National University of Singapore : Arts & Social Sciences

FASS Visiting Fellowships

Visiting Scholars Scheme

The Visiting Scholars Scheme (VSS) of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) seeks to promote research collaboration between faculty members and overseas researchers.

Duration

For the VSS scheme, the minimum duration of the visit is one month and the maximum duration of the visit is three months. Scholars who apply for visits of one month or less, maybe awarded the Isaac Manasseh Meyer Fellowship (IMMF). The details of the IMMF fellowship are as follows:

Isaac Manasseh Meyer Fellowship

The Isaac Manasseh Meyer Fellowship (IMMF) was instituted in 1984, following a generous grant from the Isaac Manasseh Meyer Foundation to support research fellowships tenable at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The Fellowships are intended to provide opportunities for academics specializing in any area of arts and social sciences to visit and spend time at the Faculty, conducting research and giving lectures and seminars. Fellows should preferably be engaged or be planning to engage in joint research with faculty members.

Departments/Programmes/Centre

Department of Chinese Studies
Department of Economics
Department of English Language and Literature
Department of Geography

Department of History
Department of Japanese Studies
Department of Malay Studies
Department of Philosophy
Department of Political Science
Department of Psychology
Department of Social Work
Department of Sociology
Communications and New Media Programme
South Asian Studies Programme
Southeast Asian Studies Programme
Centre for Language Studies (CLS)

Eligibility

The VSS and IMMF schemes are open to scholars in any area of the humanities and social sciences. Priority will be given to those who can contribute to the strategic areas of research of the Faculty with collaborative projects or projects leading to a major grant proposal. Please visit the websites of the Departments, Programmes and CLS for information on the Faculty's research foci.

Financial assistance

The award is non-renewable. The visiting scholar will be provided with the following:

Nett return airfare via the most direct and economical route (one-time claim only)
A stipend of $150 per day

Invitation to Apply

Potential applicants should make known your interest in the Scheme to the relevant Department/Programme/Centre and supply them with information on:

Intended purpose of visit
Research plans/ schedule in FASS
Expected outcome of visit
Curriculum Vitae

Application Deadlines

The application deadlines for the relevant visiting periods are indicated below:

Visiting Period	Application Deadline
April 2009 to June 2009	31 January 2009
July 2009 to September 2009	30 March 2009
October 2009 to December 2009	15 August 2009
January 2010 to March 2010	31 October 2009

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