SUMITRO FELLOWS
GRANTS: 2008 GRANT APPLICATIONS
Deadline November 2, 2007
The United States Indonesia Society (USINDO) invites applications
for its 2008 travel/study grant for post-doctoral scholars, Ph.D.
candidates, senior academics, and otherwise professionally qualified
candidates to engage in field research in Indonesia on an economic
or political-economic topic. This grant is available to United
States citizens and permanent residents in the United States with a
specific project relating to the political economy of Indonesia. The
Indonesian Sumitro Fellowship is open to an Indonesian citizen with
a project related to the Indonesian-United States
relationship. Previous travel to, and experience in, Indonesia or
the United States (for Indonesian Sumitro applicants) is desirable
but not necessarily a requirement. The deadline for the 2007
Sumitro Fellows Applications is Friday, November 2, 2007.
The Sumitro Fellows program honors Dr. Sumitro Djojohadikusumo,
Indonesia's senior economist and advisor to USINDO, who passed away
on March 9, 2001. An architect of Indonesia's modern economy,
Professor Sumitro headed the faculty of economics at the University
of Indonesia, and was later a minister of trade and minister of
state for research. Professor Sumitro was also the driving force
behind a 1950's program of the Ford Foundation which sent Indonesian
economists to U.S. academic institutions for advanced degrees. Many
attended the University of California at Berkeley and the group came
to be known as the "Berkeley Mafia" when its members assumed many
key cabinet posts in subsequent decades.
The Sumitro Fellows grants for the 2008 application cycle are
$10,000 each. Sumitro Fellows Application Guidelines for 2008
Eligibility: Applicants for the US Sumitro Fellowship must be
United States citizens or permanent residents in the United States
with a specific project on Indonesia's political
economy. Applications outside the scope of economics or political
economy will not be considered. Applicants for the Indonesian
Sumitro Fellowship must be Indonesian citizens with a
specific project on any aspect of the Indonesian-US relationship.
Applications related strictly to American topics or on non-US or
non-Asian themes will not be considered. Applicants will be
considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age and/or
physical impairment.
Language Proficiency: Please note that though not compulsory, prior
study of Bahasa Indonesia is helpful in conducting field
research. Applicant should indicate on the application form if and
at what level the language has been studied, both formally and
informally. Indonesian applicants must be capable of advanced study
in English. Evidence of English fluency may be demonstrated by
TOEFL scores.
Notification: USINDO will announce the winner in December, 2007.
Application Materials:
Application Form: Please submit a completed and signed application
form (available at
www.usindo.org).
Field Research Abstract: Please provide a one to five page
single-spaced abstract of your intended research.
Curriculum Vitae or Resume: Please submit a resume or curriculum
vitae (not to exceed ten pages) providing full citations of all
publications, with most recently published items listed first.
References: Please submit two letters of support. One letter must
be from a dissertation advisor, senior faculty member or other
comparable advisor.
Waiver of Responsibility: Please submit a signed waiver of
responsibility (available at
www.usindo.org).
Supplemental Information: In addition to the above information, the
review committee will consider supplemental information such as
writing samples, course syllabi, etc. Materials will only be
returned if a self-addressed return envelope with proper postage is
included. Faculty members and lecturers are asked to submit course
syllabi that do not exceed five pages.
Mailing Instructions: Please mail all application materials by
November 2, 2007 to:
Tom Spooner
Education Officer
The United States-Indonesia Society (USINDO)
1625 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 550
Washington D.C. 20036
For a complete application visit our website at
www.usindo.org
**********************************************
Postgraduate
study in China for SE Asian students
The Ecological Evolution Lab at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanic
Garden is inviting applications for postgraduate study from
Southeast Asian students. Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG),
Yunnan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a comprehensive research
institution focused on biodiversity conservation and sustainable
uses of plant resources, with emphases on forest ecosystem ecology,
conservation biology and resource plant development. The Ecological
Evolution lab at XTBG will be led by Dr. Charles Cannon, is newly
established at XTBG, and is assembling an international team of
researchers at various levels.
