Deadline- January 15, 2013
The United States-Indonesia Society(USINDO) is seeking applications for the Sumitro Fellows Program, to honors Dr. Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, Indonesia’s senior economist and co-founder of USINDO, who passed away in 2001. An architect of Indonesia’s modern economy, Professor Sumitro headed the faculty of economics at the University of Indonesia, and was later a Minister of Trade and Minister of State for Research.
The Sumitro Fellows Program is a $10,000 travel/study grant for post-doctoral scholars, PhD candidates, senior academics, and otherwise professionally qualified candidates to engage in field research.
Eligibility–
- American Applicants for the Sumitro Fellowship must be United States citizens or permanent residents in the United States with a specific project on Indonesia’s political economy.
- Indonesian Applicants for the Sumitro Fellowship must be Indonesian citizens with a specific project on any aspect of the Indonesian-U.S. bilateral relationship.
- Please note that though not compulsory, prior study of Bahasa Indonesia is helpful in conducting field research. American applicants should indicate on the application form if and at what level the language has been studied, both formally and informally. Indonesian applicants must be capable of advanced study in English. Evidence of English fluency may be demonstrated by TOEFL scores. Indonesians who have graduated from a US institution of higher learning, or from such institution in an English-speaking country, are exempt from this requirement.
- Applicants/scholars who intend to publish their work in some form will be improving their applications. Previous travel to, and experience in, Indonesia or the United States is desirable but not required.
Documents must be attached–
- Application Form-Please submit a completed and signed application form.
- Field Research Abstract– Please provide a one to five page single-spaced abstract of your intended research.
- Curriculum Vitae or Resume– Please submit a curriculum vitae (not to exceed 10 pages) or resume providing full citations of all publications, with the most recently published item listed first.
- Recommendation Letters– Two (2) recommendation letters are required. One recommendation letter must be from a dissertation advisor, senior faculty member, or other comparable advisor. Please advise referees to send the recommendation letter directly to email address provided in website . Applicants have the responsibility of requesting and reminding their referees to directly send their recommendation letters by the required deadline.
- Waiver of Responsibility– Please submit a signed waiver of responsibility
- Supplemental Information– In addition to the above information, the review committee will consider supplemental information such as writing samples, course syllabi, etc. Faculty members and lecturers are welcome to submit course syllabi that do not exceed five pages.
Countries/Region- US, Indonesia
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