Area Resources- Southeast Asia

Association for Asian Studies-AAS*

AAS is a scholarly, non-political,non-profit professional association open to all persons interested in Asia. Their website provides a listing of fellowship and grant opportunities concerning, East, South, and Southeast Asia.

Consortium for the Advancement of Filipino- CAF*

Supported by CAF (in cooperation with the University of Philippines at Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines), the Advanced Filipino Abroad Program (AFAP) is an intensive eight-week course offered to students with at least intermediate-level study of Filipino (Tagalog) language (or the equivalent). The program is administered by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Consortium for the Advanced Study of Thai- CAST*

Administered by CAST, the Advanced Study of Thai Program (AST) is an intensive eight-week coures of instruction in advanced Thai language to be conducted in Thailand with instruction provided by members of faculty of Chiang Mai University (CMU), Chaing Mai, Thailand. There is a program fee of $1000 for each selected applicant (approximately 12 each year), but each applicant may apply for fellowship in partial support of program and field-trip costs. The AST program is managed on behalf of CAST by the University of Washington.

Consortium for the Teaching of Indonesian and Malay- COTIM*

COTIM works with Universitas Sam RAtulangi and the U.S. Department of Education to provide Fulbright Hays funding for students and faculty to participate in intensive language study, research and cultural immersion abroad. The administrative headquarters of COTIM are currently housed at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Group of Universities for the Advancement of Vietnamese Abroad GUAVA*

GUAVA provices funding for professional development for Vietnamese teachers, monitors teaching of Vietnamese at SEASSI, and administers the Advanced Vietnamese Summer Institute (VASI) in Vietnam. Most students who are accepted into VASI program are covered by VASI scholarships, which cover round-trip airfare to Ha Noi, tuition fees, and accommodation. One other (GUAVA) scholarship is available for foreign national studying in the US.

Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute- SEASSI

SEASSI is an eight-week intensive language-traning program for undergraduate and graduate students and professionals. SEASSI is held on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and instructoin is offered in the following langauges at the first second and third year levels: Burmese, Hmong, Indonesian, Javanese, Khmer, Lao, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese. FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) summer awards are available to cover program costs and living expenses. For more details, see.

*Denotes that the University of Michigan is a member institution.

The center is committed to promoting a broader and deeper understanding of Southeast Asia and its peoples, cultures, and historiesby providing resources for faculty, students and the community to learn and disseminate knowledge about the region.

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