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Saturday, November 14, 2009

Thailand: The Asian Scholarship Foundation (ASF)

Overview

Scholarization (2010 Asian Scholarship Foundation): The principal goal of the ASIA Fellows Awards is to increase the overall awareness of intellectual resources in the countries of Northeast Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia and to contribute to the growth of long-range capabilities for cross-regional knowledge sharing.

The Asian Scholarship Foundation (ASF) seeks to develop regional expertise, establish a multilateral network of Asian specialists from many disciplines, professional fields and countries, stimulate interdisciplinary research and inter-societal comparison, and contribute to new developments within existing area studies communities. The awards offer opportunities for outstanding young and mid-career Asian scholars, and professionals to gain knowledge of the countries in the region and an understanding of the contexts that shape global and regional issues through research. They enable the awardees to conduct research in a participating Asian country for six to nine months.

Eligibility

1. Citizens of and residents in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, the Republic of Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

2. Master’s/doctoral degree or equivalent professional training and experiences (minimum of 3 years of university teaching experiences for scholars or 5 years of work experience for professionals).

3. Applicants must be 45 years old or younger at the time of the application deadline. However, those up to 50 years old proposing to do research in the field of Humanities may be given special consideration.

4. Proficiency in English or in the language of the host country appropriate to the proposed research project.

5. Those who are currently enrolled in a degree program, or have just completed a degree program for less than one to two years will not be eligible to apply. Those who were a recipient of a Ford Foundation fellowship grant within the last two years prior to the application are also ineligible.


Conditions of award

1. The proposed research projects for the ASIA Fellows Awards can be carried out in only one participating country (except the applicant’s own) and under the following conditions:

a) No applicants can propose to conduct their research in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea or Taiwan.

b) Applicants from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore cannot undertake research in each other’s countries.

c) Applicants from Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan can only apply to conduct their research in Thailand, the ASF host country.

2. Any portion of the proposed project that will be undertaken in the applicant’s own country will not be funded under the ASIA Fellows Awards.

3. The proposed grant period must be between 6 to 9 months. Once awarded, a fellow is required to conduct research at the proposed host country throughout the grant period. Splitting of the grant period or conducting research in the applicant’s own country during the proposed grant period is not allowed under any circumstances.

4. While an applicant from South Asia or Southeast Asia may propose a research project in a country within his/her own region, preference is given to applicants who propose to conduct research in a region of Asia other than their own (e.g., an award to an Indian scholar or professional for research in China).

5. Applicants should not plan to conduct their research in a country with which their home country has a difficult diplomatic relationship because of the uncertainties of securing an affiliation and obtaining a research clearance and visa for a long-term stay.

6. It is preferable that invitation letter or e-mail to confirm affiliation from a host institution be obtained and submitted together with the application.

7. Fellowship awards are not for the purpose of completing requirements towards an academic degree (master’s thesis or doctoral dissertations).

Scholarship Benefits

1. Travel Allowance:
- Round-trip travel between home country and host country

2. Maintenance Allowance:
- In-country living allowance to cover housing and other expenses.
N.B. No travel nor living allowance will be provided for dependents

3. Limited Accident and Health Insurance

4. Field Trip/Language Training Allowance:
- For traveling within a host country, and a formal course on language training or with a private tutor in the host country

5. Research Allowance:
- For research-related costs, computer purchase and internet connectivity to communicate with colleagues, other ASIA Fellows, and to access the Asian Scholarship Foundation Website

6. Excess Baggage/Shipping Allowance

Selection procedures

Regional review committees composed of leading scholars from participating countries conduct an initial review of the applications. In mid-March, short-listed candidates are interviewed by the review committee at a meeting in Bangkok. (The Asian Scholarship Foundation covers the travel expenses of short-listed candidates.) The applications of recommended candidates are then forwarded to the multi-regional Board Management Committee which will make the final selection of ASIA Fellows Awards recipients in May 2010.

Application Deadline

All application materials must be received by the Asian Scholarship Foundation on or before January 15, 2010. The application form can be downloaded from the ASF website: http://www.asianscholarship.org/; or can be requested via e-mail: info@asianscholaship.org
Application form can be downloaded here or can be requested via

e-mail: info@asianscholaship.org

Asian Scholarship Foundation
Under the Royal Patronage of H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (ASF)
29 Vanissa Building, 4th Fl., Chidlom, Ploenchit Road
Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Tel.: (66) 2655-1615 to 7
Fax: (66) 2655-7977
E-mail: info@asianscholarship.org



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