Individual projects

The Understanding Society Fellowship Programme enables researchers to take time out to focus on research projects based on the Study’s data. Funding is available for 12-month Fellowships to undertake a project based on Understanding Society data, with additional resource for follow up dissemination and impact generation activities.  Practical support will also be available from the Study team, for example, to advise on data and analysis plans and communication and impact strategies.

The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Public Impact Grants in Buddhist Studies support projects that make Buddhist Studies scholarship publicly accessible and improve general knowledge about Buddhist topics, including but not limited to art, texts, history, and practice. Projects must:  

Overview

The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Early Career Research Fellowships in Buddhist Studies support recent PhDs without tenure, providing release from other duties to work full time on the proposed project. The six- to nine-month fellowship may be used for research or writing. Priority is given to applicants who are unemployed, underemployed, or hold contingent positions. 

There are seventeen different one to two month fellowships administered by AAS. While some are for postdoctoral scholars, most of the fellowships are open to doctoral candidates engaged in dissertation research. Some fellowships are also open to independent researchers working on a scholarly project served by AAS collections.

All awards are for a period of residence to use the AAS library’s resources in Worcester, Massachusetts, for research and writing. 

Length of Term

One to two months during the period June 1 to May 31.

The Allan Martin Award is a research fellowship intended to assist early-career historians further their research in Australian history.

For more than 60 years, the American Institute of Indian Studies has provided funding for scholars to pursue knowledge about India.

AIIS fellows contribute to scholarship about and understanding of India through publications, teaching, presentations, exhibitions, educational programs, and service to the field of Indian studies.

Junior Research Fellowships