Research Fellowships Programme in Islamic Studies, Asian Muslim Action Network

Thailand. The fellowships is provided by The Asian Muslim Action Network (AMAN). This is a Research Fellowship Programme for Young Muslim Scholars. Currently in its fifth round, under a theme: Islam in Southeast Asia: View from within.

The fellowships grants will be awarded for innovative research on issues concerning economic, socio-political and cultural changes taking place in the diverse Muslim communities of Southeast Asia,especially as they relate to modernization and globalization.

Themes
Popular Islam

“Popular Islam” focuses on encouraging researchers to examine ways in which Islamic beliefs and practices reach all believers and are reflected through various means of religious communication such as studying Khutbah in local mosques, reading Islamic booklets, and/ or listening to Muslim radio programs. The question of how Islam can shape and influence, while at the same time is being shaped by, the lives of ordinary Southeast Asian Muslims in various local contexts is just one aspect of this topic that could be analyzed.

Eligibility
Candidates must be nationals of Southeast Asian countries, hold at least a Bachelor’s degree and should not beover 40 years of age.

Candidates may work in different sectors including academia, media, and non-governmental organizations. Candidate must be highly motivated to deepen their understanding of Islam in the region.

Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Fellowship Value
The fellowships consists of an average research grant of $5,000 to cover all research costs for a maximum period of six months, and funded participation in mentoring workshops.

The Secretariat will arrange for editing, publication and distribution of the report in a “work in progress” series.

Application Procedure

To apply for this fellowships program, candidates need to submit acomplete research proposal. Proposed research projects should include sufficient details so that it can be judged for its merit and feasibility.

The candidates can download the application form from our website as aMS Word document. Applications by e-mail are also accepted.

The closing date for application submission is 30 November 2006.

Selection
Final selections will be made by the Advisory board.

Programme Advisory Board
Dr. Carmen Abubakar
Institute of Islamic Studies,
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Q.C.
Metro Manila, Philippines.

Dr. Azyumardi Azra
Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN), Syarif Hidayatullah
Jakarta, Indonesia.

Dr. Suzaina Kadir
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore,
Singapore

Lies Marcoes Natsir, MA
The Asia Foundation, Jakarta, Indonesia

M. Abdus Sabur
Asian Muslim Action Network &
Asian Resource Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand

Dr. Chaiwat Satha-Anand
Faculty of Political Science,
Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand

Dr. Rosalia Sciortino
The Rockefeller Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand

Dr. Shamsul A.B.
Institute of Malay World and Civilization (ATMA) Universiti Kebangsaan,
Malaysia
Program Management

The fellowship program is managed by the AMAN secretariat, which is housed at the Asian Resource Foundation (ARF) in Bangkok, Thailand.

AMAN was established in 1990 with the goal of building understanding and solidarity among Muslims and with other faith communities in Asia towards people’s empowerment, human rights, justice and peace. AMAN’s Council consists of eleven members representing various Asian countries, with Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer of the center for study of society and secularism, India as chairman.

Financial support to the fellowship program is provided by the Rockefeller Foundation, Southeast Asia Regional Office Bangkok, Thailand.

Secretariat

Dwi Rubiyanti Kholifah - Program Coordinator

Contact Address

Islam in Southeast Asia: A View from Within
Research Fellowship Programme

AMAN/ARF
House 1562/113, Soi 1/1
Mooban Pibul, Pracharaj Road,
Bangkok 10800, Thailand

For furter details, please visit the official scholarships announcement page