Through extensive professional contacts, a large number of study abroad programs, and many collaborative agreements, Ohio State has a network of professional and academic linkages throughout Latin America. OIA's faculty grant program, restructured in AY 07-08 and now restricted to area studies faculty and students, can be used to build cooperation with Latin American instutions.
The Center for Latin American Studies is also a member of the Latin American Studies Association, the largest professional association in the world for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of Latin America, the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs, members of which are primarily post-secondary institutions, and many more, and the The Indigenous, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies (ILACS) Consortium, comprised of seven R1 institutions in the Greek Lates region.