Welcome to AIPS

The American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS), established in 1973, is a bi-national research and education organization with a mission to promote academic study of Pakistan in the US and to encourage scholarly exchange between the US and Pakistan.

It is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt, autonomous organization and a member of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.

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Updates

AIPS and the Hollings Center Pre-Departure Orientation!

On November 22, 2016 AIPS in collaboration with the Hollings Center for International Dialogue organized a pre-departure orientation for the participants of Afghanistan-Pakistan Partnership Summit. The Afghanistan-Pakistan Partnership Summit is a week long program in Istanbul, Turkey where 13 participants from Pakistan and 13 participants from Afghanistan will discuss areas of future cooperation between the two countries in specific sectors of interest.

2015-16 AIPS Book Prize Winner!!

AIPS is pleased to announce the 2015-16 Book Award prize winner, Prof. Dr. David Gilmartin, author of Blood and Water: The Indus River Basin in Modern History.

Call for Applications – AIPS 2017 Short-term/Summer Research Grants to Pakistan!!

AIPS is delighted to announce Short-term/Summer Research Grants to Pakistan for 2017. This grant is open to those who are affiliated with an academic institution in the US, regardless of citizenship. US citizen applicants will be required to conduct research in either Islamabad or Lahore. All research must be conducted by December 31, 2017. It is assumed that grantees will spend one to three months in Pakistan conducting research on this award.

Application Deadline: February 15, 2017

Eligibility:

AIPS Call for Applications - Senior and Junior Research Fellowships!!

1) Post Doctoral Fellowship (Senior Fellowship)

Application requirements for US Citizen and enrolled/employed full-time with a US academic institution:

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