Deadline: 5 January 2025
The American Institute for Indonesian Studies (AIFIS) invites applications from graduate and post-graduate researchers who are US citizens/permanent residents and wish to pursue research activities in Indonesia.
Funding Information
- They are offering 5 fellowships of US$6,000 for each scholar to conduct a minimum of 6-weeks research in any field of contemporary and traditional Indonesian Studies.
Eligible Project
- AIFIS encourages applications for projects that foreground collaboration with Indonesian counterparts as well as that produce open source content for public dissemination and/or curriculum development.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must meet all of the following requirements and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin and/or disability.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
- Must either be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program or hold a Ph.D. or equivalent professional degree (post-doc).
- It is recommended that candidates have significant facility in Indonesian language.
Application Requirements
- Once an application is submitted it cannot be resubmitted or edited.
- Degree candidates who will obtain their doctoral or equivalent professional degree by May 2025 and plan to use the fellowship for post-degree research should apply as a post-graduate scholar.
- If you are a U.S. citizen degree candidate studying abroad, please send unofficial transcripts and a letter from the registrar stating that you are registered in a doctoral or equivalent advanced degree program.
- Award notifications will be made available to each applicant via email and through the Apply portal. Expect results in January 2025.
- Fellows are advised that it can take up to six months to obtain the necessary research clearance and should plan accordingly. If you are planning to conduct research travel in the spring or summer of 2025, they recommend beginning the MOU process between your home and host institutions as soon as possible.
- Due to the variable nature of permit and visa processing times in Indonesia, AIFIS recommends waiting to purchase international flights until after the research permit and visa are issued, or to purchase easily changeable flight reservations. AIFIS is not responsible for any loss of flight ticketing due to delays in the issuance of permits and visas.
- AIFIS reserves the right to decline fellowship funding for any any unethical use of funding and/or attempt to circumvent Indonesian protocols for the issuance of research permits and visas.
- AIFIS does not advise fellows on tax questions concerning their stipend.
For more information, visit AIFIS.
