FELLOWSHIPS

CENTER FOR KHMER STUDIES: FELLOWSHIP FOR RESEARCH IN CAMBODIA, JANUARY 2002. The Center for Khmer Studies, located in Siem Reap, Cambodia, announces its first annual fellowship for research in Cambodia, to take effect in January 2002. The fellowship, which will also be advertised in 2002 and 2003, is funded by the Henry Luce Foundation. The Center expects to make one or more awards each year. Candidates should be American citizens from any academic discipline actively engaged in research on Cambodian history, culture and society.

Preference will be given to younger scholars engaged in research for advanced degrees, but post doctoral scholars and independent researchers are also encouraged to apply. The fellowship will support from 3 to 9 months continuous residence in Cambodia, depending on the needs of the applicant. Fellowship holders will be expected to team up with Cambodian scholars carrying out advanced research and to become engaged with the Cambodian higher education community. The fellowship award includes round trip air travel to Cambodia, funds for internal travel and accommodation, and a stipend ranging from $5,000 to $15,000, depending on the length of time spent in Cambodia.

Applications for the fellowship are now available from the Center for Khmer Studies, c/o World Monuments Fund, 95 Madison Avenue, New York City, NY l0016. Completed applications must be received at this address BY SEPTEMBER 15, 2001. They will be reviewed by the CKS advisory committee, chaired by Professor David Chandler, who can be reached for queries at 202-966-1260 on email at [email protected]

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FELLOWSHIPS. Fellowships support independent research in residence at the Smithsonian Institution. Predoctoral fellowships and directed research fellowships are available in the following disciplines: American History, Material Culture, Anthropology, Biological Sciences, Earth Sciences, History of Art, Astronomy, and Ecology.

For information write to: Office of Fwps & Grants L'Enfant Plaza 7300, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560 USA.

SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS AT UCLA. The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles invites applications for three one-year Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Southeast Asian Studies, two for 2001-2002 and the third for 2002-2003. An initial one-year fellowship under the same project has been awarded for 2000-01 to Eric Thomson. The Ford-funded project is aimed at building bridges between Southeast Asian Studies in the U.S. and Southeast Asia, and between Southeast Asian Studies and Asian American Studies. Accordingly, proposals for research that emphasize such links will be given special consideration. Applicants should have completed a Ph.D. within the last three years which involves research on Southeast Asian populations. The base annual stipend is $33,000.

Apart from conducting their own program of research and writing in the relevant area in collaboration with a faculty mentor, the successful candidates will have modest responsibilities within the project, either to teach one ten-week course designed to be credited in Southeast Asian Studies and at least one additional field (e.g., a discipline or Asian American Studies), and/or to play a role in the planning of the project's colloquia and conferences. Applications should make clear how the applicant might teach such a course, or organize a conference, or in other ways contribute to the border-crossing aims of the project.

Applicants should indicate the precise dates of their availability for the fellowship. Please send applications, together with a c.v., three letters of reference, and examples of published or near-published work, to Professor Anthony Reid, Director, UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies, 11364 Bunche Hall, Box 951487, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1487, USA. Email inquiries may be directed to Professor Anthony Reid, [email protected], or Dr Barbara Gaerlan, [email protected]. Candidates will begin to be considered on February 15, 2001, although applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.