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Open to US citizens and non US citizens
Deadline: 03/15/2025 (Tentative)

General Information

The Department of South Asia Studies will award up to two research/travel grants (maximum of $3500 each) for Spring-Summer to support undergraduate research projects involving travel to South Asia.

Eligibility Guidelines

The competition is restricted to undergraduate students in their first, second, or third year of study; applications from seniors graduating in May will not be considered.

Application Details

Applicants should submit:

  1. A statement of 500 words or less indicating the nature of their project and how it fits into their academic program at Penn (preference towards South Asia Majors/Minors)
  2. An unofficial Penn transcript
  3. A budget and funding request
  4. A brief statement from a faculty member who would be guiding the research (this may be addressed to "SAST Awards Committee")
  5. A list of other applications being submitted to support this research. (Applications for other grants will be viewed favorably in the review process.)

Please provide COMPLETE applications to: Courtney Brennan at cbrenna@sas.upenn.edu 820 Williams Hall (you may drop off paper applications or send in pdf form via email)

Funding Type

Details:

Research Offering Type

Independent Research, Grant

Location

Asia

Undergraduate School

College, Engineering, LPS, Nursing, Wharton

Source

Penn

Contact Information

 Courtney Brennan
 cbrenna@sas.upenn.edu
 215-898-7475