The Program in Asian American Studies and the Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Minnesota announces a new graduate fellowship in any field of Hmong Studies, generously funded by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. All graduate students are eligible. Application deadline: April 1, 2009.
Hmong Studies Graduate Fellowship
he Program in Asian American Studies and the Institute for Advanced Study
at the University of Minnesota announces a new graduate fellowship in any
field of Hmong Studies, generously funded by a grant from the Henry Luce
Foundation. Students from the professional schools, as well as the Graduate
School, are invited to apply. Applicants should provide copies of
transcripts, a 500 word statement about their research interests, a letter
of recommendation from the advisor and a letter of endorsement from the
director of graduate studies. Applications must be submitted to Ann Waltner
in the Institute for Advanced Study (131 Nolte Center) by 4:30 p.m. on April
1. Students currently enrolled at the University of Minnesota are eligible,
as are students admitted for the 2009-10 academic year. (For newly admitted
students, departments may substitute letters of recommendation for the
letter from the advisor.) Details of the package may vary depending on the
program the student is enrolled in, but will generally cover tuition, a
competitive stipend, and health benefits. Fellows are expected to
participate in the Asian American Studies Program's Asian American/Diaspora
Studies proseminar during the course of their fellowship. If you have any
questions, contact Ann Waltner, director of the Institute for Advanced Study
at waltn001@umn.edu or Erika Lee, director of the Program in Asian American Studies at erikalee@umn.edu.
