American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS) has announced the results for the 2023-24 professional developments and graduate students’ fellowships for Bangladesh studies.
Professional Development Fellowship is offered to: Dr. Mohammad Tareq Hasan, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Dhaka.
As a visiting fellow Professor Hasan will work with Professor Lamia Karim at the University of Oregon to develop research agenda, utilize library facilities, and receive hands-on training on academic writing and publication.
AIBS also offered graduate student research fellowships to seven Bangladeshi Ph.D. students studying in U.S. universities:
List of recipients:
Saadia Ashrafi, University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne
Samira Bashar, University of Texas at Austin
Robayt Khondoker, University of Texas at Austin
Pervez Rahman, Middle Tennessee State University
Mania Taher, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Salwa Hoque, New York University
Sharif Wahab, Indiana University Bloomington
Through its program of fellowships, AIBS seeks to advance Bangladesh studies by increasing professional development opportunities for Bangladeshi academics and supporting cutting edge research on Bangladesh.
Ali Riaz, President of the AIBS, said that ‘we are pleased to see that we received far more applications for AIBS Graduate Student Fellowships than we have seen in quite a while, a reflection of the recent robust growth of the field of Bangladesh Studies in the US.’ He hoped that in the coming years the AIBS will be able to expand the fellowship programs.
The American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS) is consortium of institutions of higher learning in the United States aimed at promoting scholarly understanding between Bangladesh and the United States. This is the only umbrella organization in the United States that brings together universities working on and about Bangladesh. Currently, 28 universities are members of the AIBS. AIBS has also signed memorandums of understanding for cooperation with 25 Bangladeshi universities. AIBS is a member of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC). CAORC is a private not-for-profit federation of 22 independent overseas research centers that promote advanced research, particularly in the humanities and social sciences.