Funding

The Guru Gobind Singh Fellowship

Guru Gobind Singh with his horse. 1800.

This fellowship is intended for graduates of universities in specific areas of India and Pakistan (you may view the qualifying map here) who are currently pursuing a graduate degree at the University...

Berreman-Yamanaka Award for Himalayan Studies

Himalayan Studies logoThe Berreman-Yamanaka Fellowship for Himalayan Studies' provides for an annual award of up to $1500 to UC Berkeley graduate students for research on topics related to Himalayan Studies across Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan.

Only UC Berkeley graduate students are eligible.

Please submit your...

The Telugu Society of America Summer Studies Research Award

The Telugu Society of America (TELSA) Summer Studies Research Award is an annual award established with a generous contribution from the Telugu Society of America (TELSA), a non-profit organization based in Claremont, California dedicated to the promotion of development of Telugu people, their culture and material conditions. The goal of the TELSA Award is to promote quality interdisciplinary undergraduate or graduate research...

The Hart Fellowship in Tamil Studies

The Hart Fellowship for Tamil Studies, established with a generous contribution from Professor George Hart and Professor Kausalya Hart, both cornerstones of Tamil Studies at UC Berkeley, supports graduate students pursuing research projects focusing on Tamil studies. The fund provides for grants of up to $2000 for research travel to South Asia (one will be awarded) and $500 for domestic conference travel or in-country library research (one will be awarded). Priority will be given to mid-career graduate students conducting research toward a Masters thesis or dissertation proposal. Graduate...

The Premchand Research Award in Hindi Studies

Premchand stampThe Premchand Research Award in Hindi Studies, housed in the Institute for South Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, is an award to support undergraduate or graduate research in Hindi literature. This award is funded by an anonymous donor and named in honor of Munshi Premchand (d. 1936), a towering...

The Bodha Pravaham Fellowship in Tamil Studies

The Bodha Pravaham Undergraduate Fellowship in Tamil Studies, established with a generous contribution from Professor George Hart and Professor Kausalya Hart, both cornerstones of Tamil Studies at UC Berkeley, supports undergraduate students pursuing research projects focusing on Tamil studies. The fund provides for grants of up to $900 for research travel to South Asia for UC Berkeley undergraduates (two will be awarded).

This award is only available for UC Berkeley undergraduates.

The application process will begin on February 1, 2025 with the ...

The Bhushan & Santosh Khashu Award for Tagore Studies

The Bhushan & Santosh Khashu Research Award, established with a generous contribution from Dr. Bhushan Khashu and & his wife, Dr. Santosh Khashu, both prominent physicians and philanthropists from New York, supports graduate students pursuing research projects focusing on the life and legacy of Rabindranath Tagore. The award provides for one grant of $5000 for research travel to South Asia. Students may propose to conduct research in Santiniketan, West Bengal or at another location relevant to Tagore’s life. Priority will be given to mid-career graduate students conducting research...

The Bhattacharya Graduate Fellowships on Contemporary India

The Bhattacharya Graduate Fellowships will award UC Berkeley graduate students competitive grants for topics related to contemporary India of up to

$1000 for research travel to India (a total of two will be awarded) and $500 for domestic conference travel for presentations (a total of four will be awarded).

The application process will begin on February 1, 2025 with the deadline for submission of application materials for travel to take place during the summer of 2025 (i.e., May through August 2025) or the 2025-26 academic year (i.e. August 2025 through...

South Asia Art Initiative Awards

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South Asia Artist Prize

The South Asia Art Initiative at UC Berkeley invites submissions of doctoral dissertations for the annual UC Berkeley South Asia Art & Architecture Dissertation Prize. The prize will be awarded to an outstanding doctoral dissertation on the art, architecture, or visual cultures of South Asia and its diasporas from any discipline in the arts, humanities, or social sciences. The dissertation may focus on any time period from the...

S. S. Pirzada Dissertation Prize on Pakistan

S. S. Pirzada Dissertation Prize on Pakistan

We invite submission of dissertations on Pakistan (or the region that is now Pakistan) in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Visual & Fine Arts, Law, and Public Health. Only dissertations submitted in English and at an accredited North American or Europe-based university will be accepted. The prize comes with a $2,500 award. For information about the current prize winner click...