The John and Clarice Scarritt Fund
The Scarritt Fund in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies has been established by Clarice and John A. Scarritt ‘73, P‘09 to support trips to Brazil by Brown undergraduates for the purpose of conducting research for theses and participating in internships. Priority is given to Portuguese and Brazilian Studies concentrators and to non-concentrators who have demonstrated a commitment to Portuguese and Brazilian Studies through coursework and participation in departmental activities. For more information, please contact Professors Patricia Sobral and /or Luiz F. Valente
Application for Scarrit Fund [PDF]
The following projects have been supported by the Scarritt Fund:
JESSICA VOSBURG’07.5
An investigation of Rio de Janeiro’s NGOs that teach dance, film, theater, digital production, and other arts to young people from Rio’s poorest and most violent neighborhoods with the goal of assessing how dynamic artist expression , often viewed as an apolitical luxury of the First World, may play a central role in development. This research resulted into an honors thesis in Development Studies presented in December’07.
SAMUEL NOVACICH’08
An examination of public opinion and popular responses to the violence that currently plagues the city of Rio de Janeiro through a series of interviews with academics, NGO leaders and the Commission on Human Rights of the Order of Brazilian Lawyers (OAB). This research became part of an honors thesis in Latin American Studies presented in May’08.
HANNAH OLSEN’10
Internship with the “Cinema Nosso” NGO in Rio de Janeiro, which uses film to connect poor urban youth to training in media skills and access to the arts job market.
CHANEY HARRISON’11 & FINN YARBROUGH’09
Through collaboration with the Brazilian NGO Cinema Nosso, Hope High School and Brown University, Harrison and Yarbrough will develop a series of workshops to provide basic technical skills in audio-visual work to at-risk youth in Rio de Janeiro while exploring storytelling through film as a method for engaging and empowering them to pursue their own social and educational development. The ultimate goal is to produce a documentary based on Cinema Nosso’s impact on their lives.
TAYLOR BARNES’09
Travelled to Rio de Janeiro in January 2009 in order to try her hand as a freelance journalist. The result was an approximately thousand-word business article published in the Miami Herald on January 26, 2009 (link below).
http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/869849.html
DIEGO GILSANZ'11
Travelled to Rio de Janeiro to spend the summer of 2009 interning at the Instituto de Estudos do Trabalho
and Sociedade (Institute for the Study of Labor and Society), a multi-disciplinary non-profit organization known for its research on poverty and social inequality. IETS serves as a connection between academic research, public policy, the private sector and non-governmental organizations.