Assistance for Maui
Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the fires on Maui. Links for how to help and give support can be found at the bottom of the newsletter.
Join us TODAY for Our CSAS Fall Gathering
As we get the semester started and slowly get into the swing of our new schedules, please Join us TODAY for our Fall Gathering. Our J. Watumull Scholars Kavya Bhagawatula and Alia Jeraj look forward to sharing their research presentations.
TODAY: September 8, 2023
2 – 4pm, Tokioka Room 319 Moore Hall.
Please watch this space as well as our social media, website, and the UH News calendar for upcoming fall programming. which will include Bharatnatyam dance, films and more.
We look hope to see you at one of our events and wish you a great start to the semester.
– CSAS Director Anna Stirr and Coordinator Mari Martinez
FUNDING & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
In order by upcoming deadlines
Fellowship List for those Interested in National Security/Foreign Policy
For those interested in National Security/Foreign Policy Fellowships, a list is available. Please feel free to share far and wide. Applications will start opening up soon, so it’s good to get ahead of the application requirements (e.g. letters of rec, etc.). Many have a one month out from application deadlines! You can find the list through this link.
AIBS Bangladesh Conference: Critical Perspectives. In-Person Conference, April 11-12, 2024, University of Texas at Austin.
The American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS) and the South Asia Institute at the University of Texas at Austin will hold a conference on Bangladesh, focusing on scholarly examinations of different socio-politico-economic and cultural perspectives on Bangladesh.
All proposals must be submitted via the conference website: aibs.net/submit-abstract. There is a limit of one submission per registered author, except for co-authored submissions. For further information, please visit the conference website: aibs.net/submit-abstract. The AIBS and South Asia Institute strongly encourage graduate students to submit paper proposals. A limited number of travel fellowships may be available for graduate students.
The deadline for submitting a proposal is September 15th, 2023. Submit your proposal here: https://aibs.net/submit-abstract/
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program competition for the 2024-2025 year is now open. The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program gives U.S. citizens the opportunity to teach, research, and carry out professional projects around the world. College and university faculty, as well as artists and professionals from a wide range of fields can join the 400,000+ scholars who have come away with enhanced skills, new connections, and greater mutual understanding.
Those interested must submit an application by September 15, 2023. For additional information and to apply, visit this link.
Call for Papers: Sohbat-Yaji-Gathering: On the Frontiers of Asian Arts
The department of the History of Art at Yale University has a call for papers for the Second Biennial Graduate Student Sohbat-Yaji (i.e., gathering), to be held at Yale University on January 19-20, 2024, invites submissions from graduate students working on all areas of Asian art (for example, but not limited to Islamic, Buddhist, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese) and their diasporas (for example, in Al-Andalus, North and East Africa, Oceana) that focus on sites, materials, and histories, and engage with new and underrepresented geographies, archives, and methodologies.
Interested participants should submit a working title and a maximum 250-word abstract by Sept 15, 2023, to: singleslidesohbat@gmail.com.
For inquiries and more information contact singleslidesohbat@gmail.com.
The 23rd East-West Center International Graduate Student Conference
Conference Dates: February 15-17, 2024
Theme: Elucidating the Periphery: Rethinking Neglected Narratives and Novel Approaches. Historic events within this decade compelled scholars, practitioners, and artists to confront neglected issues concerning underrepresented communities and innovative practices – of or on the “periphery.” This conference seeks to highlight work, scholarly and otherwise, that illuminates the periphery. Historically, the periphery was used to describe nations outside of powerful ‘core’ countries, but the periphery is now broadly rearticulated to encompass underrepresented fields, backgrounds, peoples, geographies, and novel methodologies in the humanities, social sciences, arts, and the natural sciences. For more information visit their website: https://www.eastwestcenter.org/education/student-programs/current-ewc-students/international-graduate-student-conferenceFor any inquiries or questions regarding the conference, please connect with us at igsc@eastwestcenter.org
Submission Deadline: Saturday September 16, 2023 12am.
National Science Foundation
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM) Graduate Division in collaboration with the UHM Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship (OVPRS) would like to invite to invite you to the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) info session on September 21, 2023. We are privileged to host Dr. Christopher Hill, Program Officer, National Science Foundation. This session is open to all UH undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff. For more information about the GRFP visit: https://www.nsfgrfp.org/applicants/field-of-study/.
Date: September 21, 2023 | 9 am – 10:30 am | zoom link will be provided for registered participants.
For questions, please contact the OVPRS ovcrinfo@hawaii.edu
Academy Scholars program
The Academy Scholars Program of The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies identifies and supports outstanding scholars at the start of their academic careers whose work combines excellence in a social science discipline with a command of the language and knowledge or expertise of countries or regions outside of the United States or Canada.
