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Arvind Raghunathan and Sribala Subramanian South Asia Visiting Fellowship at Harvard University 2018, USA

Publish Date: Feb 07, 2018

Deadline: Mar 06, 2018

Arvind Raghunathan and Sribala Subramanian South Asia Visiting Fellowship

About

The Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute, Harvard University (SAI) offers opportunities for scholars and practitioners to utilize the university’s resources to contribute to self-driven, independent research.

Scholars who have not had past opportunities to access Harvard’s resources and who have primarily been educated at institutions in South Asia will be prioritized. Fellows are expected to reside in the Cambridge vicinity during the time of their award and to actively participate in the events and intellectual life of the Institute.

The Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute, Harvard University is pleased to offer the Arvind Raghunathan and Sribala Subramanian South Asia Visiting Fellowship (formerly known as South Asian Studies Fellowship) to support recent PhDs in the humanities and social sciences related to South Asia. Research topics can cover any period of South Asian history or contemporary South Asia. Candidates must be able to provide evidence of successful completion of their PhD by June of the year of appointment, and must have received their PhD within the past five years. Scholars who have not had past opportunities to access Harvard’s resources and who have primarily been educated at institutions in South Asia will be prioritized.

Fellows are expected to reside in the Cambridge vicinity during the academic year of their award and to actively participate in the events and intellectual life of the Institute. Participation includes contributing to the greater Harvard community by teaching, mentoring, or advising students.

Stipend

Total stipend for one academic year: $40,000
Health insurance up to $5,000 and round trip economy travel expenses from South Asia to Boston will also be provided (for participants residing in South Asia only).

All reimbursements and stipends are limited to the dates of the appointment.

Application Checklist

  • Visit and fill out the Online Application Form. 
  • Fill out and upload the SAI Fellowship Cover Sheet to the Online Application Form.
  • Upload a five-page, double-spaced research plan to the Online Application Form.
  • Upload an updated curriculum vitae, which lists your academic degrees (including disciplines and the dates the degrees were received), your publications and research presentations, and any previous grants and/or fellowships to the Online Application Form.
  • Upload a writing sample (i.e. one dissertation chapter) to the Online Application Form.
  • Two letters of recommendation should be emailed directly by recommenders to Jee Soo Kang, Program Coordinator.

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Disciplines

Humanities

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Study Levels

Non Degree

Opportunity Types

Fellowships

Eligible Countries

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Maldives

Myanmar (Burma)

Nepal

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Host Countries

United States