Apply for SAC Funding

Application Opens: November 1, 2024
Application Deadline: January 31, 2025

NOTE: Do NOT use this application for FLAS fellowships. Learn more about FLAS here.

The South Asia Center uses a single application to select recipients for three fellowship and scholarship opportunities. By submitting this application, you will be considered for up to all three of the opportunities listed below, depending on your eligibility. Applicants should familiarize themselves with the eligibility requirements of each fellowship or scholarship.

• Frank F. Conlon Fellowship in South Asian Studies
• Indian American Community Services Scholarship for the Study of South Asia
• S. Rao and Usha Varanasi Endowed Scholarship for Studies of India

Applicants to the M.A. Program in South Asia Studies, as well as applicants to FLAS Fellowships from the South Asia Center, are automatically considered for these funding opportunities, and should not submit an application here.

Who should use this application?

• Current or prospective UW students who meet the eligibility requirements of at least one of the opportunities listed above

Who should not use this application?

• New applicants to the M.A. Program in South Asia Studies
• Applicants to South Asia Center FLAS Fellowships

Application Materials

• A written proposal of approximately two single-spaced pages (1000 words) detailing your academic plan and how the fellowship/scholarship fits in with your education and/or career plans
• Official or unofficial transcripts from all colleges or universities attended
• Financial need
• Two letters of recommendation

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To apply, click the link below and select South Asia Center Funding Application. The application portal will be available starting November 1, 2024.

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