Scholarships/Grants
South Asian Journalists Association
One of SAJA's most high-visibility, high-impact programs is the SAJA Reporting Fellowships, which help journalists do better stories on South Asia or the diaspora. This year we are once again giving out upto $20,000, thanks to the Mahadeva Family Foundation. Please let your journalist friends know. You DON'T have to be South Asian to enter - and your story can be set anywhere in the world.DETAILS FROM: http://bit.ly/sajasrf
Questions to Laura Griffin, SAJA Administrative Director: sajamember@gmail.com
As part of their mission to encourage in-depth coverage of South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora, SAJA & SAJA Group Inc. are pleased to announce a call for submissions for its fifth Annual SAJA Reporting Fellowships (SRF). Open to freelancers and staff journalists in any medium, the fellowships are meant to encourage in-depth reporting projects by providing grants to cover a portion of reporting expenses.
A total of up to $20,000 may be given out annually, divided among projects or a single project at SAJA's discretion. Each fellowship award is typically between $3,000-$7,000.
These Fellowships, launched in 2005 to ensure follow-up reportage about the 2004 tsunami and its victims, were initially funded by SAJA members, corporate donors and friends of SAJA. For the last three years, SRF received a major financial boost thanks to the support of the Mahadeva Family Foundation, which will make an annual contribution of $20,000.
"The support of Kumar Mahadeva and Simi Ahuja, who have been part of the SAJA community for more than a decade, is critical to SAJA's core mission of improving the coverage of South Asia through the SAJA Reporting Fellowships and similar programs," said Sandeep Junnarkar, the group's president and a professor at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
"This will continue to have a major impact on the kind of stories that the Fellows do and how Americans learn about what's going on in South Asia today."
The fellowship is open to proposals on any in-depth topics covering South Asia or the South Asian Diaspora.
Again, the application deadline is Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
To be eligible for this year's fellowship, applicants must:
- Have at least five years of journalism experience.
- Produce content in the English language.
- Be able to publish or broadcast the finished work in North America (U.S. and Canada).
- Publish the work in a U.S. or Canadian media outlet.
- Be willing to work with an editor, chosen by SAJA, who will oversee the successful completion of the project.
- Be available to discuss the project at SAJA events, including but not limited to the annual SAJA convention and/or panel discussions and SAJA webcasts.
Proposals must include the following:
- Project Proposal which describes the thesis of the project and explains why it's an important story. What is the news hook? Why should a news outlet publish, broadcast or post this story?
- A preliminary list of people to be interviewed.
- A DETAILED budget that spells out what expenses the fellowship funding will cover and how the rest of the project will be funded.
- A realistic timeline that shows SAJA's deadlines (see below) will be met.
- A resume and three work samples. We're looking for applicants with a successful track record in producing print, broadcast, radio, photographic or multimedia pieces. The applicant must provide the work samples either as URLs, attachments, or by cutting and pasting to the application. Broadcast applicants can also provide digital samples.
- Support letter(s). If the applicant is an employee of a U.S. or Canadian media outlet, a letter of support from the editor/employer/supervisor. The letter must show that the applicant's employer will give the applicant the time to report, produce and complete the work to meet our deadlines, as well as allot time for the fellow to speak about the project at SAJA events. The letter must show the company's willingness to share publication rights with SAJA after an initial, exclusive first-run period is over. The letter MUST also contain contact information for the employer. If the applicant is a freelancer, the proposal must include a letter from a U.S. or Canadian media outlet expressing support and a strong interest in running the piece. Even a South Asia-based freelancer must include a letter from a U.S. or Canadian media outlet expressing support and a strong interest in running the piece. An employee of a South Asia-based media company must include a letter from a U.S. or Canadian media outlet expressing support and a strong interest in running the piece.
- A list of at least three references.
***Please read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on SAJA's Web site, http://www.saja.org/programs/fellowships before emailing questions.***
Timeline for the Fellowships is as follows:
Oct. 26, 2009: Applications process opens.
Nov. 30, 2009: Application deadline.
Jan. 10, 2010: SAJA fellows announced.
Between Jan. 10 - April 15, 2010: Reporting completed.
