at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington. She was inducted into the Tejano Music Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the Conjunto Music Hall of Fame in 1991. Learn more