The American Institute of Bangladesh Studies is
a consortium of U.S. universities and colleges
involved in research on Bangladesh. Our mission
is to improve the scholarly understanding of
Bangladesh culture and society in the United
States and to promote educational exchange
between the U.S. and Bangladesh. By sending
undergraduate and graduate students as well
as senior scholars to Bangladesh, we also promote
a better understanding of America in Bangladesh.
AIBS Fellowships
The American Institute of Bangladesh Studies announces
a new mid-year grant competition, for pre-dissertation, junior, and
senior grants. The deadline is July 15.
Visit the 'AIBS
Fellowships' page for more information and application forms.
AAS Award for Graduate Students
The South Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies announces
the 2010 competition for the best paper presented by a graduate student
at the annual conference of the AAS. The prize will recognize emerging
scholarship in the field, and foster intellectual exchange among junior
and senior scholars. The award of $100.00 and a certificate will be
presented at the 2011 Annual Conference of the AAS in Hawaii. The South
Asia Council of the AAS will also provide a sum of $300.00 to the winner
of the prize, to partially cover the cost of his or her travel to the
Hawaii Conference, where the winner will be recognized at the AAS
Graduate Student reception.
The Council encourages graduate students who presented papers at the
March 2010 conference in Philadelphia to submit their papers for
consideration. Papers on any aspect and region of South Asia will be
considered. Students must be registered in a doctoral program in order
to be considered for the Prize.
Please email your paper as an attachment to Matt Nelson
and Vinayak Chaturvedi by May 31, 2010. Papers
submitted to the Council after this deadline will not be considered.
AIBS signs a new Memorandum of Agreement with
the Government of Bangladesh
Congratulations to all who have assisted in this process!!
