PALARA is pleased to announce beginning Fall 2007, the availability of travel-related grants for international scholars/writers to attend the Afro-Latin/American Research Association (ALARA) conference or the College Language Association (CLA) convention. In order to apply, please submit a one-page grant application indicating which conference you plan to attend along with name, forwarding address, university affiliation, phone number, and e-mail address. Supporting documents must accompany the grant application. They include an official letter from the conference/convention organizers stating that your paper has been accepted for presentation. Application deadline is December 1.  Grants are presented at the respective conference/convention. For more information, please contact Antonio Tillis at:

Antonio D. Tillis, PALARA
Department ofForeign Languages and Literatures
Purdue University
Stanley Coulter Hall
640 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2036 USA
PHONE: 765-494-9754
FAX: 765-496-1581
tillis@purdue.edu