The Moynihan Institute will grant awards to graduate students of any discipline to support research concerning the regions below. Typically, these awards will be used during the summer of 2025. The purpose of the award is primarily to provide graduate students with the opportunity to conduct field research, pursue archival research, gather preliminary data, make contacts, map topics, undergo advanced language training, and increase competitiveness of future funding proposals.
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The Moynihan Institute’s South Asia Center announces the 32nd Annual Bharati Memorial Award competition for graduate students interested in learning about and studying South Asia. Graduate students pursuing PhDs in the Maxwell School are preferred, but students pursuing PhDs in other schools or colleges may apply. These awards are funded by a generous donation in honor of Professor Agehananda Bharati, Syracuse University professor of anthropology for 30 years, Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies, and a recipient of the Chancellor’s Citation for Exceptional Academic Achievement. Professor Bharati was a world-renowned expert in the cultural anthropology of South Asia, including the field of tantric studies.
Award: up to $2,500
Deadline: October 15, 2025, at 11:59 pm ET
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