Fellowship
Program - Frequently
Asked Questions
Please read the following responses to recent inquiries prior
to contacting AIPS with your questions. If you find that your
particular concern is unaddressed, please email us at aips@pakistanstudies-aips.org . We
will try to respond to your questions as soon as possible.
Q. Can
I travel to Pakistan with this fellowship?
A. No! AIPS regrets
that security regulations continue to preclude the use of U.S.
Government-funded fellowships in Pakistan.
Q. Is February 1, a postmark
or receipt deadline?
A. All applications must
be submitted online and the date of submission must be
by February 1.
Q. In the case of pre-doctoral
applicants, does AIPS require two reference letters in addition
to the letter from the dissertation chair or is the dissertation
chair included as one of the 2 referees?
A. The letter from the
dissertation chair can be included as one of the reference
letters.
Q. Can the letter of recommendation
and transcript be sent under separate cover?
A. The letter of reference
should be submitted online through email as indicated
in the application form. It is your responsibility to
follow up with your referees to confirm that the reference
letter has been submitted. Applications without reference
letters will not be processed.
Q. What details must the 5 page
proposal cover?
A. The proposal should include
each the following elements: a precisely stated research
question, a detailed statement indicating the research methodology
to be employed, including tentative timelines and list of
persons to contact and/or places to visit, and expected results.
Describe the intellectual merit of the project and how it
relates to the goals of AIPS to promote and disseminate knowledge
on Pakistan in the United States and Pakistan. Also address
the broader impact for your specific field and Pakistan studies
as a whole. In the case of pre-doctoral fellowships, its
relevance to the applicant's dissertation should be addressed,
along with a timeline for the completion of the dissertation
or that portion of the project for which funding is being
requested from AIPS.
In your proposal please
include a brief statement that covers each of the following points.
1. Describe the intellectual merit of the project and how it relates to the
goals of AIPS to promote and disseminate knowledge on Pakistan in the United
States and Pakistan.
2. Describe the broader impact of your proposed research for your specific
field and Pakistan studies as a whole.
Q. When will decisions be
made regarding the award?
A. Decisions will be
made by the end of March 2008 and funds will be available
beginning July 1, 2008.
Q. How will awards be disbursed?
Will the money be paid directly to the recipient or through
AIPS or the recipient's school, and are there any stipulations
regarding dates such that recipients of an AIPS pre-doctoral
fellowship will be required to graduate before or after a
certain date?
A. The fellowship
money will be given directly to the awardees. The awardee is
expected to complete their dissertation work as indicated in
the proposal.
Q. Is there a
specified time period in which research is to be completed?
Can changes be made to the duration of research at a later
date?
A. The research must be
conducted over two to nine months, from July 1, 2008 to
September 2009.
For further information email: aips@pakistanstudies-aips.org