May 15, 2010: Finished project submitted to SAJA.
May 15-29, 2010: First-use period, for exclusive publication by the fellow's employer, or if a freelancer, by the media company with whom the freelancer is contracted.
May 30, 2010: SAJA disseminates the work widely, through the web, other media and panel discussions.
Judging: The pool of applicants will be narrowed down to approximately five finalists. A panel of judges will review the finalists, and rank the projects from first to last. The SAJA board will make the final determinations on what amount of money will be awarded. Finalists will be notified and expected to be available for interviews with the judges if necessary.
Disclaimer:
- All decisions are final and subject to the discretion and judgment of the judges and the SAJA board.
- SAJA board members and members of their families are not eligible to apply.
- SAJA is not responsible for any financial or legal liabilities (or any other liabilities) that arise from the actions of the fellow(s).
- SAJA reserves the right to amend or extend deadlines or changing other procedures relating to the fellowship program.
Deadline is Nov. 30, 2009, at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Questions to Laura Griffin, SAJA Administrative Director: sajamember@gmail.com. Before sending questions, please review the Frequently Asked Questions at www.saja.org/programs/fellowships by clicking on SRF FAQs.
University of Oxford - Faculty of Oriental Studies and Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics
Call for Expressions of Interest: Jill Hart Fund for Indo-Iranian Philology for applying to the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship schemePlease note, the following information outlines an internal pre-application selection process. It is not authorisation to make an application to the Leverhulme Trust through this Institution.
Leverhulme Scheme
The Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship scheme is aimed at those at a relatively early stage of their academic career but with a proven record of research. The Humanities Division at Oxford has a track record with the Trust, having received four fellowships over the past two years (with a number also awarded to other parts of the University). Fellowships are normally tenable for two or three years on a full-time basis. The Leverhulme eligibility criteria are that applicants must normally be under 35, not hold or have held a permanent academic position in a UK university or comparable institution, and have an awarded doctorate or equivalent research experience. (Applications from those aged 35 and over will be considered if they began their academic studies at a later age than is usual or if they have had a career change or break.)
The award requires matched funding from the institution and there is provision for personal research expenses of up to £6k per year, if requested at the time of application. The Jill Hart Leverhulme Early Career Fellow will be appointed jointly by the Faculty of Oriental Studies and the Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics, normally in the first three points of University Grade 7, salary range currently £28,839 - £30,594, depending on experience.
For full details of the Leverhulme scheme please see http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/grants_awards/grants/early_career_fellowships/
and for further information about applying from outside the University of Oxford, please see the following page on the Humanities Division website: http://www.humanities.ox.ac.uk/research/applying_from_outside_oxford/leverhulme_early_career_fellowships
Call for Expressions of Interest
The Faculties of Oriental Studies and of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics propose to use some of the income from the Jill Hart Fund to provide the matching funding for an application in the subject of Indo-Iranian Philology. They now invite expressions of interest from potential applicants in the relevant field who wish to be considered for the faculty’s support in applying to the Leverhulme scheme.
[The Jill Hart Fund for Indo-Iranian Philology at the University of Oxford supports elementary language teaching and learning, and philological teaching and study, of Vedic Sanskrit and of the languages belonging to the Iranian branch of Indo-European at their earliest attested stages.]
Expressions of interest must be received by noon on Friday 11 December 2009 and should include the following:
- a maximum two-page CV with education, publications, thesis title and examiners;
- a maximum two-page statement of research (please note last year’s Leverhulme guidance stated: "If an applicant wishes to remain in the same institution he or she should rehearse the academic and/or personal reasons for this." If you are currently at Oxford, please include justification of why it is appropriate for you to remain here to hold an ECF, in the statement);
- a 150 word abstract summarising the research for a general audience;
- an indication of what additional research expenses may be claimed;
- two letters of reference;
- a note of who your mentor would be, having obtained his/her agreement in principle to act in this role, if the application is successful. Your mentor must be a member of either the Faculty of Oriental Studies or the Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics.
Interviews will not be held. A nominee will be selected by the Management Committee of the Jill Hart Fund, which consists of members of the Faculties of Oriental Studies and of Lingustics, Philology and Phonetics, and all applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application as soon as possible after the closing date.
