South Asia Resources for Students-

Special Announcement - The South Asia Center has been awarded a supplemental FLAS for AY 2009-2010. Students who are alternates from the original competition will be considered for this award, AND new applications will be accepted until May 6, 2009. Application materials here.

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Grants and Fellowships

Scholarships

Frank F. Conlon Fellowship in South Asia Studies

The South Asia Center at the University of Washington announces, with pleasure, the inaugural competition for the Frank F. Conlon Fellowship in South Asian Studies. We invite applications from graduate students in all disciplines who are engaged in the study of South Asia and who will be enrolled at the University of Washington during the 2008-09 academic year. The award will be based on academic merit and financial need.

Professor Emeritus Frank F. Conlon taught history, international studies and comparative religion at the University of Washington from 1968 to 2002. An acknowledged authority in the field of South Asian history, Professor’s Conlon’s book, A caste in a changing world : the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmans, 1700-1935,  has won critical acclaim. Professor Conlon was the Director of the South Asia Center at UW for 12 years and played a key role in establishing the South Asia MA degree and the undergraduate South Asia track at the Jackson School of International Studies. Professor Conlon is a founding member and editor of the online discussion group H-ASIA. He is currently the President of H-Net. Professor Conlon continues to have an active research agenda and is working on multiple projects including bringing the story of the Chitrapur Saraswat’s upto the present and a history of Bombay.

The Frank F. Conlon Endowed Fellowship in South Asian Studies honors Professor Conlon’s contributions as a  memorable teacher, who “linked the everyday details of the lives of South Asians to a broad idea of “civilization” as a dynamic and changing phenomenon that shapes human lives and is shaped by human agency” and as a devoted educator, “who inspired his students to appreciate their learning about the history and culture of this vital area of the world, both for its inherent importance and as a mirror to a better understanding of their own culture and human legacies”. The fellowship is funded by generous donations from Ann and Harry Pryde, Marc H. Pryde, Natalie A. Pryde, and Frank and Joan Conlon.

Application Procedures:  To apply for the Conlon fellowship, please fill out the application form at: http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/file/conlon0910app.pdf and submit the application along with the required documents to: South Asia Conlon Fellowship, Box 353650, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195

Applicants for the Conlon fellowship must qualify for financial aid in the 2008-09 academic year. Applicants who have not yet applied for aid must submit their Financial Aid application (http://www.washington.edu/students/osfa/) before completing the Conlon fellowship application.

Application Deadline: May 20, 2008

One fellowship of $5,000 will be awarded in the 2008-2009 academic year.
Applicants will be notified of committee decision in early June, 2008.

• Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) available for the study of Hindi, Urdu, and Bengali. These fellowships are awarded by the United States Department of Education under the Title VI Program for International Studies. The South Asia Center of the Jackson School of International Studies will be offering these fellowships.

Study Abroad Opportunities
Programs at the University of Washington

• Ecology and Society in the Indian Himalayas: UW's New Program in Nainital, India. Learn Hindi, study ecology and agriculture, and work on local projects in the beautiful and remote Indian Himalaya

Programs at Other Institutions

• ACM
• American Institute of Indian Studies
• Antioch College
• Davidson
• Emory University and Drepung Loseling Monastery
• Iowa
• Missouri Southern State College
• Penn
• SIT
• University of Wisconsin

South Asian Student Associations at University of Washington

• Indian Students Association
• Pakistan Students Association
• South Asian Students Association

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