Award Submission Deadline: Jan. 1, 2012
Award Notifications: expected March 1, 2012, but start date
will depend on Education/Research Visa Approvals by the appropriate ministries,
Government of Pakistan
Applications are invited for short-term lecture and research fellowships for senior scholars at the post-doctoral level and for advanced graduate students at the pre-doctoral level. Duration of fellowships will be from one to five months. Fellows will be required to present a minimum of two lectures per month at approved host institutions (see Fellowship FAQ's) or the AIPS centers in Islamabad or Lahore. Each participant will be required to sign a release that stipulates the relevant security issues that need to be adopted.
Awards will include international travel expenses and stipends (subject to availability of funds). The amount of the stipends will be comparable to Fulbright Awards and will be determined by the Fellowships Committee based on availability of funds and current rates as defined by the U S State Department. (Total fellowship support can range from $3,000 to $25,000). Funds may be used for research on materials relating to the history and culture of Pakistan and must take place in Pakistan at approved locations (see Fellowship FAQ's)
Each participant will be required to sign a release that stipulates the relevant security issues that need to be adopted (if applicable) and the fellowship terms and conditions.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens and enrolled/employed full-time in an institution of higher education in the USA.
Short-term fellowships to Pakistan have been funded by the Public Affairs Section, American Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan. All fellowship recipients should enroll as AIPS individual members prior to commencing the fellowship.
Note: All Fellows must be unaccompanied during their AIPS tenure in Pakistan; family members, spouses, and partners may not accompany them during the fellowship. Only if a spouse or partner also receives a fellowship would he or she be able to travel to Pakistan.
Award Submission Deadline: Feb. 1, 2012
Award Notifications: expected April 1, 2012, but start
date will depend on Education/Research Visa Approvals by the appropriate
ministries, Government of Pakistan
Applications are invited for research fellowships to be undertaken at the Junior (pre-doctoral) or Senior (post-doctoral) level for projects lasting two to nine months.
Senior Scholars (post-Doctoral): May submit a research proposal for the country of Pakistan with travel limited to the cities of Islamabad and/or Lahore. Senior Scholar research proposals for other countries will not be funded.
Junior Scholars (pre-Doctoral): May submit a research proposal for countries other than Pakistan. Junior Scholar research proposals for Pakistan will not be funded.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens and/or enrolled/employed full-time in an institution of higher education in the USA. Pre-doctoral applicants should have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. except the dissertation. Pre-doctoral applications should also include a transcript and a letter from the dissertation advisor (This letter can be one of the three letters of reference).
Each participant will be required to sign a release that stipulates the relevant security issues that need to be adopted (if applicable) and the fellowship terms and conditions.
Awards will include international travel expenses and stipends (subject to availability of funds). The amount of the stipends will be comparable to Fulbright Awards and will be determined by the Fellowships Committee based on availability of funds and current rates as defined by the U S State Department. (Total fellowship support can range from $3,000 to $25,000). Funds may be used for research on materials relating to the history and culture of Pakistan and must take place in the country (and locations within the country) for which your fellowship is approved (see Fellowship FAQ's).
Regular fellowships to Pakistan (Senior Scholars) and other countries (Junior Scholars) have been funded by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers. Fellowships for non-US citizens will be supported depending upon availability of AIPS unrestricted funds.
Note: All Fellows must be unaccompanied during their AIPS tenure in Pakistan; family members, spouses, and partners may not accompany them during the fellowship. Only if a spouse or partner also receives a fellowship would he or she be able to travel to Pakistan.
A non-refundable processing fee of $30 must be included with the completed application form. Any forms that are incomplete will be returned without refund of the application fee.
Post-doctoral awardees who are not affiliated with an AIPS member institution must pay an administrative fee of $250 before beginning the Fellowship. Pre-doctoral applicants do not need to pay the administrative fee, but should enroll as AIPS individual members prior to commencing the fellowship.
Pre-doctoral applicants should have completed all requirements for the PhD except for dissertation. Pre-doctoral applications should also include a transcript and a letter from the dissertation advisor (This letter can be one of the three letters of reference).
Please check Fellowship FAQ's for the proposal guidelines.
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Once completed applications are received and the deadline for applications has passed, fellowships applications are sent out to an external review committee, made up of Pakistan Studies scholars. All members of the Executive Committee vote on the review committee members. This committee makes recommendations to the AIPS Executive Committee. The Executive Committee makes final award decisions.