The Luisa Mallari* Fellowships for M.A./Ph.D. Research in Southeast  Asian Studies

http://www.seasrepfoundation.org/grant2.html

Thefellowship aims to encourage the study of a Southeast Asian countryother than one's own or a comparative study across the region bymaster's and doctoral students. The program supports course work and/orthesis research (documentary research and field work) and thesis
writing. In highly meritorious cases, the fellowship may also support
full Ph.D. study.Eligible to apply:
    * Southeast Asiannationals, including East Timorese, under the age of 40 and enrolled insocial science or humanities graduate programs in
a Southeast Asian university.
    * Applicants may apply for grants to carry out researchfor an M.A. thesis or Ph.D. dissertation. In the case of the doctoralprogram, the research proposal must have been accepted by theapplicant's  faculty/department prior to the application for thegrant, and proof of that acceptance must be attached to the application.

    * In highly meritorious cases, a grant may be madeavailable to support full Ph.D. study of a Southeast Asian student in aSoutheast Asian university (outside one's country). The grant may berenewed annually depending on the student's performance up to a maximumof three years. The applicant should have a master's degree in thehumanities and social sciences.

    * In addition,doctoral students who are developing a dissertation research proposalmay request funds to carry out preliminary field or library researchleading to a formal research proposal (pre-dissertation grants). Inthis case, the applicant must have fulfilled all the requirements ofhis/her faculty/department/university prior to entering
the dissertation stage.

    * Research projects must be related to the theme of theprogram and must include library research or fieldwork in the countryor countries
being studied. The research findings must be used in the preparation of an M.A. thesis or a Ph.D. dissertation.

    * Ongoing projects fall within the scope of the program,but projects which have been completed will not be considered.

Deadline of applications: 2 Octobert 2006.

For application forms and guidelines, please download here.
http://www.seasrepfoundation.org/gntform.html

* Luisa Mallari, Filipino, was a dynamic supporter of Southeast Asian
studies in the region. Specializing in Malay literature, she obtained
her Ph.D. at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and taught at the
University of the Philippines. She was a member of SEASREP's Selection
Committee from 1998 until her demise in a plane crash on 19 April 2000.
She was 37.