Deadline: September 22, 2023 | More Information
AIIS Book Prize
To promote scholarship in South Asian Studies, the American Institute of Indian Studies awards two prizes each year for the best unpublished book manuscript on an Indian subject:The Edward Cameron Dimock, Jr. Prize in the Indian HumanitiesThe Joseph W. Elder Prize in the Indian Social SciencesA book subvention of $2500 is open to junior scholars who have received the PhD within the last eight years (2015 and after). This must be the first book by the author.
Application Deadline: September 30, 2023 | Learn more about the competition on our website.
South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA): Archival Creators Fellowship Program
SAADA’s Archival Creators Fellowship Program is inviting applications for the fifth cohort of SAADA’s Archival Creators Fellowship Program. This year’s fellowship theme is intersections. Three fellows will be selected for the 2024 cohort. This year’s fellowship is made possible with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Fellows will each receive a $5,000 stipend, $1,500 project budget, and $1,000 advisory group budget, along with travel expenses for the in-person convening in Philadelphia.
Fellowship application deadline: October 1, 2023
For more information and to apply visit:https://www.saada.org/fellowships/acfp2024
Academic WorldQuest Competition
A new volunteer opportunity for the upcoming year as part of a collaboration with the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council! PAAC is currently seeking 6-12 graduate students across all disciplines to participate as coaches for the local 2023-2024 Academic WorldQuest Competition from October 2023 – March 2024.The Academic WorldQuest Competition is a global trivia competition for high school students. In teams of four, students across the state of Hawai’i test their International IQ for a chance to win a trip to Washington, D.C. and compete in the Academic WorldQuest National Competition. If you would like to learn more about this opportunity or are already interested in signing up, visit this link to register for an upcoming information session. Please also feel free to email program@paachawaii.org with any questions about this opportunity.
LeadNext: Ambassadors for a Global Future
The Asia Foundation presents their dynamic new program focused on global citizenship for the 21st century. LeadNext builds a vibrant network of future leaders aged 18-25 from across Asia and the United States and supports their growth, impact, and capacity to address today’s greatest challenges. For more information about this virtual opportunity visit their website.Deadline: October 2, 2023 | More information: https://asiafoundation.org/what-we-do/exchanges/leadnext/
AAS Film Expo 2024 Call for Films
The Association for Asian studies (AAS) Annual Conference will take place March 14-17 in Seattle, Washington. We welcome the submission of films related to Asia produced by scholars and indeendent filmmakers. Criteria utilized in the selection process include, timeliness, broad apples to the scholarly community and quality of the filmmaking. In considering your submission, lease note that attendees viewing films may be seeking titles for reason, classroom use or for their institutional libraries. Approximately twenty to twenty-five films will be selected for screenings.
For programming consideration in the 2024 Film Expo, please complete an ONLINE FILM SUBMISSION FORM. Our selection committee reviews films through Vimeo, YouTube and secured website links accessible in North America.
Film submission deadline: Friday, October 6, 2023.
For more information visit: https://ceaps.illinois.edu/news/2023-08-18/call-films-aas-film-expo-2024
Cultural Heritage Funding: New MEAP Grants Available (2023-24)
The Modern Endangered Archives Program (MEAP) is a UCLA Library granting program. We fund projects that document, digitize, and make accessible endangered archival materials from the 20th and 21st Centuries. Collections focus on history, society, culture, and politics, with an emphasis on social justice, human rights activism, cultural production, indigenous experiences, and under-documented communities. Materials may include print, photography, film, audio, ephemera, and digital objects.
Increased Grant Amounts for all documentation and digitization awards.Planning Grants can now budget up to $20,000 for organization and inventory work; Project Grants up to $70,000 for digitization and metadata creation.
New Grant Opportunity. Regional Grants should be used to create digital collections that include cultural heritage materials from three or more institutions, families, or archival repositories but related to one theme, community or historical event.
Join us in the essential work of ensuring access to cultural heritage and communal memory.
All details available at https://meap.library.ucla.edu/applicants/how-to-apply
Preliminary Applications due November 13, 2023
AIIS Fellowships
The American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) invites applications from scholars from all disciplines who wish to conduct their research in India. Junior fellowships are given to doctoral candidates at universities in the U.S. to conduct research for their dissertations in India for up to eleven months. Senior long-term (six to nine months) and short-term (four months or less) fellowships are available for scholars who hold the Ph.D. degree. Scholarly/Professional development fellowships are available to scholars and professionals who have not previously worked in India. Creative and Performing Arts fellowships are available to practitioners of the arts of India. Eligible applicants include 1) U.S. citizens; and 2) citizens of other countries who are students or faculty members at U.S. colleges and universities (this rule does not apply to U.S. citizens).
