2009 Getty Research Exchange Fellowship Program for the Mediterranean Basin and Middle East The American Institute of Afghanistan Studies and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers announce a new fellowship program open to scholars who are Afghan citizens and who have already obtained a Ph.D. or have professional experience in the study or preservation of cultural heritage and who wish to undertake a specific research project at an overseas research centers in another country. Funded by the Getty Foundation, the fellowships require scholars to affiliate with one of the following overseas research centers: American Academy in Rome; American Center of Oriental Research (Amman); American Institute for Maghrib Studies (Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria); American Institute for Yemeni Studies (Sana’a); American Research Center in Egypt (Cairo); American Research Institute in Turkey (Istanbul and Ankara); American School of Classical Studies at Athens; Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (Nicosia); and the W.F Albright Institute of Archaeological Research (Jerusalem). Deadline: January 6, 2008 Applications should be sent to the U.S. AIAS office either electronically at aias@bu.edu or by post at: The American Institute for Afghanistan Studies (AIAS) Student Paper Competition The American Institute of Afghanistan Studies announces its second student paper competition. Undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines are invited to submit scholarly works that focus on Afghan culture, society, land, languages, health, peoples and history. Submitted papers will be judged based on the quality of scholarship, application of extant literature, and overall contribution to Afghanistan studies. Students may submit their own work directly or The winner will be awarded a $750 cash prize and the option to have the paper published on the AIAS web site. Submissions received by October 1, 2008 will be given full consideration. In the unlikely event of insufficient academic merit, the committee reserves the right to award no prize this year. The AIAS is an academic society committed to advancing the study of Afghanistan by scholars in the US and to the rebuilding of academic institutions and scholarly study in Afghanistan. The AIAS has administrative offices at Boston University and a research center in Kabul, Afghanistan. Please send submissions to Michael Carroll at aias@bu.edu. 2008 John F. Richards Fellowship Program The American Institute of Afghanistan Studies (AIAS) invites applications for support of short-term research or other scholarly projects that will advance knowledge of Afghanistan. Applicants should be at the post-doctoral level or have equivalent professional experience. The fellowship will support work focussing on any aspect of Afghanistan Studies, but cannot currently be used within, or for travel to, Afghanistan. The application process for the 2008 round of fellowships is now underway. Applications must be received by April 1, 2008 to receive consideration. Decisions will be made by May 1, 2008. Fellowship applications should be sent to the AIAS US Office: American Institute of Afghanistan Studies |