The Asian Scholarship Foundation

Name of Scholarship :	ASIA Fellows Awards, The Asian Scholarship Foundation (ASF)
Scholarship from :	Ford Foundation
Who can apply :	Citizens of and residents Asian Countries : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, the Republic of Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Scholarship description :

The Asian Scholarship Foundation (ASF) is funded by a grant from the Ford Foundation.

Main office in Bangkok administers the ASIA Fellows Awards in Asia.

Partner offices in Beijing, New Delhi, Manila, Hanoi, and Jakarta.

The ASF Board Management Committee is composed of twelve educational and public leaders from the People’s Republic of China, South and Southeast Asia, and Australia. The Board Management Committee selects the fellows, oversees the program and makes policy decisions.

The principal goal of the ASIA Fellows Awards is to increase the overall awareness of intellectual resources in the countries of Northeast, South and Southeast Asia and to contribute to the growth of long-range capabilities for cross-regional knowledge sharing. The ASIA Fellows Awards seek to develop regional expertise, establish a multilateral network of Asian specialists from many disciplines, professional fields and countries, stimulate interdisciplinary research and inter-societal comparison, and contribute to new developments within existing area studies communities.

The ASIA Fellows Awards offer opportunities for outstanding young and mid-career Asian scholars, and professionals to gain knowledge of the countries in the region and an understanding of the contexts that shape global and regional issues through research. They enable the awardees to conduct research in a participating Asian country for six to nine months.

Eligibility

Citizens of and residents in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, the Republic of Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Master’s/Doctoral degree or equivalent professional training and experiences (minimum of 3 years of university teaching experiences for scholars or 5 years of work experience for professionals.)

Applicants must be 45 years old or younger at the time of the application deadline. However, those up to 50 years old proposing to do research in the field of Humanities may be given special consideration.

Proficiency in English or in the language of the host country appropriate to the proposed research project.

Those who are currently enrolled in a degree program, or have just completed a degree program for less than one to two years will not be eligible to apply. Those who were a recipient of a Ford Foundation fellowship grant within the last two years prior to the application is also ineligible.

Scholarship Value

Round-trip travel between home country and host country. In-country living allowance to cover housing and other expenses based upon the cost-of-living in the host country. No travel nor living allowance will be provided for dependents. Limited Accident and Health Insurance. Field Trip/Language Training Allowance for traveling within a host country and a formal course on language training or with a private tutor in the host country.For research-related costs, computer purchase and internet connectivity to communicate with colleagues, other ASIA Fellows and to access the Asian Scholarship Foundation website.

How to apply

Applications must be made on the ASIA Fellows Awards Application Form which can be obtained from:

ASIA Fellows Awards
Asian Scholarship Foundation (ASF)
29 Vanissa Bldg., 4th Fl.
Chidlom, Ploenchit Rd., Pathumwan
Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Tel: (66-2) 655-1615-7
Fax: (66-2) 655-7977
E-mail: info@asianscholarship.org

The form can also be downloaded here or from Asian Scholarship Foundation's website at ASIA Fellows Awards.