Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is funded AISLS fellowships. Fellowships for US citizens are available to pursue two to nine months of research in Sri Lanka. Fellowships are provided in the field of in the social sciences and humanities offered by the American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies. Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent academic degree or show that they will hold such a degree before taking up the fellowship. A stipend of $3,500/month for a period of two to nine months will be provided to successful candidates. Applications should be submitted till December 1, 2013.
Study Subject(s): Projects in all fields in the social sciences and humanities are eligible. Proposals in other areas that contribute to the understanding of Sri Lankan history, culture, or society are also invited.
Course Level: These fellowships are available for pursuing research at the American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies
Scholarship Provider: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the US State Department.
Scholarship can be taken at: Sri Lanka
Eligibility: -Applicants must hold US citizenship.
-Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent academic degree or show that they will hold such a degree before taking up the fellowship. Scholars at all ranks are eligible. Members of the AISLS Board of Directors are not eligible.
-No individual may be awarded AISLS fellowships for more than 10 months over any three consecutive fellowship competitions.
-Applicants must plan to spend at least two months in Sri Lanka and complete the fellowship (including travel back to the United States) before December 31, 2015. The time in Sri Lanka supported by the fellowship need not be continuous (e.g., it might be divided between the summers of 2014 and 2015), but only one round-trip airfare will be reimbursed.
Scholarship Open for International Students: The students of USA can apply for these fellowships.
Scholarship Description: AISLS fellowships support two to nine months of research in Sri Lanka by US citizens who already hold a PhD or the equivalent at the time they begin their fellowship tenure. Both scholars with little or no experience in Sri Lanka as well as specialists are encouraged to apply. A list of previous fellows is available. This program is funded by a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the US State Department.
Number of award(s): Not Known
Duration of award(s): AISLS fellowships support two to nine months of research.
What does it cover? Total offer is of: A stipend of $3,500/month, for a period of two to nine months.
-Reimbursement for round-trip airfare between the United States and Colombo, for an amount up to $2,000. Travel must be on US carriers; details of the “Fly American” policy will be provided to successful applicants.
-A limited budget for research expenses, to be negotiated according to need and funding limitations. Fellows will be required to provide documentation for these expenses.
Selection Criteria: The scholarships will be awarded on basis of their quality, on the extent to which they fall into one of the targeted categories listed below, and on their potential to strengthen US scholarship on Sri Lanka and develop links between US and Sri Lankan scholars. All applications, including those from US citizen’s resident outside the United States, must address all three of these criteria.
Notification: Awards will be announced in early March, 2014.
How to Apply: The mode of applying is by post. The completed application should contain the following items:
-A one-page cover sheet, stating your name, mailing address, email address, office telephone, home telephone, citizenship, major field of study, institutional affiliation (if any), dates (if any) of previous research in Sri Lanka, proposed dates of project, project title, and a brief project description.
-A curriculum vitae, not to exceed three pages. AISLS seeks to attract a diverse pool of applicants. To assist AISLS in monitoring its efforts in this regard, applicants may, on a voluntary basis, include information on such matters as gender and race/ethnicity.
-A description of the proposed study, not to exceed three single-spaced pages. This is the most important part of the application. It should cover the following topics:
-questions to be addressed by the project
-the approach to be taken
-work done to date
-work to be accomplished during the fellowship period
-the applicant’s competence to carry out the project
-how the project addresses the criteria of the competition
-a statement of other support received or being sought for the project
-A one-page project bibliography, including a selected list of publications by other scholars or primary sources that have been or will be used in the project.
Application Format
-Pages should have one-inch margins on all sides.
-Type size should be 10 points or larger.
-Pages should be printed on one side only.
-Every page should be numbered and include the name of the applicant in the upper right-hand corner.
-Five copies of the application (including the original) should be submitted, each collated in the order given above (cover sheet, cv, project description, bibliography) and fastened with a staple.
-A copy of the application should also be submitted by email. If possible, this should be in the form of a single Word or PDF file
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is December 1, 2013.
Further Official Scholarship Information and Application
AISLS Fellowship Program for USA Applicants in Sri Lanka, 2014
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