Faculty & Professional Staff
The Consortium for the Study of the Asias provides support for faculty through travel grants, curriculum development and building intellectual strength, and grant support through collaborations within the University of Minnesota in the following areas:
- Develop or revise curriculum, or create interdisciplinary courses focusing on the Study of the Asias
- collaborate on colloquia, conferences, and workshops
- innovative intellectual communities
- academic conferences
- interdisciplinary seminars, lecture series, and symposia
- exhibitions and performances
- international research collaborations
- faculty, student, and community dialogues
- new curricular programs
- faculty led student travel
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INDIAN STUDIES
FELLOWSHIP COMPETITION
The American Institute of Indian Studies invites applications from scholars from all disciplines who wish to conduct their research in India.
Junior fellowships are given to doctoral candidates to conduct research for their dissertations in India for up to eleven months. Senior long-term (six to nine months) and short-term (four months or less) fellowships are available for scholars who hold the Ph.D. degree. Scholarly/Professional development fellowships are available to scholars and professionals who have not previously worked in India. Eligible applicants include 1) U.S. citizens; and 2) citizens of other countries who are students or faculty members at U.S. colleges and universities (this rule does not apply to U.S. citizens).
For applications please contact the American Institute of Indian Studies, 1130 E. 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637. (773) 702-8638. Email: aiis@uchicago.edu. Web site: www.indiastudies.org. Application deadline is July 1, 2008.
Contact:
Elise Auerbach Administrator,
AIIS American Institute of Indian Studies
1130 E. 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
773-702-8638
http://www.indiastudies.org
Travel Grants
CSA holds a bi-annual competition for University of Minnesota–Twin Cities campus faculty and P&A staff.
Activities Supported
The following activities are supported by the Title VI Faculty Travel Grants. The ranking below reflects the priorities of the grant program.
- Projects that enhance the internationalization of the curriculum and international interdisciplinary research linkages. Typically these projects pertain to the collection of international materials or archival research to update courses on the Asia and Asia cultures and/or to the exploration of international linkages involving interdisciplinary research collaboratives.
- Participation in national or international professional conferences or meetings, coupled with additional activities contributing to the internationalization of the university, such as research, course development, enhancement of study abroad opportunities or linkages with foreign institutions of higher learning. Preference will be given to activities that are linked to the strategic goals of the Consortium for the Study of the Asias.
The amount of the award will depend on the project's priority ranking and availability of funds.
Application Procedures
Grants will be made each term on a competitive basis. Applications must be postmarked or received by IGS on the following dates:
- For travel occurring in June, July, August, September, October, November or December 2008, the application deadline is April 4, 2008. Notification of awards will be mid-April 2008.
- For travel occurring in January, February, March, April, or May 2009 the deadline for application is November TBD. Notification of awards will be mid-November 2009.
We will accept a limited number of applications between cycles, if funds are left over from the preceding funding cycle. In general, awards in between cycles will not be funded at the same level of support as regular applications due to the limited resources.
Download and complete the Application Form (PDF).
Include a one-page proposal with a description of the proposed activity and the expected benefits to your research and the general area of Asian Studies. If a proposal was already created for another funding source, it may be substituted.
Include documentation of matching funds. Evidence of pending application for matching funds is acceptable.
NOTE: In case of foreign travel, the final notification might be delayed. The CSA as a federally funded Title VI National Resource Center is required to file a Foreign Travel Approval Request with the US Department of Education more than 30 days prior to the date of departure. For this reason, Faculty Travel Grants for foreign travel will be awarded provisionally, pending approval from the USDE. Failure to obtain a federal Foreign Travel Approval will result in loss of funding. In addition, awardees of a grant for foreign travel have to comply with the Fly America Act.
In general, individuals are eligible for only one travel award per academic year. Typically awards average $750.
Faculty members cannot apply to more than one Travel Grant competition within IGS. If the project more properly falls within the area of Europe, faculty are encouraged to apply to the European competition or if in other places besides Asia then to the International Competition.
It is the policy of the CSA to support faculty travel of as many departments as possible. Therefore, the number of grants awarded to a single department in any given year might be limited depending on the available funds
Obligations of the Awardee
In addition to obtaining a federal Foreign Travel Approval, awardees should complete a University Travel Authorization form before departure. Receipts for travel must be provided when claiming or documenting travel costs.
Information and Inquiries
All inquiries and completed applications should be sent to:
Anne Jin Soo Preston
Consortium for the Study of the Asias
214 Social Science Tower
267-19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612/625-6103
612/626-2242 (fax)
E-mail: asias@umn.edu
Curriculum Development and Building Intellectual Strength
The Consortium for the Study of the Asias welcomes the opportunity to support faculty interested in developing new courses or adding additional Asias content to existing courses as well as sponsoring or cosponsoring initiatives that are focused on the Asias (conferences, workshops, symposia, performances, etc.)
Target themes for the National Resource Center for the entire cycle of our grant are as follows:
- 2006-2007
- Film in the Asias
- Contemporary Uses of the Past
- Communism & Violence
- Transnational Migrations across the Asias (as part of Global R.E.M. - race, ethnicity, and migration)
- 2007 - 2008
- Film in the Asias
- Contemporary Uses of the Past
- Communism & Violence
- 2008 - 2009
- Film in the Asias
- Contemporary Uses of the Past
- Transnational Migrations across the Asias (as part of Global R.E.M. - race, ethnicity, and migration)
- 2009 - 2010
- Film in the Asias
- Contemporary Uses of the Past
- Communism & Violence
- Transnational Migrations across the Asias (as part of Global R.E.M. - race, ethnicity, and migration)
Target themes for the Building Intellectual Strength for the entire cycle of our grant are as follows:
- 2006-2007
- *Film in the Asias
- Contemporary Uses of the Past
- 2007 - 2008
- Film in the Asias
- Contemporary Uses of the Past
- *Transnational Migrations across the asias (as part of Global R.E.M. - race, ethnicity and migration)
- 2008 - 2009
- *Contemporary Uses of the Past
- Communism & Violence
- Transnational Migrations across the Asias (as part of Global R.E.M. - race, ethnicity, and migration)
- 2009 - 2010
- Film in the Asias
- Contemporary Uses of the Past
- *Communism & Violence
- Transnational Migrations across the Asias (as part of Global R.E.M. - race, ethnicity, and migration
**Funds designated for capstone conference.
CSA encourages creative thinking within these themes as they can all be interpreted broadly and are relative to many disciplines. Any discussion on course development is welcome as funds not expended in any one year may still be available for courses. Contact us to discuss any idea you may have as we will work to support curriculum development on campus.
