Alfonso Sintjago, a Ph.D. student (EDPA-CIDE track) in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD), has won a Global Programs and Strategy Alliance “Global Spotlight” grant to support his research project “A Multi-Sited Ethnographic Study of Community Technology Centers and Open Education Resources” in the Dominican Republic.
These grants support current University of Minnesota masters, professional, and doctoral students pursuing a program of study with an international focus. Grants of up to $7,500 are intended to support short-term activities on the region of Latin America and the Caribbean and/or on the issue of urbanization that enhance the scholarly project and/or professional preparation of the student.