Applications can be downloaded from the web site www.indiastudies.org. For more information please contact the American Institute of Indian Studies (773) 702-8638. Email: aiis@uchicago.edu. Web site: www.indiastudies.org. Application deadline: November 15, 2023.
Library Treasure Scholarships
The University of Hawaiʻi Library at Mānoa invites applications for the 2023-24 Library Treasures Scholarships. The scholarships promote the use of the Library’s collections, raise awareness about the educational values of our library’s unique holdings, and make use of the expertise of subject specialist librarians. Students in any discipline and at any level of study are invited to submit proposals of projects that involve the use of the UHM Library’s collections, and whose final outcome will result in the production of a research or creative piece. One may compete individually or form a team. In the case of a team, the scholarship will be split evenly among the team members. Scholarship: $500 per proposal.
Proposal submission deadline: Friday, November 24, 2023 (by midnight). Notification to scholarship recipients: Friday, December 15, 2023. Further information here.
Robert H N Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies
Launched in 2014, the Program in Buddhist Studies, administered by the American Council of Learned Societies, promotes the academic study of Buddhism and the dissemination of knowledge of Buddhism through support for dissertations, research, and writing, and by assisting institutions to establish new, tenure-track teaching positions. Annual symposia foster networks and knowledge sharing amongst scholars. More Information | Deadline: November 30, 2023
CAORC Multi – Country Research Fellowship
The Multi-Country Research Fellowship is now accepting applications! This fellowship enables US scholars to carry out trans-regional and comparative research in countries across the network of Overseas Research Centers (ORCs), as well as other countries.
The Multi-Country Research Fellowship has been running since 1993 and supports advanced research in the humanities, social sciences, and allied natural sciences for US doctoral candidates, who are ‘all but dissertation,’ and scholars who have earned their PhD or terminal degree. Scholars must carry out research in two or more countries outside the US, at least one of which must host a participating ORC. Applicants are eligible to apply as individuals or as teams and independent scholars are also eligble to apply. Twelve awards of $12,600 will be granted.
Each year the highest ranking Multi-Country Fellowship applicant will receive an additional $1,000 toward travel expenses through the Mary Ellen Lane Multi-Country Travel Award. The award is named after CAORC’s founding director, Dr. Mary Ellen Lane.
Minority scholars and scholars from Minority-Serving Institutions are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: December 6, 2023 | Applyhere. | Questions: fellowships@caorc.org
Asia Health Policy Postdoctoral Fellowship
APARC invites applications for our 2024-25 Asia Health Policy Postdoctoral Fellowship. We welcome submissions from candidates studying evidence-based health or healthcare policy of high relevance to low- and middle-income countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Applications are due by December 1, 2023Deadline: December 31 | More info: https://tinyurl.com/yukay7cj
Stanford Next Asia Policy Lab (SNAPL) Fellowships
Stanford Next Asia Policy Lab is offering one or two postdoctoral fellowships (two years in length) to begin in fall quarter 2024. Applications for these fellowships are due by December 1, 2023.
The Lab is also offering two visiting scholar positions to researchers from Asia. Applications for these positions close on March 1, 2024More Information
Asian Development Bank Visiting Fellow Program
Our Visiting Fellow Program allows researchers and academics to share their ongoing or recently completed economic research at ADB headquarters in Manila. Women and applicants from ADB developing member countries are encouraged to apply. Learn more about the program: https://ow.ly/282A50Pymkt
EVENTS
BDI Webinar on “50 Years of Bangladesh, Advances in Health”
The BDI Webinar series is pleased to offer a webinar on the history in advances in healthcare in Bangladesh over the past 50 years, with keynote speaker Dr. Mushtaque Raza Chowdhury, a faculty in Columbia University. He is the lead editor of the recently published book, 50 Years of Bangladesh, Advances in Health. Dr. Chowdhury was a close associate of Sir Fazle Abed, working with him as part of the BRAC’s management team for nearly four decades. Currently he is visiting Notre Dame University, USA, as a Research Fellow.
[Online] Erasing Borders Dance FestivalPresented by the Indo-American Arts Council. Immerse yourself in performances that celebrate the essence of being courageously creative. Performances by Prachi Saathi (Bharatanatyam), Pritam Das (Bharatanatyam), Hridya Haridas (Mohiniyattam), Krishnakshi Kashyap, and group: Sattriya
Urja Desai Thakore (Kathak).
The virtual portion of this event will be online Septembert 25, at 7pm EST. Online Virtual performance on IAAC Youtube and Facebook 7 PM EST.
