Apply for the SAST Undergraduate Research Grants for Summer 2020

The South Asia Studies department will award up to two research/travel grants (maximum of $3000 each) for Spring-Summer 2020 to support undergraduate research projects involving travel to South Asia.

 

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 South Asia Studies 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)

*an email or letter are each acceptable, but all applicants must have a SAST faculty mentor/supervisor for their project 

The competition is restricted to undergraduate students in their first, second, or third year of study; applications from seniors graduating in Spring '20 will not be considered.

Please provide COMPLETE applications to:
Alexandra Zeigerzeigera@sas.upenn.edu820 Williams Hall
(you may drop off paper applications or send in pdf form via email)


The deadline for COMPLETE applications is March 24, 2020
It is expected that awards will be announced by April 1, 2020