XTBG is part of the Chinese Academy of Science and is an accredited
to award MSc and PhD degrees. Currently, we are seeking applicants
from Southeast Asian countries, who would receive a special
scholarship. Please spread the word to any students or colleagues
who might be interested. Applicants can send email inquiries to
chuck@xtbg.ac.cn or cskua1@gmail.com.
A description of the program can be found at the following website:
http://en.xtbg.ac.cn/n28c47.aspx
**********************************************
Educational opportunities in Southeast Asia:
Southeast Asian Service Leadership Network (SEALNet). This summer,
we are holding community service and leadership projects in five
Southeast Asian countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines,
Thailand, and Vietnam). SEALNet was founded in 2004 at Stanford
University. Our mission is to create a cross-cultural network
between students and professionals interested in Southeast Asian
developmental issues. Our goal is to empower students to create
positive change both by participating in service leadership
projects and by inspiring other students to become leaders in their
own communities. Please visit our website at
http://www.sealnetonline.org
SEALNET Flyer
**********************************************
DARMASISWA
Scholarship program
DARMASISWA is a scholarship program offered to all foreign students
from countries with which Indonesia has friendly relations, to study
Indonesian language, arts, music and crafts. Participant can choose
to study at any universities and colleges participating in the
program.
The main purpose of the Darmasiswa program is to arouse and foster
interest in the language and culture of Indonesia among citizens of
friendly countries. It has also been designed to reciprocate
scholarship programs provided by other countries for Indonesian
citizens and provide stronger cultural links with these nations.
The DARMASISWA program is essentially a "non-degree" program
undertaken within or less than a year. The participants are
prohibited from engaging in any political and/or business activities
which may result in destabilizing government programs or lead to
personal profit/gain.
More information:
http://www.darmasiswa.depdiknas.org/english/index.php
**********************************************
** MIDWEST CONFERENCE ON ASIAN AFFAIRS - CALL FOR PAPERS
The East Asian Studies Program at Washington University will host
the 56th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs
on October 19-21, 2007 on the Washington University campus. The MCAA
seeks to encourage scholarly interchange between Asianists located
in the Midwest and promote Asian studies both at the university and
the secondary and primary levels.
Proposals are solicited for panels, roundtables, and individual
papers in all fields dealing with East, South, and Southeast Asia,
the Asian Diaspora, and topical and comparative panels. Faculty,
graduate, and undergraduate students, as well as independent
Asianists, are encouraged to participate and attend.
Proposals are due May 31, 2007. Persons presenting papers
must be members of MCAA and should pre-register by August 1, 2007.
For details on how to submit a proposal and for additional
information
about this meeting, please visit the 56th Annual MCAA website:
http://artsci.wustl.edu/~eas/mcaa/ or email mcaa@artsci.wustl.edu
**********************************************
Graduate
Fellowships for International Students
Here are some websites that may be useful:
http://www.yale.edu/iefp/fellowships/by_category/nonUS_citizen.htm
AAUW International Fellowship: www.aauw.org
PEO International Peace Fellowship: www.peointernational.org/projects/
Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund:
http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/HRS/yournet.nsf/
Ford International Fellowship:
http://www.fordfound.org/news/more/11272000ifp/index.cfm
Please note that three of these awards are for women only.
The Organization of American States also has funding for students
from
member countries. There's Fulbright and many more that are open to
both
domestic and international students, depending on field of study,
but of
course they are harder to pin down. Many of the government agencies'
dissertation award competitions are open to international students,
even if
their predoc awards are not. There is a database that allows one to
filter for citizenship eligibility, but it's by subscription.
IIE has a book on funding for international students, but it is very
outdated.
Another good website to visit:
www.iefa.org
**********************************************
