ASCL-IIAS Fellowship on Asian-African Interactions

The ASC-IIAS fellowship is intended for researchers specialising in Asian-African interactions.

This fellowship is jointly offered by IIAS and the African Studies Centre Leiden.

It aims to attract researchers whose work is informed by current theoretical debates in the social sciences and humanities over global connectivities and who are able to critically engage with shifting paradigms  in “area studies” beyond the ways in which these have traditionally been conceived in the West. 

We are particularly interested in receiving fellowship proposals that go beyond a mere analysis of current issues associated with African-Asian comparative economic developments or Chinese investments in Africa -- although none of these themes, if appraised critically and for their societal consequences, will of course be excluded. Our definition of Asia and Africa is broad and inclusive, Asia ranging from the Middle-East to the Pacific Coast, and Africa from North-Africa to the southern tip of the continent.

• Fellowship of maximum 6 months
• Fellows will receive a monthly grant to cover the cost of living and housing
• Applications include a work plan of 1000 words maximum and a CV
• Candidates should have a PhD

Invitation to apply

Interested applicants are invited to email/post their applications, consisting of:

• Application form
• Curriculum Vitae
• Two letters of reference
  Please ensure that a minimum of two letters of reference are sent to us in confidence via email or post, commenting on the applicant’s academic abilities and the value of  the applicant’s research project.

Application deadline

15 March and 15 September of each year 

Note for applications via email:

• You will receive a reply acknowledging receipt of your email/application.
• If you have already sent in your application via email, kindly do not send the same application via post and vice versa.

Please keep your email and attachments below 10MB by zipping any large files, as emails larger than 10MB will be rejected by our email system.

Address for submission of applications, reference letters and/or queries:
(1) Email: iiasfellowships@iias.nl 
     
     OR

(2) IIAS-ASCL Fellowship Programme
      c/o Ms. Sandra van der Horst
      International Institute for Asian Studies
      Rapenburg 59
      2311 GJ Leiden
      The Netherlands