SINGAPORE GRADUATE FORUM ON SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES

This five-day forum, the sixteenth of an annual series of forums for graduate students who work on Southeast Asia, will be organised thematically online. Themes broadly reflect (though not limited to) the core research strengths of the Asia Research Institute, including the Asian dynamics of religion, politics, economy, gender, culture, language, migration, urbanism, science and technology, identities, population and social change.

The first two days of the forum will be dedicated to Skills Based Sessions during which senior scholars will address various topics such as:

· How to get published in peer-reviewed journals

· How to apply for international grants

· How to flourish as an early career academic

During the final three days, graduate students will be given the opportunity to present their work in sessions organized thematically. Graduate students working on topics related to Southeast Asia are invited to submit abstracts based on research at an advanced stage (i.e. already completed data collection and analysis). If research plans were disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students are encouraged to submit proposals based on work in progress that critically reflects upon pandemic research modalities through methodological innovation. NUS students are also encouraged to take advantage of this unprecedented opportunity to interact and exchange ideas with students from other regions whose interests focus on Southeast Asia.

REQUIREMENTS & EXPECTATIONS

Successful candidates for the fellowship are expected to submit a draft of their papers by 21 May 2021. This paper will be shared with his/her local mentor in preparation for his/her interactions with her/him.

Those selected for both the fellowship and forum are required to send in a full-length paper (4,000-5,000 words) by 23 June 2021, and make a presentation on their work at the Singapore Graduate Forum on Southeast Asian Studies on 12-16 July 2021.

Please note that the paper must be based on your own work, and only previously unpublished papers or those not already presented elsewhere can be accepted.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Candidates are to send a softcopy of the following documents in English language to Ms Tay Minghua ataritm@nus.edu.sg by 25 December 2020:

a) Application Form

b) Paper Proposal

c) Research Proposal (additional for AGSF application)

d) A Letter of Recommendation from your Thesis Supervisor

Since the fellowship offers an opportunity to enroll in an English academic writing course, your referee should also address how and why you would benefit from such a program (if applicable).

Please click here for the Application Form. Successful applicants will be notified by mid February 2021.

CONTACT PERSON

For any other queries, please contact Ms Tay Minghua at aritm@nus.edu.sg.

CONVENERS

Dr Carola E. LOREA, Asia Research Institute, NUS (Chair)

Dr Celine CODEREY, Asia Research Institute, NUS

Assoc Prof Maitrii V. AUNG-THWIN, Asia Research Institute, and Comparative Asian Studies, NUS

Dr Michelle MILLER, Asia Research Institute, NUS

Dr Stefan HUEBNER, Asia Research Institute, NUS

Assoc Prof Titima SUTHIWAN, Centre for Language Studies, NUS

Dr Xiaorong GU, Asia Research Institute, NUS

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