American
Institute of Indian Studies
Hindi (Jaipur) Bengali (Kolkata)
Tamil (Madurai) Telugu (Vizag)
DEADLINE: Jan. 31, 2005
The Advanced Language Program in India is open to
graduate, junior or senior level students at an institution of higher education
in the U.S. who are pursuing an academic career. Teachers in area studies are
also eligible to apply. Applicants need to have a minimum of two years or 240
class hours of classroom instruction in the target language before starting the
program. Applicants for other Indian
languages not listed above may be considered.
Applicants who have one year of language preparation at the time of application
may be considered, provided they successfully complete an intensive second-year
summer language program before their departure for India. The selection is
conducted without reference to race, sex, religion, national origin, or home
institution.
Language Program
Contingent on funding by the U.S. Department of Education
and approval by the Government of India, the program for 2005-2006 will begin
in September 2005. Instruction will be
offered at the AIIS Language Centers and the program will be administered in
India by AIIS staff. This is an
intensive language program that provides four hours of classroom instruction
five days a week. Classes are small and
multiple individual tutorials are provided.
There will be regular assignments outside of class and there is special
emphasis on connecting with the local speech community and self-management of
learning. Participants are encouraged to identify and prioritize their needs
and keep track of their language development. Participants must take part in
all program events, such as attending films, plays, and other cultural
activities. They are also encouraged to stay with local host families This is
not a research program; participants are expected to devote all their energies
to activities that will increase their competence in all areas of language
skills--speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Participants will have ample
opportunity to study their research-related materials in the target language
during personal tutorials.
A number of fellowships will be awarded on a competitive
basis, and will include round-trip airfare to India and a maintenance allowance
sufficient to cover living expenses. No funding will be provided for dependents
and under the DOED funding rules no family members or friends may accompany the
students. Students funded by their own college or university or from any other
source, such as FLAS fellowships must follow the same application procedures as
applicants for AIIS fellowships.
Application Procedure
A check for $25 made payable to the American Institute
for Indian Studies must accompany each application to cover processing
costs. There is no program fee for
fellows; the program fee for non-fellows will be $6000. Applications and
information are available at member institutions of the AIIS or from the AIIS
headquarters:
American Institute of Indian Studies, 1130 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637. Tel. (773) 702-8638. <aiis@uchicago.edu>
http://www.indiastudies.org
The American Institute of Indian Studies is a cooperative, non-profit organization, whose members are American colleges and universities with a special interest in Indian studies.