Student Fellowships 2010, Singapore

Asian Graduate Student Fellowships 2010, 
Asian Research Institute, Singapore

 

The Asia Research Institute (ARI) of National University of Singapore (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 2010.

 

Deadline : 15 Nov 2009

 

General

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.

 

About the Fellowships

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.

 

Application Procedure

Applicants are invited to e-mail/facsimile/mail their application forms (Download here), 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 address below by 15 November 2009.  Arrangements should also be made by which at least two letters of reference, one of which is from your principal supervisor, are sent confidentially to the same address by the same deadline.

The 2-page research proposal must include the following details:

1. whether the data collection or fieldwork stage of the research has already been completed;
2. how the fellowship will contribute to the research;
3. the types of sources to be consulted in Singapore;
4. proposed work plan during the fellowship.

 

Contact Details

For any further information, please use the contact details provided below:-

Selvi
Asia Research Institute
NUS Bukit Timah Campus
469A Tower Block #10-01
Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259770
E-mail : arikk@nus.edu.sg 
Fax: 65 67791428
Website: http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/ 

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