The American Institute of Bangladesh Studies offers short-term grants to graduate students pursuing studies of Bangladesh funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs through the Council of American Overseas Research Centers. All scholars must plan to carry out research in Bangladesh, however research in a country other than Bangladesh or the US at this time will be considered. You may include a secondary plan for research in a third country on the chance the travel advisory changes by the time you conduct your research (include the secondary plan in the narrative of your proposal).
All applicants must be:
1. Enrolled/employed/affiliated with a US or non-US academic institution
2. US Citizen (unfortunately, US Permanent Residents are not eligible)
Each Pre-Dissertation Fellowship applicant must:
- be an individual member of AIBS (click here for membership information) and
- have completed at least one year of graduate study in a recognized PhD granting institution and
- enrolled in a graduate program but not yet at the dissertation research or writing stage
The grant provides a stay of between 2 and 4 months in Bangladesh or a non-U.S. country (fund cannot be used domestically in the U.S.) that may be used for language study, resource development, or network building to aid in the completion of a competitive dissertation proposal in some way related to Bangladesh. Your application must demonstrate how the period spent in Bangladesh or a non-U.S. country will enhance your dissertation research and benefit your long-term career goals.
Please contact us if you are interested in conducting your fellowship in a country with travel advisories between levels 2-4. Additionally, fellows must propose research in a country other than the one they are currently residing or working in (for example, if a US scholar resides in the United Kingdom, he/she cannot submit a proposal to conduct research in London).
The award is for $3,000, plus traveler’s insurance and economy round trip air transportation. Airfare must be Fly America compliant, and AIBS will assist in booking travel.
Click here to go to the on-line fellowship application or cut and paste the following link into a new browser. (https://orcfellowships.smapply.org/prog/BQzRfd8Qcg4kv8qz5QZq)
In order to start the on-line application, you will need to set up an account (if you don’t already have one). Go to the right hand side of the page to create an account.
Note: Clicking on the American Institute of Bangladesh Studies link (in blue) will provide you with the same information that you can find here on the website about AIBS fellowships. You must create an account before applying.
Visit the main Fellowship page for more information on the application process.
The deadline for submitting an application is January 15, 2025 (11.59 PM US EST).
