*Note that this is VERY EARLY!*

07/01/2003

The Fulbright IIE isn't designated as a "dissertation" grant, but rather is available to students at all points of their career following their B.A., whether or not they are affiliated with a University.

"The U.S. Student Program is designed to give recent B.S./B.A. graduates, master’s and doctoral candidates, and young professionals and artists opportunities for personal development and international experience. Most grantees plan their own programs. Projects may include university coursework, independent library or field research, classes in a music conservatory or art school, special projects in the social or life sciences, or a combination. Recent projects have involved cancer research in the UK, free market development in Mauritius, women’s rights in Chile and contemporary artistic expression in India. Along with opportunities for intellectual, professional, and artistic growth, the Fulbright Program offers invaluable opportunities to meet and work with people of the host country, sharing daily life as well as professional and creative insights. The program promotes cross-cultural interaction and mutual understanding on a person-to-person basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom. The best way to appreciate others’ viewpoints, their beliefs, the way they think, and the way they do things, is to interact with them directly on an individual basis—work with them, live with them, teach with them, learn with them, and learn from them."

Eligibility:
Applicants must have completed their doctoral coursework in a Religion, South Asian Studies, or related program and are now undertaking their dissertation research. Fellows will normally use their grants to support them while undertaking research in India.

Stipend:
$10,000 per student, to be used between May 2002 and December 2003."

The NSEP can be used for dissertation research, in addition to language and graduate study.

"The National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships enable U.S. graduate students to pursue specialization in area and language study or to add an international dimension to their education. Boren Fellowships support students pursuing the study of languages, cultures, and world regions that are critical to U.S. national security but are less frequently studied by U.S. graduate students, i.e., areas of the world other than Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It is hoped that recipients of Boren Fellowships will comprise an ever-growing cadre of experts whose enriched educational and professional experiences will enable them to provide leadership and direction in our national commitment to economic growth, international peace and security, and the promotion of democracy abroad."

This grant is not a "research grant" like an AIIS or Fulbright, but a grant meant to augment expenses incurred for research. It supplements a large research grant. Usually the money is used for purchasing equipment, hiring assistants, buying books or materials, etc.

The NSF has two general streams that are likely to be applicable to scholars of South Asia. One is called Social and Economic Sciences (SES); the other is

Note this grant is also for write-up after research.

"Fellowships will be awarded for advanced training in population studies, including demography and public health, in combination with a social science discipline, such as economics, sociology, anthropology, or geography. Awards will be made only to applicants whose proposals deal with the developing world. Awards are open to candidates who have completed all coursework requirements toward a Ph.D. or an equivalent degree in demography or in one of the social sciences. Applications requesting support for either the dissertation fieldwork or the dissertation write-up will be considered. Approximately ten awards will be made for this category."