Job Opportunity: Asian Research Center for International Development (ARCID)

Position announced at Mae Fah Luang University in the Asian Research Center for International Development (ARCID), School of Social Innovation.

Academic Qualification: A Master’s degree or higher in social sciences 

Job Description: The candidate will on work on the relations between Southeast Asia and China. He/she must be good in English and speak one of the Southeast Asian languages. Preference will be given to a candidate who has some experiences working on the Mekong region and/ or China 

Interested candidates should send the following: 

• His/her CV (In English),
• Two to three letters of recommendation,
• A short statement (2-3 pages) about his/her research background and interests and samples of English publication, if any, 

To ARCID by post (School of Social Innovation ,Mae Fah Luang University, 4th floor, Building E1, Thasud, Muang District, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand) or by email (yarinda.bec@mfu.ac.th or arcid.social-innovation.school@mfu.ac.th) The candidate will be offered a competitive salary package. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.  For more information please visit our Facebook page: 

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BASAbali Fundraising Campaign

BASAbali is an interesting and innovative project working to sustain traditional Balinese language and culture.  Please see their website for more information about how this project is developing.  

They are currently developing a new fundraising campaign to help support their work.  More information about this campaign can be found here.  Please donate if you can!

Association for Asian Studies Conference 2019

The Association for Asian Studies is now accepting proposals for the 2019 conference in Denver, CO at the Sheraton Hotel.  Please follow the link for more information!

FY 2018 Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program

Deadline, July 5, 2018

The International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office at the U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the opening of the competition for the fiscal year 2018 Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program.

The GPA Program provides grants to institutions and private, nonprofit educational entities that organize programs for K–12 teachers, college students, and faculty to engage in short-term or long-term overseas projects focused on training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies. GPA short-term projects include seminars, curriculum development, and group research or study. GPA long-term projects support advanced intensive overseas programs that focus on languages, the humanities, or social sciences.

IFLE expects to make 25 new awards totaling $2.7 million under the FY 2018 GPA competition. The application is now available at www.grants.gov. The deadline to submit an application is July 5, 2018.

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowships

Competition now open! Deadline to apply: July 2, 2018

The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The program is designed to deepen research knowledge and increase the study of modern foreign languages, cultural engagement, and area studies not generally included in U.S. curricula. 

 Program Features:  

The institutional project period is 18 months. Students may request funding for a period of no less than six months and no more than 12 months. Funds support travel expenses to and from the residence of the fellow and the country or countries of research; maintenance and dependent allowances based on the location of research for the fellow and his or her dependent(s); an allowance for research related expenses overseas; and health and accident insurance premiums. Projects may focus on one or more of the following geographic areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near East, Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (excluding the United States and its territories).

Eligible Applicants:
Institutions of higher education (IHEs) in the United States are eligible to apply for grants under this program. As part of the application process, students submit individual applications to the IHE. The IHE then submits all eligible individual student applications with its grant application to the U.S. Department of Education. A student is eligible to receive a DDRA fellowship from their IHE if he or she:

• is a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States;
• is a graduate student in good standing at an IHE;
• is admitted to candidacy in a doctoral degree program in modern foreign languages and area studies at that institution when the fellowship period begins;
• is planning a teaching career in the United States upon completion of his or her doctoral program; or
• possesses sufficient foreign language skills to carry out the dissertation research project.

Click here for application information.

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Department of Education Grants

FY 2018 LRC Program Competition

The International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office at the U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the opening of the competition for the fiscal year (FY) 2018 Title VI Language Resource Centers (LRC) Program.

The LRC Program provides grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) or consortia of IHEs for establishing, strengthening, and operating centers that serve as resources for improving the nation's capacity for teaching and learning foreign languages. Funded centers provide teacher training and conduct research, materials development, assessment, and dissemination projects.
 

Application Available: May 24

The FY 2018 LRC application package is now available at www.grants.gov. The deadline for submitting applications is June 25, 2018. 

IFLE expects to make 16 new awards totaling $2,746,768 under the FY 2018 LRC competition.

For more information, click here.

Application Technical Assistance Webinar

A pre-application virtual technical assistance webinar was held on Sept. 19, 2017. The webinar covered a variety of topics, including LRC program requirements, selection criteria, and performance measures, followed by technical assistance questions and answers. A recording of the webinar is available to stream on YouTube at the link below.

The webinar is now on YouTube!

General Information: LRC Program

The LRC program provides funding to institutions of higher education in the United States for establishing, strengthening, and operating centers that serve as resources for improving the nation’s capacity for teaching and learning foreign languages. LRC activities include effective dissemination efforts, whenever appropriate, and may include

• research and dissemination of new and improved teaching methods, including educational technology;
• development and dissemination of new teaching materials;
• development, application, and dissemination of performance testing;
• training of teachers in the administration and interpretation of performance tests, the use of effective teaching strategies, and the use of new technologies;
• significant focus on the needs of those who are teaching and learning the less commonly taught languages;
• development and dissemination of materials designed to serve as a resource for foreign language teachers at the elementary school and secondary school levels; and
• operation of intensive summer language institutes.

Questions about the LRC Program? Contact Carolyn Collins at carolyn.collins@ed.gov.