For more information visit: https://iaac.us/erasing-borders-dance-festival-2023/
[In Person] Bharatanatyam Week: Co-sponsored by the Dance Program in the UHM Department of Theatre and Dance and the Edward A. “Skeep” Langhans Award.
ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Wednesday, September 27: 9:30 – 10:45am Dance Building StudioEvent: Bharatanatyam Dance WorkshopPresenter: Mesma Belsaré
Friday, Septemeber 29: 9:30 – 10:45am Dance Building StudioPresentation Title: Rhythms of expression: Exploring the importance and inherent challenges of emoting with Dr. Anita VallabhEvent: Dance Workshop | Description: The workshop explores the importance of expression while moving to a song. We will practice a few lines of Hindi film songs, semiclassical and classical songs and identify the challenges of synchronizing rhythms of facial expression with movement and learn how such a practice can enhance your emotional wellbeing.
Friday, September 29: 4pm – 5pm Dance Building Seminar Room Presentation Title: Intersection of Yoga and Dance with Dr. Anita VallabhEvent: Seminar/Lecture Presentation | Description: In this workshop we will explore how expressing traditional/mythological narratives combined with the five yogic principles of Non-violence, Truth, Non-stealing, Moderation and Non-greed help us navigate layers of complex emotions within us so we become more tender and resilient.
[Online] 18th Tasveer Film Festival
Tasveer Film Festival (also known as Tasveer South Asian Film Festival -TSAFF), in its 18th year, scheduled from October 12 to 22 in Seattle. This year’s TSAFF is extra special as it attained the status of the only Oscar-qualifying South Asian film festival in the world.We would love to share some of these groundbreaking films from South Asia and its diaspora through our Virtual Film Fest, scheduled from Oct 16 to 22.Students and members receive discounted passes for our Film Festival. Check our Virtual Fest Pass and student discounts.
*Become a Tasveer Member and get an additional 25% off your pass price! Click here to Become a Tasveer Member
JOBS
Positions open until filled unless otherwise noted.
Assistant Professor in South Asian Religions, Santa Clara UniversityThe department of Religious Studies at Santa Clara University in California is conducting a search for an Assistant Professor in South Asian Religions position this Fall.
Deadline: September 10, 2023
Librarian for South and Southeast Asia, Harvard UniversityThe Harvard College Library at Harvard University is advertising for a Librarian for South and Southeast Asia. Details are available here.
Deadline: September 15, 2023
Modern South Asia, Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth Colleges is advertising for the position of Assistant Professor, Modern South Asia. More information can be found here.
Review of Applications Begins: September 16, 2023
College of letters and science, University of Wisconsin- Madison TheUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison is advertising for the full-time position of Asst. Professor of Southeast Asian Studies and Social Justice.More information can be found here: Job number 282866-fa: https://tinyurl.com/mufsjffc
Deadline: October 1, 2023
Assistant Professorship in Islamicate South Asia, University of Chicago University of Chicago’s South Asian Languages and Civilizations department is advertising an Assistant Professorship in Islamicate South Asia. Details are available here: https://apply.interfolio.com/129027
Deadline: October 25, 2023Director of the India Center,
University of Central Florida University of Central Florida is advertising for the position of Director of the India Center. More Information is available here.
Professor in Hindi, University of Washington The Department of Asian Languages & Literature at the University of Washington seeks to appoint a full-time Assistant Teaching Professor in Hindi. More information can be found here:
Interfolio: http://apply.interfolio.com/130043
UW: https://ap.washington.edu/ahr/position-details/?job_id=121417
Priority Given to applications received before November 1.
Assistance for Maui
Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the fires on Maui.
The banyan tree in the background of the image above was a gift shipped from India 150 years ago, and is located in central Lahaina town. It still stands after the fires.
Here are some verified ways to donate to relief funds:Hawaii Community Foundation MAUI STRONG FUND: https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong
Hawaii Salvation Army: https://hawaii.salvationarmy.org/
Kakoo Maui Fund: https://www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/kakoomaui
Aloha United Way: https://www.auw.org/
Maui Mutual Aid: bit.ly/mauimutualaide Maui Food Bank: https://mauifoodbank.org/
UH Foundation Urgent Student Relief: https://giving.uhfoundation.org/funds/12949504?appealCode=24AG6
UH Foundation Urgent Faculty & Staff Relief: https://giving.uhfoundation.org/funds/13035204?appealCode=24AG7Nearest Foodland: https://foodland.com/store-locations/Hawaii Restaurant Association (assisting with evacuees on Ohau):https://hawaiirestaurant.org/