The Cuban Research Institute (CRI) of Florida International University (FIU) is pleased to announce the winners of the third and last round of its fellowship program for threatened Cuban scholars for the academic year 2025–26. The program was designed to help artists, writers, scholars, and journalists from the island who faced threats on the island because of their work or participation in peaceful demonstrations challenging the status quo. Funded by the Mellon Foundation, the program has contributed to broaden and deepen current discussions about intellectual freedom—including freedom of thought and expression—in Cuba, the United States, and around the world.
The winners of the third and last round of the Mellon fellowship for the academic year 2025–26 are:
Carlos Manuel Alvarez Rodríguez
Carla Gloria Colomé Santiago
Sergio López Rivero
Fabiana Salgado Bernal
Congratulations, and welcome to FIU!