Into the 21st Century
Today AIIS activities in India have been consolidated in a building constructed for the organization’s international headquarters. Located in Gurgaon, close to Delhi’s international airport, this building has eliminated the payment of high rents for several buildings and duplication of effort by a dispersed staff. An endowment will insure the continuation of the Institute’s basic operations.
In addition, AIIS receives funding from the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. State Department, the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the U.S. Department of Education.
As support for the Institute’s work has become increasingly difficult to obtain, fundraising initiatives have been developed to ensure that the American Institute of Indian Studies continues to flourish.
Resources for the Future
In honor of the 50th anniversary of AIIS in 2012, plans are underway for a comprehensive campaign that will seek significant contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations. This effort will ensure that AIIS will be able to maintain its present level of activities and broaden its range of opportunities for scholarly inquiry into India’s past and present.
Funds are being sought from individuals and businesses, and from all those who have an interest in ensuring that India’s rich cultural heritage and the shared democratic experiences of our two countries continue to shape American thought in the twenty-first century.
