2011 Sumitro Fellowship (USINDO) for U.S. and Indonesian Citizens, US

Brief Description

Indonesia Society (USINDO) invites U.S. and Indonesian citizens to apply for the 2010 Sumitro Fellowship, a travel/study grant for post-doctoral scholars, Ph.D. candidates, senior academics, and otherwise professionally qualified candidates to engage in field research on projects related to the Indonesia-United States bilateral relationship.

The Sumitro Fellows program honors Dr. Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, Indonesia`s senior economist and advisor to USINDO, who passed away in 2001. An architect of Indonesia`s modern economy, Professor Sumitro headed the faculty of economics at the University of Indonesia, and was later a minister of trade and minister of state for research. Professor Sumitro was also the driving force behind a 1950`s program of the Ford Foundation which sent Indonesian economists to the U.S. for advanced degrees. Many attended the University of California at Berkeley and the group came to be known as the “Berkeley Mafia” when its members assumed key cabinet posts in subsequent decades.

The Sumitro Fellows grant for the 2011 application cycle is $10,000.

Eligibility: Applicants for the U.S. Sumitro Fellowship must be United States citizens or permanent residents in the United States with a specific project on Indonesia`s political economy. Applications outside the scope of economics or political economy will not be considered. Applicants for the Indonesian Sumitro Fellowship must be Indonesian citizens with a specific project on any aspect of the Indonesian-U.S. bilateral relationship. Applications related strictly to American topics, or non U.S./non-Asian themes will not be considered. Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age and/or physical impairment. Applicants must also be capable of advanced study in English. Evidence of English fluency may be demonstrated by TOEFL scores.

USINDO will announce the winner in January, 2011.

Application Materials:

Application Form: Please submit a completed and signed application form.
Field Research Abstract: Please provide a one to five page single-spaced abstract of your intended research.

Curriculum Vitae or Resume: Please submit a curriculum vitae (not to exceed 10 pages) or resume providing full citations of all publications, with the most recently published item listed first.

References: Please submit two letters of support. One letter must be from a dissertation advisor, senior faculty member, or other comparable advisor.

Waiver of Responsibility: Please submit a signed waiver of responsibility.

Supplemental Information: In addition to the above information, the review committee will consider supplemental information such as writing samples, course syllabi, etc.

Materials will only be returned if a self-addressed return envelope with proper postage is included. Faculty members and lecturers are asked to submit course syllabi that do not exceed five pages.

Application form can be downloaded at here

Mailing Instructions

Please mail all application materials by December 31, 2010 to:

Dana Moore

Program Officer

The United States – Indonesia Society (USINDO)
1625 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Suite 550
Washington, DC 20036

Contact Us

Washington, D.C. 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 550, Washington, DC 20036-2260

Phone: +1.202.232.1400 Fax: +1.202.232.7300 E-mail: usindo@usindo.org

Jakarta Plaza Mutiara, 6th Floor, Suite 604, Jalan Lingkar Mega Kuningan, Kav. E1.2, No: 1 & 2, Jakarta 12950 Indonesia

Phone: (62 21) 5790.5730 Fax: (62 21) 5790.5740 E-mail: usindojkt@usindo.or.id

http://www.usindo.org/usindo-grants/sumitro-fellows

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