There are many other granting agencies that provide fellowships in order to conduct work in Pakistan. The following list represents some additional options for funding for pre-doctoral candidates, post-doctoral candidates and scholars interested in working on material related to Pakistan.
The South Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies announces the 2010 competition for the best paper presented by a graduate student at the annual conference of the AAS. The prize will recognize emerging scholarship in the field, and foster intellectual exchange among junior and senior scholars. The award of $100.00 and a certificate will be presented at the 2011 Annual Conference of the AAS in Hawaii. The South Asia Council of the AAS will also provide a sum of $300.00 to the winner of the prize, to partially cover the cost of his or her travel to the Hawaii Conference, where the winner will be recognized at the AAS Graduate Student reception.
The Council encourages graduate students who presented papers at the March 2010 conference in Philadelphia to submit their papers for consideration. Papers on any aspect and region of South Asia will be considered. Students must be registered in a doctoral program in order to be considered for the Prize.
Please email your paper as an attachment to Matt Nelson and Vinayak Chaturvedi by May 31, 2010. Papers submitted to the Council after this deadline will not be considered.
ANHS Senior Fellowship Program 2010: The Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (ANHS) invites applications for support of short term research or other scholarly projects that will advance knowledge of the Himalaya-Karakoram-Hindukush mountain regions. Applicants should be at the postdoctoral level or have equivalent professional experience. The fellowship will support work focusing on any aspect of Himalayan studies. The application deadline is April 1, 2010 with an anticipated award date of May 1, 2010. The project or research must be completed by May 2011.
Falak Sufi Memorial Prize: With the aim of contributing to the vibrancy of the study of humanities and social sciences in Pakistan, Pakistani students will be annually invited to compose research papers of high academic quality.
CAORC: The Council of American Overseas Research Centers develops and administers programs in collaboration with our member Centers and affiliated partners.
George F. Dales: no website, write to George F. Dales Foundation, PO Box 7235, Berkeley, CA
NED: The National Endowment for Democracy is a private, nonprofit organization created in 1983 to strengthen democratic institutions around the world through nongovernmental efforts.
NEH: National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities.
NSF: The National Science Foundation is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense."
Paul & Daisy Soros Foundation: The purpose of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields.
SSRC: The Social Science Research Council is an independent, nonprofit international organization founded in 1923. It nurtures new generations of social scientists, fosters innovative research, and mobilizes necessary knowledge on important public issues.
Wenner-Gren: The Wenner-Gren Foundation has two major goals - to support significant and innovative anthropological research into humanity's biological and cultural origins, development and variation and to foster the creation of an international community of research scholars in anthropology.
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