NUS Graduate Student Fellowships for Asians

Brief description:

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The Asia Research Institute of NUS invites applications from citizens of Asian countries enrolled for a fulltime advanced degree at a university in an Asian country (except Singapore) for consideration for the award of Asian Graduate Student Fellowships. These fellowships are offered to current graduate students doing their Master’s or PhD degrees and working in the Humanities and Social Sciences on Southeast Asian topics, and will allow the recipients to be based at NUS for an ‘in residence fellowship’ for a period of three months.

The aim of the fellowship is to enable scholars to make full use of the wide range of resources held in the libraries of NUS and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Scholars will be expected to commence on 3 May 2010, and to make a presentation on their work at the Singapore Graduate Forum on Southeast Asian Studies at the end of July 2010.

Host Institution(s):

National University of Singapore

Field of study:

Humanities and Social Sciences on Southeast Asian topics

Number of Awards:

Not specified

Target group:

Citizens of Asian Countries except Singapore

Scholarship value/inclusions:

Successful candidates can expect the following benefits:

1) A monthly allowance of SGD1,000.
2) A monthly housing allowance of SGD250.
3) A settling-in allowance of SGD150.
4) A sum of $100 on a reimbursement basis for miscellaneous expenses
5) A one-time round trip travel subsidy by the most economical and direct route on a reimbursement basis upon being accepted for the fellowship.
6) Access to library and computer resources on campus.

Eligibility:

• Must be enrolled for a fulltime advanced degree at a university in an Asian country.

• Must be current graduate students doing their Master’s or PhD degrees and working in the Humanities and Social Sciences on Southeast Asian topics.

• Must be citizens of Asian Countries except Singapore.

Application instructions:

Applicants are invited to e-mail/facsimile/mail their application forms, a 2-page outline of their research proposal in English (this may be accompanied by a longer statement in a Southeast Asian language) to the ARI Office by 15 November 2009.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Contact information:

Selvi
Asia Research Institute
NUS Bukit Timah Campus
469A Tower Block #10-01
Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259770
E-mail : arikk(at)nus.edu.sg
Fax: 65 67791428

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/article_view.asp?id=273