Fellowship Applications

****Deadline is May 31 for the AIFIS CAORC fellowship program***

The American Institute for Indonesian Studies (AIFIS) invites applications from graduate students and postdoctoral researchers who are US citizens and wish to pursue their research activities in Indonesia. We are offering a grant of US$6,000 for each scholar to conduct research projects in any field of contemporary and traditional Indonesian Studies, with preference given to applications focusing on science and technology, broadly understood; food security, literature, arts and humanities as well as Islamic Studies and/or Indonesia-United States Relations. These grants can be applied toward travel, accommodation and support of research activities in Indonesia.

The deadline for receipt of applications is May 31, 2019. 

Final announcement will be made by or on June 28, 2019.

Funding for this program is provided by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State through a grant from the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC).Please read attached for more information on application and eligibility. Applications will be submitted online on the CAORC website. For questions regarding these applications, please contact Rebakah Minarchek at rebakah.minarchek@aifis.org or fellowships@aifis.org. 

Past AIFIS Fellow Tiffanesah Williams conducting her research in Indonesia

Recipients of 2018-2019 AIFIS/CAORC Fellowships

AIFIS is pleased to announce of recent recipients for our CAORC sponsored fellowships:

Russel Barlow, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Documentation, Description, and Analysis of the Suwawa Language

Michelle Bonati, State University of New York, Plattsburgh, Amplifying Children’s Voices within Arts-Based-Service-Learning: Emerging Inclusive Education Practices in Indonesia

Aldo Foe, University of Illinois, Chicago, Nagara and the Masjid: Mosque Construction and the Political Economy of Islamization in Early Modern Period Indonesia

Patricia Hardwick, Hofstra University, Indonesian Tales, Transnational Histories: Inscribing Riau Mak Yong Narratives

Michael Miller, Cornell University, Bread, Rice, Sago: Religious Division and Cohesion in Eastern Indonesia, 1880-1941

Emily O’Dell, Yale University, Intersections of Gender and Spirituality in the Shadow Puppet Performances of Pak Prubo

Jessica Peng, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Archipelagic “Potentials:” Infrastructure, Education, and Labor in Indonesia

Ann Marie Thornburg, Notre Dame University, Vectors and Victims: Confronting Vulnerability and Valuing Life in Bali’s Human-Dog Communities

Political Discussions in Yogyakarta

AIFIS recently sponsored two events featuring eight different visiting political scholars from the United States. Meeting with students and faculty at both Gadjah Mada University and Pondok Pesantren (Islamic Boarding School) Al-Munawwir, the visitors facilitated discussions on democracy, Islam and gender identity in contemporary Indonesia.

The visiting scholars at Pondok Pesantren (Islamic Boarding School) Al-Munawwir in Yogyakarta. The visitors helped lead discussions on Moderate Islam, Islam in Politics, and Islam & Gender.

A roundtable discussion at Gadjah Mada University focusing on the state of Democracy in Indonesia today.

Chinese Indonesians: Identities and Histories

The Monash Herb Feith Indonesian Engagement Centre at Monash University is hosting a conference October 1-3, 2019, Chinese Indonesians: Identities and Histories. The conference will include keynote speakers Dr. Karen Strassler, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Queens College and CUNY Graduate Center, and Dr. Hilmar Farid, Director General of Culture, Ministry of Education and Culture, Republic of Indonesia. The conference is open to individual and group proposals until May 15. For more information click here.

Research Grants from the Bank of Indonesia

AIFIS is pleased to support the Bank Indonesia is announcing their new program providing research funding for scholars interested in studying economics in Indonesia. More information can be found on the Bank of Indonesia website.

Annual Report, 2018

The AIFIS 2018 annual report is now complete. It is available for immediate download by clicking here.