Award Submission Deadlines: June 15 and September 1, 2010, and Jan 1, 2011
Award Notifications: July 15, Oct. 1, Feb 1, but start date will depend on Education/Research Visa Approvals by the Ministry of Education, 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)
Applicants must be U.S. citizens and enrolled/employed full-time in an institution of higher education in the USA.
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.
Applications can be sent by mail or electronically via email (preferable). The application form includes a proposal (5 page maximum), curriculum vitae (2 page maximum), and three letters of reference (if submitted via email, the letters should come from the referees' own email accounts).
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.
Click here to view the application packet
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.
Via email (preferred) to aips@pakistanstudies-aips.org
Via mail to:
American Institute of Pakistan Studies (attn. Laura Hammond)
Department of Anthropology
1180 Observatory Dr.
Madison, WI 53706
Short-term fellowships to Pakistan have been funded by the Public Affairs Section, American Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan.