Graduate Students
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
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Graduate Fellowships
Through Grants from the US department of Education (US/ED), CSA offers Summer and Academic Year FLAS fellowships to promote the study of modern foreign languages supporting Asian studies within graduate and professional schools. Priorities will be given to those studying modern less-commonly-taught languages (LCTLs). Students studying other languages are also encouraged to apply.
Funding available:
- Summer 2009 ($2500 stipend + tuition and fees), and/or
- 2008-09 Academic Year ($15000 stipend + tuition and fees).
Informational Meetings:
Dates for the 2008-2009 award cycle is TBD. During these meetings we will discuss such things as eligibility and priorities and strategies for successful applications.
- Tuesday, November 20
- Wednesday, November 28
- Thursday, November 29
During these meetings we will discuss such things as eligibility and priorities and strategies for successful applications.
Deadline:
Monday, February 11, 2008, 4:30 P.M.
Eligibility:
Academic Year FLAS fellowship applicants must be degree-seeking students in good academic standing enrolled in a graduate program at the University of Minnesota. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents. Foreign students are NOT eligible. In principle it is possible to receive another fellowship, scholarship, or award providing any form of stipend, living allowance, subsistence allowance, etc. while receiving a FLAS stipend. However, certain ‘double-dipping’ restrictions apply.
- All graduate students are eligible, although fellowships will not be awarded to graduate students who major in French, German, or Spanish to study the language of their major. They are eligible to study another language.
- Currently we have approval to offer FLAS fellowships in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese.
US/ED Funding Priorities
- Fellowships to students in the least-commonly taught languages who are pursuing advanced level language proficiency.
- Fellowships to talented students pursuing master's degrees who may be more likely to pursue government service.
- Please be advised that proposals to study beginning Spanish, French, or German are rarely funded.
Application Information
Information for the 2008-09 award cycle will be posted when available
- Application information (RTF) (PDF)
- Nominee application (RTF) (PDF)
- Departmental nomination form (RTF) (PDF)
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
