The Center for Portuguese Studies is pleased to announce funding in support of the organization of events at the Institute of European Studies – Center for Portuguese Studies dealing with Portuguese culture, broadly defined. Of particular interest are events that involve the Portuguese-American community and promote the understanding of this community, its history, identity, and culture. Selected organizers will receive free access to the IES meeting room for the event, staff support, and up to $3,000 to cover the event costs. Funding is available for all UC Berkeley faculty and students...
Pinto-Fialon Scholarships (Graduate and Undergraduate)
The Pinto-Fialon Fund was established thanks to the generosity of Arthur Ferreira Pinto and Annette Fialon. UC Berkeley alumnus and chemist Arthur Ferreira Pinto (1901-1991) was originally from Aveiro, Portugal. He emigrated to the US in 1920, working on farms and sawmills in the Sacramento Delta and taking high school courses at night. Pinto entered the University of California, studying chemistry and despite his hardships graduated in 1942, at age 40. He developed and published a method to analyze copra and oilseeds, and invented and...
