Graduate Students

Reliance Foundation Global Internship

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A new Mumbai-based paid summer internship program of Reliance Industries Limited for postgraduate (Master’s and PhD) students from UC Berkeley and 6-7 other US- and UK-based universities.

Interns will be placed with teams from across the Reliance Foundation ecosystem based on their interest and experience in the areas of education, women empowerment,...

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 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...

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 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...

The Chowdhury Fellowships on Bangladesh Studies

The Subir & Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies offers two graduate scholarships for which all Berkeley admitted incoming and current graduate students are eligible. Each fellowship is in the amount of $7500. The focus of all fellowships is the country and region of Bangladesh. Any student whose program of training and research significantly involves the study of contemporary Bangladesh, or historical work in the regions of India and Pakistan that would later become Bangladesh, is eligible, as is any student who does comparative or transnational work in which Bangladesh and...