Asian Public Intellectuals (API) Fellowships Program provides grant to successful applicants to carry out a project during the fellowship period of one month to one year in a country or countries participating in the API Fellowships Program (currently confined to Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand).
Themes
- Changing Identities and Their Social, Historical, and Cultural Contexts
- Reflections on the Human Condition and the Search for Social Justice
- Globalization: Structures, Processes, and Alternatives
Goals
The API Fellowships Program aims to:
- Create and nurture a community of public intellectuals in Asia;
- Promote mutual learning among Asian public intellectuals; and
- Contribute to the growth of public spaces in which effective responses to regional needs can be generated.
In selecting Fellows, the API Fellowships Program will favor those whose projects address critical issues in the region, use creative and multidisciplinary approaches, and have some element of advocacy.
API Senior Fellowships and API Fellowships
The fellowships are offered under two categories: API Senior Fellowships and API Fellowships.
The API Senior Fellowships are meant for those with an established track record as a public intellectual and who are at least 40 years of age, as of August 31, 2011. The fellowship period should be a minimum of one month to a maximum of twelve months in up to four of the countries participating in the API Fellowships Program (Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand).
The API Fellowships are for those under 40 years of age as of August 31, 2011. The fellowship period should be a minimum of four months to a maximum of twelve months in one or two of the countries participating in the API Fellowships Program (Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand).
For both categories, the fellowship period must be continuous and the minimum period of visit to a country where the proposed research project/or professional activities are conducted is one month and cannot include the native country or country of residence.
Fellowship Provisions
– A stipend and housing allowance during the fellowship period. The amount varies by country and the length of the fellowship.
– International transportation costs for one round trip.
– Domestic transportation allowance.
– Research allowance to cover computer costs, field expenses, books, translation fees, etc.
– Travel insurance during the fellowship period.
Last date for submitting the applications is August 31, 2011
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