Further information may be obtained from:
http://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/ - Oriental Studies
http://www.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/ - Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics
or by e-mail to the Chair of the Jill Hart Trust Management Committee, Professor C. Minkowski christopher.minkowski@orinst.ox.ac.uk
Supplemental Grants for the Collection of Oral Literature
Sponsor: Firebird FoundationContact Information George N. Appell
PO Box A
Phillips ME 04996 USA
Email: firebird@tdstelme.net
Eligibility Requirements: Those with a Ph.D. in anthropology, linguistics, oral literature studies or related disciplines; those in a post-graduate program in similar disciplines; or those whose life experience is equivalent. Also local organizations of indigenous peoples or individuals that are collecting oral literature of their own society are eligible.
Field(s) of Study: oral literature, indigenous peoples, endangered languages
Description
The unique oral literatures of indigenous peoples are rapidly being lost through the death of the traditional practitioners and through the schooling of the next generation. The Program for Oral Literature of the Firebird Foundation has initiated a project to fund the collection of this body of rapidly disappearing literature.
This literature may consist of ritual texts, curative chants, epic poems, musical genres, folk tales, songs, myths, legends, historical accounts, life history narratives, word games, and so on.
Supplemental funds are available to anthropologists and linguists going into the field to support a collection of oral literature. Grants of up to $10,000 will be made to applicants for purchasing recording equipment and covering the expenses of collecting this material. Applicants are encouraged, where possible, to foster the development of local teams of collectors to continue the work of recording these materials. Transcriptions of the recordings are encouraged.
Application guidelines may be requested from the Firebird Foundation: firebird@tdstelme.net.
Applications are accepted throughout the year.
Centre for the Study of Culture and Society Fellowship
The Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS) offers a fellowship awarded by SEPHIS to a student from any country in the South to spend one academic year in Bangalore, India, beginning July 2009.The main purpose of the fellowship programme is to help develop alternative frameworks for research and teaching as well as new theoretical paradigms that take into account the specific experiences of non-Western societies.
The student can either register with CSCS for the Ph.D. in Cultural Studies (validated by the Manipal University and Kuvempu University ) or register in his/her own country and do the CSCS coursework for two semesters.
Click here for complete information, including eligibility requirement.
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships
The South Asia Institute is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a National Resource Center an is authorized to award Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships. FLAS awards can be for Academic Year study at Columbia, or for intensive summer language study. SAI is authorized for Bengali, Hindi, Persian, Punjabi, Tamil and Urdu FLAS, but other modern South Asia languages can be authorized with the approval of the Department of Education. Academic Year awards consist of full-time tuition and a stipend of $15,000. Summer awards cover tuition up to $4,000 and a stipend of $2,500. The annual FLAS competition at Columbia is open to students in GSAS, SIPA, and Teacher's College. You must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident in order to apply. For information and general guidelines, please view our announcement guidelines. The Summer 2009 and Academic Year 2009-2010 deadline is march 6, 2009. Applications are available on-line, for SIPA students here and for GSAS and Teacher's College Students at here.South Asia Institute
Travel Grants for Columbia Grad Students
The South Asia Institute is currently accepting applications for travel grants from graduate students who are presenting papers at professional meetings and conferences. Applications will be accepted for conferences held during the period September 1, 2008 - August 31, 2009 (i.e. you may apply retroactively). Paper presentations must focus on South Asia, and must be accepted for presentation by a peer-review committee. A limited number of grants are available; awards for travel within the U.S. will be up to $500; awards for international travel will be up to $800.
Eligibility:
Applications are invited from all graduate students in any school at Columbia University.
Deadline:
SAI will begin accepting applications immediately and will award the travel grants on a rolling basis, until the funding for 2008-09 is depleted.
Application:
- cover letter with your contact information, school and department information, anticipated date of degree, and UNI or student ID number.
- current transcript
- title and precis or abstract of your paper
- copy of letter or email accepting your paper
- documentation of conference schedules (brochure, flyer, website or email print-out)
- budget covering all expenses for your trip: hotel, airfare, local transportation, and food.
