May 2013: April 2013 Archives
Deadline: Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Amount: Varied
The Committee on Southern Asian Studies announces its annual fellowship competition for summer 2013 and AY 2013-14. COSAS fellowships will be of four kinds: dissertation write-up support; summer language study support; short-term pre-dissertation overseas travel; and other. Each type of fellowship has a separate application. Please select and submit the correct form, available at:
http://southasia.uchicago.edu/cosas_fellowships.shtml
Students will be allowed a maximum of seven
quarters of support, including all COSAS fellowship support they have
received to date. The committee reminds students that few sources of
funding may be available at the dissertation write-up stage and strongly
recommends that students consider applying for six dissertation write-up
fellowships and one fellowship in any of the other three categories
during their careers as graduate students. Other patterns of funding may
be considered by the committee with good cause. You may request no more than at
total of 3 quarters of support in any given year.
Priorities and Eligibility by Category
Category I: Dissertation Write-up
Purpose: This category receives the highest
priority in the allocation of funds by the committee. It is
ordinarily intended to support students in the stage following primary research
during dissertation write-up. Eligibility: Students must 1) have
completed at least two years of course work in a program of graduate study
directly relevant to Southern Asian studies and 2) be admitted to Ph.D.
candidacy. Students must apply annually for this support.
Category II: Summer Language Study
Priority and Purpose: A limited number of
fellowships may be awarded in this category. These fellowships are
designed to provide or supplement support for summer language study.
Funds may be applied to programs in the U.S. or abroad. Students must be
accepted into an appropriate language study or tutorial program. Eligibility:
Students must 1) have successfully completed all first year requirements in a
graduate degree program prior to the commencement of the summer program and 2)
be planning to continue studies at the University of Chicago during the autumn
quarter following the summer program. Students should make every attempt
possible to apply for alternate sources of funding for summer language study
before applying to COSAS.
Category III: Pre-Dissertation Overseas Travel
Priority and Purpose: A limited number of
fellowships may be awarded in this category. This typically supports a
short-term (often summer quarter) overseas trip. Eligibility: Students
must 1) have completed at least two years of course work in a program of
graduate study directly relevant to Southern Asian studies and must 2) also
plan to continue studies at the University of Chicago during the quarter
following the research period.
Category IV: Other
Priority and Purpose: This category receives
the lowest priority. The committee will use its discretion in reviewing
the statement of purpose and strongly recommends that the student indicate that
he/she has considered all possible sources of funding for the proposed project
before applying to COSAS. Eligibility: Students must 1) have
completed at least two years of course work in a program of graduate study
directly relevant to Southern Asian studies and 2) be planning to continue
studies at the University of Chicago during the quarter following the
project.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
1) COSAS grants are available to University of Chicago
graduate students of any citizenship whose research deals with Southern
Asia. Southern Asia is defined by COSAS as including countries in South
Asia, Southeast Asia and Tibet (TAR). These specifically include Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, East Timor, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka; Burma (Myanmar),
Cambodia (Kampuchea), Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam; and Tibet (TAR).
2) Students should make every effort to apply for
other sources of funding (e.g., Summer FLAS, SSRC grants, AIIS
grants, Fulbright grants, Divisional funding). Applications that
show evidence of such efforts will be looked on more favorably than those that
do not. In addition, the level of COSAS funding is subject to change
based on the COSAS annual budget.
3) COSAS must abide by the Deans of Students'
decisions regarding a student's eligibility for COSAS funding. The terms
of a student's previous grant, residency status and other university guidelines
may affect these decisions. Especially note that some grants, including
some types of write-up grants (e.g. Mellon, Whiting, etc.), may restrict a
recipient from accepting further institutional funds. COSAS may also
consider a student's anticipated employment during the anticipated award
period. Students who have entered a fulltime academic career, for
example, generally are not viewed as eligible for COSAS support.
4) We encourage applicants to contact at least one
member of the Committee on Southern Asian Studies regarding their
proposal.
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Applications and recommendation forms are available
at:
http://southasia.uchicago.edu/cosas_fellowships.shtml
For information and questions, contact Irving Birkner
at ibirkner@uchicago.edu or 773-834-9994. The completed
application forms and all supporting documents are due no later than:
5:00 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Recommendations may be submitted online or to
Irving Birkner at ibirkner@uchicago.edu , by
regular mail, or by fax. Hard-copy mailings should be in envelopes
with the recommender's name across the seal.Faxed and emailed recommendations
should be sent directly from the recommender's fax machine or email account, so
the information may be verified if necessary. The application materials include
a form and instructions that can be emailed to faculty members.
Email: ibirkner@uchicago.edu
Fax:
773-702-1309
Mail:
Committee on Southern Asian Studies
Kelly Hall
104
5848 S. University Avenue
Chicago,
IL 60637
