Sumitro Research Fellowship Grant 2007
Bursa Beasiswa Newsletter
Fellowship, to be awarded to an Indonesian scholar to come to the
United States.
The United States Indonesia Society (USINDO) invites applications for
its 2007 travel/study grant for post-doctoral scholars, Ph.D.
candidates, senior academics, and otherwise professionally qualified
candidates to engage in field research in Indonesia on an economic or
political-economic topic. This grant is available to United States
citizens and permanent residents in the United States with a specific
project relating to the political economy of Indonesia. The Indonesian
Sumitro Fellowship is open to an Indonesian citizen with a project
related to the Indonesian-United States relationship. Previous travel
to, and experience in, Indonesia or the United States (for Indonesian
Sumitro applicants) is desirable but not necessarily a requirement. The
deadline for the 2007 Sumitro Fellows Applications is Friday, November
3, 2006.
The Sumitro Fellows program honors Dr. Sumitro Djojohadikusumo,
Indonesia`s senior economist and advisor to USINDO, who passed away on
March 9, 2001. An architect of Indonesia`s modern economy, Professor
Sumitro headed the faculty of economics at the University of Indonesia,
and was later a minister of trade and minister of state for research.
Professor Sumitro was also the driving force behind a 1950`s program of
the Ford Foundation which sent Indonesian economists to U.S. academic
institutions for advanced degrees. Many attended the University of
California at Berkeley and the group came to be known as the "Berkeley
Mafia" when its members assumed many key cabinet posts in subsequent
decades.
The Sumitro Fellows grants for the 2007 application cycle are $10,000
each.
Sumitro Fellows Application Guidelines for 2007
Eligibility: Applicants for the US Sumitro Fellowship must be United
States citizens or permanent residents in the United States with a
specific project on Indonesia`s political economy. Applications outside
the scope of economics or political economy will not be considered.
Applicants for the Indonesian Sumitro Fellowship must be Indonesian
citizens with a specific project on any aspect of the Indonesian-US
relationship. Applications related strictly to American topics or on
non-US or non-Asian themes will not be considered. Applicants will be
considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age and/or
physical impairment.
Language Proficiency: Please note that though not compulsory, prior
study of Bahasa Indonesia is helpful in conducting field research.
Applicant should indicate on the application form if and at what level
the language has been studied, both formally and informally. Indonesian
applicants must be capable of advanced study in English. Evidence of
English fluency may be demonstrated by TOEFL scores.
Notification: USINDO will announce the winner in December, 2006.