For retroactive awards, awardees will be required to submit documentation of expenses to be reimbursed.
Send application materials to:
William Carrick
Southern Asia Institute
1128 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street
New York, NY 10027
Email: wac2112@columbia.edu
Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life at Columbia University
GRADUATE Summer Research FellowshipsCall for Applications - Summer and Fall 2009
The Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life is currently accepting applications for GRADUATE research fellowships for Summer and Fall 2009. Up to five fellowships are available to doctoral students who are preparing dissertation proposals for research related to the Institute's broad intellectual mission. The fellowship will provide each student $4000 to cover expenses directly related to the development of his/her dissertation prospectus.
Eligibility:
Applications are welcome from any student in a Ph.D. program in the Arts and Sciences or in the law school's J.S.D. program, who has completed his/her exams and needs to conduct preliminary research to formulate a dissertation prospectus. Preference will be given to students who are doing international research and need to travel abroad. In compelling cases, travel within the U.S. to consult archives or conduct research in particular communities will be considered.
Application Process:
Please provide
- a letter of reference from a faculty member who will serve on your dissertation committee;
- a three-page description of the research project, including travel plans, an itemized budget and a schedule for completion of the dissertation.
**Applications are due to Emily Brennan no later than February 6, 2009 at 5pm**:
Emily Brennan: eb422@columbia.edu
Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life, 80 Claremont Avenue, Room 306, MC 9611, New York, NY 10027
Tel. 212-851-4145
Fax. 212-851-078
http://www.ircpl.org
Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life at Columbia University
UNDERGRADUATE Summer Research Fellowships and AssistantshipsCall for Applications 2009 - 2010*
The Institute for Religion, Culture and Public is soliciting applications for summer fellowships and semester-long assistantships from undergraduate students interested in conducting research on the role of religion in culture and public life. Ideally, the students' research projects will advance their senior theses as well as well the academic interests of the Institute and its affiliated faculty.
- Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship - Summer 2009
IRCPL will offer up to five summer fellowships to undergraduate students to conduct independent research projects, which should contribute to the development of their senior theses in the 2009-2020 academic year. The fellowship will provide each student $4000-5000 to cover expenses directly related to his/her research, including travel, lodging and materials. The student should select a faculty member, who would help develop the details of the project and potentially serve as a thesis adviser. In Fall 2009, the students are expected to make oral presentations on the results of their research and the progress of their senior theses.
- Undergraduate Research Assistantships - Academic Year 2009 - 2010
IRCPL will offer several research assistantships to undergraduate students to work with faculty members involved in the Institute's programs. Each student will be awarded $3000 per semester for up to two semesters in the 2009-2010 academic year . Each student will assist a faculty member or a working group in conducting research, organizing faculty seminars, hosting public events, and developing curricula for new courses. The students are expected to assist in administration and programming for all lectures and conferences organized by the faculty member. Students are entitled to the full amount of $3000 per semester but will be paid on an hourly basis of $20 per hour at 10 hours per week. All students will be hired as casual employees so as not to interfere with work-study grants they may have received. Preference will be given to students, who intend to write their senior theses with faculty members affiliated with IRCPL.
Applications are welcome from Columbia College, General Studies and Barnard juniors in good academic standing. A student may apply for both the Summer Research Fellowship or the Research Assistantship. Research-related questions should be directed to Professor Karen Barkey, at kb7@columbia.edu. Otherwise please direct all queries to Emily Brennan (contact information below).
As part of the application, please provide
- a letter of reference from a faculty member who knows your research and may serve as your senior thesis adviser;
- a printed DAR report;
- a two-page prospectus, in which you address the following questions:
- Name, Departmental Affiliation and School (CC or GS)
- Which fellowship you're applying for (you may apply for both).
- List the courses you have taken you feel are relevant to IRCPL's mission.
- List all the languages you speak and your level of proficiency in each of them.
- Describe in one paragraph your interest in this field.
- Describe a potential project for summer research and where you propose to do the research.
- Describe a potential senior thesis topic and provide a rationale for how working at the Institute would help your thesis research and writing. (If you are applying only for a summer research fellowship, you do not have to respond to this question.)
