Winners of Mellon fellowship 2025-26

Protest in front of Cuban Ministry of Culture, November 27, 2020
Protest in front of Cuban Ministry of Culture, November 27, 2020

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!