Applications Open: The Hart Fellowship for Tamil Studies (April 10); Telugu Society of America Summer Studies Research Award (April 15)

Hart Fellowship for Tamil Studies

Application Deadline: April 10, 2017 by 5 PM

The Hart Fellowship for Tamil Studies, established with a generous contribution from Professor George Hart and Professor Kausalya Hart, both cornerstones of Tamil Studies at UC Berkeley, supports graduate students pursuing research projects focusing on Tamil studies. 

Awards: 

• One grant of up to $2000 for research travel to South Asia 
• One grant of up to $500 for domestic conference travel or in-country library research 

Priority will be given to mid-career graduate students conducting research toward a Masters thesis or dissertation proposal. Graduate students at UC Berkeley and other University of California campuses will also be given priority.

For more information on the fellowship and the specific application requirements, please visit the Fellowship Description page.

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Telugu Society of America (TELSA) Summer Studies Research Award

Application Deadline: April 15, 2017 by 5 PM

The Telugu Society of America (TELSA) Summer Studies Research Award is an annual award established with a generous contribution from the Telugu Society of America (TELSA), a non-profit organization based in Claremont, California dedicated to the promotion of development of Telugu people, their culture and material conditions. The goal of the TELSA Award is to promote quality interdisciplinary undergraduate or graduate research on topics pertaining to the people, their language, region, culture, political economy, rural and urban planning, and such.

Award Amount: 

The award provides for one grant of $2500 towards Telugu studies or research in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

The successful applicant will fall into one or more of the following:

• A student who has taken the courses offered by University of California’s Telugu studies
• Students whose parent(s), or who themselves, are Telugu language speakers 

For more information on the award and the specific application requirements, please visit the Award Description page.