Emily Brennan: eb422@columbia.edu
Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life, 80 Claremont Avenue, Room 306, MC 9611, New York, NY 10027
Tel. 212-851-4145
Fax. 212-851-0781
http://www.ircpl.org
SEPHIS
International Institute of Social HistorySouth-South Exchange Programme for Research on the History of Development Grants Announcement 2009
Post-Doctoral Fellowships
Dissertation Research
Grants for "Preserving Social Memory: History and social movements"
Deadline: April 2009
See attached PDF file or visit http://www.sephis.org.
The American India Foundation
The American India Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2009-2010 Service Corps Fellowship. The Fellows will serve with Indian NGOs from September 2009 to June 2010.About the Service Corps Fellowship
The Service Corps Fellowship builds bridges between America and India through the exchange of technical skills and intellectual resources. The program serves as an exchange of technical skills and intellectual resources which aims to build the capacity of Indian NGOs while developing a new generation of NGO leaders and social entrepreneurs. Every year, AIF sends approximately 25 outstanding young American professionals to work for ten months with leading non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in India. Since its inception, AIF's Service Corps Fellowship has sent 190 Fellows to serve with over 80 NGOs, with the primary focus of improving livelihoods, enhancing primary education, promoting public health and human rights. http://www.aif.org/serve/servicecorps/default.htm
About the American India Foundation
AIF works to accelerate social and economic change in India. By mobilizing people and resources across the United States, AIF has invested in over 90 NGOs in India. AIF awards grants to improve education, livelihood, and public health projects in India, with a specific emphasis on promoting elementary education, empowering women, accelerating health literacy, and strengthening health systems.
More information at www.aif.org
Application Criteria
Fellows are selected from a competitive pool of applicants with a diverse range of backgrounds.
Fellows are required to:
Have demonstrated a strong interest in India's development sector
Be between the ages of 21 and 35 on September 1, 2009
Have achieved an undergraduate degree prior to starting the program
Be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident
Fellows are preferred to:
Have prior work experience or a graduate degree
Have worked/lived in a developing country
Application Process
Online Application Deadline: January 1, 2009
Decision Notification to candidates: April 2009
Fellowship Support
Pre-screened host organization and mentor
Modest monthly stipend for living, housing, food and transport
Supplemental health insurance coverage
Travel expenses to and from India
Orientation in India and ongoing trainings
To apply
Please find the online application at http://www.aif.org
For more information
Contact Ann Levy at ann.levy@aif.org
Canadian Asian Studies Association award for the best Ph.D. dissertation on SOUTH ASIA
The South Asia Council of the Canadian Asian Studies Association would like to inform you that we are offering again this year a prize for the best Ph.D. dissertation on SOUTH ASIA successfully defended between October 2006 and September 2008 by a Canadian citizen studying anywhere in the world or by a (recent) student in a Canadian institution. We have sent out a notice to our members but would like to know if your department would be able to help us in any way to further spread the word. We are interested in reaching all individuals linked to Asian Studies at Universities across the world.Please see all the details at: http://canadianasianstudies.concordia.ca/htm/fellowsac.htm (french version also avaliable)
Posting this announcement in your department, on your website, in any newsletters, or forwarding this email on would be very valuable to us. It would be greatly appreciated if you could inform me of any actions you are taking in regards to this matter.
To learn more about the Canadian Asian Studies Association please visit our website at : http://canadianasianstudies.concordia.ca
State Department sponsored summer program for SA languages
The State Department sponsored programs to study various critical languages through the overseas research centers of CAORC are now open for application.Languages include: Bangla, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu for South Asia (AIIS, AIBS) and Arabic and Turkish for our Middle Eastern colleagues.
Please go to: http://www.caorc.org and see the bold faced announcement on the left hand side of the page. Or go directly to http://www.caorc.org/language.
Undergraduates, MA, and PhD students are all eligible as long as they are US citizens. ALL EXPENSES ARE PAID for those accepted into the programs.
Tony K. Stewart
Professor of South Asian Religions
Dept. of Philosophy and Religion
Campus Box 8103
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-8103 USA
ph. 919.515.6335
email tony_stewart@ncsu.edu
