- AISLS Fellowship Program
AISLS fellowships support
research in Sri Lanka by US citizens who already hold a PhD or the equivalent.
Tenure may range from two to nine months. Application instructions for the
2008 competition are now available.
- AISLS Dissertation Planning Grant Program
AISLS
dissertation planning grants are designed to enable graduate students to make a
pre-dissertation visit to Sri Lanka to investigate the feasibility of their topic,
to sharpen their research design, or to make other practical arrangements for
future research. Applicants will normally be enrolled in a PhD program in a
US university. Application instructions
for the 2008 competition are now available.
- AISLS Grants for Language Instruction
The AISLS has funds from the US Department of Education to support US-based scholars who wish to acquire or improve language skills. Limited funds are available to defray the costs of language instruction in Sinhala, Tamil, Pali or Arabic. The instruction must take place in Sri Lanka and be obtained by September 30, 2008. This program cannot cover translation costs, but it can cover instruction that takes the form of working with a tutor to translate texts or other materials. The AISLS Colombo center will supply recipients with advice about language programs and tutors.
Normally, these awards will not be given to individuals who are in Sri Lanka with the support of a non-AISLS research award that provides expenses that can be used for language instruction.
Applicants should also fall into one of the following categories: 1) individual members of the AISLS resident in the US who hold a Ph.D. or equivalent qualification, 2) individual members of the AISLS who are undertaking language instruction to support the needs of graduate study, 3) faculty members at AISLS member institutions, or 4) graduate students at AISLS member institutions who are undertaking language instruction to support the needs of their program of study. Previous recipients of AISLS language instruction awards are eligible.
To apply, please submit to a short curriculum vitae, a one page statement that includes a description of the proposed instruction and how it supports your long-range research plans, a proposed timetable, and a budget. The maximum award will be $300. However, increases may be possible if there are surplus funds. Proposals will be considered on an ongoing basis until the funds are exhausted.
- AISLS Travel Stipends
The AISLS will make a travel grant of $300 to any graduate student who gives
a paper or acts as a discussant concerning Sri Lanka at the
2008 Annual Conference on South Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Applicants must be members of the
AISLS or enrolled at an institution that is a member of the AISLS
as of April 1st, 2008. Individuals living in Madison at the time of the conference and persons who have been awarded this grant
on two previous occasions are not eligible. Eligible individuals whose papers are
accepted for the conference program should contact the AISLS treasurer,
Payment will be made at the AISLS
annual general meeting in Madison or by mail the week after the conference.
The American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies will make a travel grant of $300 to any graduate student who gives a paper concerning Sri Lanka at the 2009 Tamil Studies Conference, which will be held in Toronto 21-23 May. The organizers of the 2009 conference hope to include panels and papers related to the theme of “Tamils and their Others”. Applicants must have been individual members of the AISLS for one year before the conference, or be enrolled at an institution that is a member of the AISLS. Individuals living in the Toronto metropolitan area at the time of the conference are not eligible, but if participating in the program may request reimbursement for the registration fee. Eligible individuals whose papers are accepted for the conference program should contact the AISLS treasurer, . Payment will be by post the week after the conference.
AISLS will make a travel grant of $300 to any graduate student who gives a paper or acts as a discussant concerning Sri Lanka at the third annual South Asian Studies Association conference, hosted by the University of Central Florida, Orlando, 3-5 April 2009. Applicants must have been individual members of AISLS for one year before the conference, or be enrolled at an institution that is a member of AISLS. Individuals living in the Orlando metropolitan area at the time of the conference are not eligible, but if participating in the program may request reimbursement for the $100 registration fee. Eligible individuals whose papers are accepted for the conference program should contact the AISLS treasurer, . Payment will be by post the week after the conference.
-
Council of American Overseas Research Centers Multi-Country Research Fellowship
The program is open to U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned
their Ph.D. in fields in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences
and wish to conduct research of regional or trans-regional significance. Fellowships
require scholars to conduct research in more than one country, at least one of which
hosts a participating American overseas research center. It is anticipated that
approximately ten fellowships of up to $9,000 each will be awarded. Deadline: Friday,
January 11, 2008. For more information, contact
, 202 633 1599.
- International Dissertation Research Fellowships
Supports research outside the
United States by graduate students enrolled at US universities. Tenure is six to
twelve months. There are no citizenship requirements. This program is administered by the Social Science
Research Council.
- Fulbright Program
Fellowships are available for teaching and research in Sri Lanka. This program is restricted to US citizens.
- American Philosophical Society
The Franklin Research Grants Program offers awards of up to $6,000 for research
expenses in all fields.
- The Chicago Field Museum
The Museum offers competitive awards to support research on its collections, which include 180
Sri Lankan masks that were purchased between 1893 and 1905. For information
on this collection, email the curator,
|
