Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program

Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program

The CAORC Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program supports advanced regional or transregional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences for US doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned their PhD. Preference will be given to candidates examining comparative and/or cross-regional research. Scholars must carry out research in two or more countries outside the US, at least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center. Approximately eight awards of up to $10,500 each will be given each year.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• be a US citizen. Proof of citizenship (photocopy of passport) must be shown upon award notification;
• have a PhD or be a doctoral candidate who has completed all PhD requirements with the exception of the dissertation;
• be engaged in the study of and research in the humanities, social sciences, and allied natural sciences;
• seek to conduct research of regional or trans-regional significance in two or more countries outside the US, one of which must host a participating American overseas research center (AORC). Please note travel is currently restricted by the U.S. Department of State to the following AORC countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan (senior scholars may be permitted to travel to Lahore and Islamabad subject to approval), and Yemen.

Applications

Applications for the Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program are now available atorcfellowships.fluidreview.com.

The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2018 and announcements are expected to be made by the end of April 2018. More information can be found here. 

NEH Senior Research Fellowship Program

NEH Senior Research Fellowship Program

The CAORC National Endowment for the Humanities Senior Research Fellowship Program supports advanced research in the humanities for US postdoctoral scholars, and foreign national postdoctoral scholars who have been residents in the US for three or more years. Fellowship stipends are $4,200 per month for a total of four months.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• carry out research in a country which hosts a participating American overseas research center. Eligible countries for 2018 are: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Cyprus, Georgia, Indonesia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Senegal, Sri Lanka or Tunisia;
• be postdoctoral scholars;
• be US citizens or foreign nationals who have been residents in the US for three years prior to the application deadline.

Applications

Applications for the NEH Senior Research Fellowship Program are now available atorcfellowships.fluidreview.com.

The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2018 and announcements are expected to be made by the end of April 2018. More information can be found here. 

Genocide and Justice

Genocide and Justice:  The Ongoing Search for Truth and Accountability for the 1965-1966 Indonesian Mass Killings

Coming up in New York City, a lecture on the 1965 atrocities in Indonesia.  For more information, click here.

Fifty-two years ago, in the wake of an alleged coup attempt known as the September 30th Movement, the Indonesian Army launched a campaign of mass murder against supporters of the Indonesian Communist Party and its affiliated organizations, killing an estimated 500,000 unarmed civilians, imprisoning hundreds of thousands more, and bringing to power General Suharto, who ruled Indonesia for 32 years before his ouster in 1998.

This talk will explore recent efforts to research the mass killings in Indonesia as well as ongoing campaigns for truth and accountability, nearly twenty years after Suharto’s ouster. It will argue that, amidst a resurgence of “anti-communist” campaigns and repression, the success of both is crucial for the stability of Indonesia’s fragile democracy.

Solo, Solitude Screening with Filmmakers at Cornell

Date/Time: October 16, 2017 - 7:00pm
Location: Willard Straight Theatre, Cornell University 

Riots break out in Indonesia in July 1996, and Wiji is suspected of dissident activities. He flees Solo for Borneo, thousands of miles away, and has to decide between the fear of detection and the desire to return home to his wife and children. A sensitive portrait of living with dignity under tyranny, where the mundane poetry of everyday life coexists with the pain of emotional exile. Based on the life of major Indonesian dissident-poet Wiji Thukul. Nominated for the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.

For more information, click here

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi Speaking in NYC

Date/Time: September 25 2017 - 4:15pm
Location: Asia Society, 725 Park Ave. New York, NY 10021

The Asia Society will host Her Excellency Retno Marsudi, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Indonesia, for an address on "a Global Ecosystem of Peace and Stability," followed by a moderated discussion with Daniel Russel of the Asia Society Policy Institute. Minister Marsudi will provide insight into Indonesia's vision towards regional peace and stability in the face of current challenges.

The Asia Society has generously offered a number of complimentary tickets to NYSEAN members.  To reserve your ticket, please contact Mr. Sanjeev Sherchan at SSherchan@AsiaSociety.org

For more information, click here.

Sumarsam Honored by Indonesian Ministry of Culture and Education

Wesleyan Professor, author, and gamelan master, Sumarsam, is being offered an award by the Indonesian Ministry of Culture and Education for his achievements in developing gamelan and sharing Indonesian culture.  For more information, click here.

Sumarsam, who is celebrating his 45th year at Wesleyan, teaches conference participants about gamelan. (Photo by Olivia Drake)