[Singapore] NUS ASEAN Research Scholarships

Deadline: 15 December 2005

The Asia Research Institute of NUS invites applications from ASEAN citizens (except Singaporeans) enrolled for a fulltime advanced degree at a university in an ASEAN country for consideration as ASEAN Research Scholars. These fellowships are offered to students working in the Humanities and Social Sciences on Asian topics, and will allow the recipients to be based at NUS for a period of three months. The aim of the fellowships is to enable scholars to make full use of the wide range of resources held in the libraries of NUS and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Scholars will be expected to commence on 1 May 2006.

Successful candidates can expect the following benefits:

a. A monthly allowance of SGD$1750 (Inclusive of housing allowance).
b. A one time travel subsidy of up to SGD$1000 on a reimbursement basis upon being accepted for the fellowship.
c. Access to library and computer resources on campus.

Applicants are invited to email/facsimile/mail their curriculum vitae, a 2-page outline of their research proposal in English (this may be accompanied by a longer statement in a Southeast Asian language) to the address below by 15 December 2005. Arrangements should also be made by which at least two letters of reference, one of which is from your principal supervisor, are sent confidentially to the same address by the same deadline.

The research proposal must include the following details:

1) how the fellowship will contribute to the research;
2) the types of sources to be consulted in Singapore;
3) proposed work plan during the fellowship.

You can look forward to excellent library and internet computer facilities at NUS' main library (http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/) and the library at the Institute of South East Asian Studies (ISEAS) [http://www.iseas.edu.sg/library.html] to facilitate your research for the dissertation. NUS' main library has 2 million volumes covering all topics while ISEAS' library has 200,000 on South East Asian topics, half of which are in South East Asian languages.

The Invitation for the next programme in May 2006 (closing date 15 December 2005) is open and accessible at: http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/appoint/aseanscholarship.htm

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