Undergraduate Student Opportunities

Explore aspects of South Asian politics, culture, history, religion, and policy while participating in your own faculty-mentored research project.

NCCSAS welcomes applications from all undergraduate students at Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State University, and NC Central University for this undergraduate fellowship program. NCCSAS will match each student with a faculty mentor based on their interest in a specific research topic. Students and their faculty mentors will participate in NCCSAS-sponsored activities, including a final presentation at the end of spring semester. The faculty mentor and the student will each receive a research award for their participation. The student may register for an independent study with the faculty mentor, though this is not required. (There are some restrictions on the student research award if a student registers for an independent study course.)

Click on http://www.nccsas.org/faculty.htm to learn more about the wide range of faculty research on South Asia across the disciplines at the Triangle universities.

Please submit a one-page statement of interest, a copy of unofficial transcript, resume, and one letter of recommendation to inquiries@nccsas.org. Applications are due on December 15, 2010.

If you have questions or would like to register for an optional independent , immediately contact Outreach and Program Coordinator, NCCSAS at alicia.jones@duke.edu or 919-681-7511.

The South Asia Summer Language Institute (Madison, WI) is now accepting applications for SASLI 2011. Languages offered include Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Pali, Pashto, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sinhala, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan, and Urdu*. Limited fellowships and fee remissions will be available. Please refer to the SASLI website <sasli.wisc.edu/> for the SASLI application and information on the upcoming FLAS and Fee remission competitions.

*Please note that classes with low enrollment figures may be cancelled. It is extremely helpful to have applications submitted as early as possible, which can cut down the number of classes that are cancelled.

Teach for India (TFI) is currently recruiting for a Campus Ambassador at Duke University and UNC. We are looking for candidates who represent strong leadership skills and commitment to their work. The candidate chosen upon interview, will be the marketing voice for Teach for India at your university and help not only create a buzz, but also recruit interested candidates for the TFI fellowship program from your university. The position does not demand much of your time, but a noble effort from your end can help make a life-altering difference to a child's future back in India :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i7fBKTqj1U&feature=player_embedded

To get a better idea, please read more about our movement at www.teachforindia.org

Job Description For Campus Ambassadors:

Campus Ambassadors (CAs) are expected to commit approximately 2.5 hours a week between August 1st 2010 and 1st March 2011, to build awareness about the TFI movement, serve as a liaison between TFI and your campus, and recruit high-potential students from your campus. A Campus Ambassador should be:
1) Independent, self-motivated, mature and responsible high achievers.
2) Excellent communicators in both group presentations and one-on-one conversations.
3) Well-networked with contacts and ability to engage with a variety of audiences.
4) Resourceful and perseverant in the face of obstacles.
5) Committed to Teach For India's mission that we need to build a movement of leaders who will eliminate inequity in education

Meanwhile, I request you to click on the following link to furnish more details about yourself.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGRvazQ1ZGNOcEVpWlMzeG9TNjBrTXc6MQ

Please send an email to recruitment@teachforindia.org and address including your name and university, and we will follow-up with you after you have filled out the the application and /or answer any questions you may have.

The Duke Undergraduate Journal of South Asian Studies (DUJSAS) is currently accepting submissions for its Spring 2011 issue. DUJSAS is accepting essays, seminar papers, and term papers written on one of the following countries and historical regions: Afghanistan Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tibet. Preference will be given to papers written for humanities or social sciences programs, but papers written for other fields may also be accepted. The deadline is January 1, 2011.

See attached for guidelines and forms. Email dujsas@gmail.com with any questions or if you would like to receive a copy of our inaugural issue. The first issue may also be downloaded as a PDF from the North Carolina Consortium for South Asian Studies website: http://www.nccsas.org/students/undergraduate/Undergraduate_Journal-DUJSAS.htm
DUJSAS-Cover-Letter-Form_2011.doc
DUJSAS-Faculty-Support-Form_2011.doc
DUJSAS-Guidelines_2011.doc

Learn About Indian Business & Culture …

while earning your MBA at Wharton.

Introducing the Hindi Program at the Lauder Institute:
· Earn two degrees (MBA & MA in International Studies) in a 24-month period.
· Participate in a two-month summer immersion program in India, featuring intensive Hindi language instruction and exposure to a diverse array of Indian businesses and economic and cultural themes.
· Take four additional semesters of Hindi language and culture courses and opt for elective courses on South Asia.
· Engage in a practical, hands-on, team-based, and individual research project on Indian business or culture.
· Benefit from the School of Arts & Sciences’ long-standing strength in South Asian Studies and Penn’s extensive relationships with institutions in India.
· Fully participate in the world-class Wharton MBA Program.

We also offer specializations in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
For more information, visit http://lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/

What's the magic of Bollywood's masala? Is there something deeper behind Bollywood's song and dance, beneath its stifled sense of romance, a message it's trying to advance?
If you've asked these questions, with or without rhyme and alliteration, Duke Diya and the Franklin Humanities Institute invite you to join the Undergraduate Working Group in Bollywood Cinema. We're looking for people in every year and every major (yes, engineers too) interested in interdisciplinary, student-led discussions of Bollywood's audience, origins, form, content, and global impact.

Drawing from the academic literature, and featuring experts from the Triangle area, we'll spend Fall discussing the range of ideas on Bollywood cinema, perhaps the most significant art and entertainment medium in the world. Then students will pair up with faculty for independent projects in Spring. There will, of course, be plenty of delicious food and film-watching throughout.

Email FHIUndergradGroups@gmail.com soon for an application and more information!

Phillips Ambassadors program provides scholarships for summer, semester, and year-long study abroad programs in Asia. These scholarship are available to UNC and Duke students. Please visit the website for more details.
For more information on the Phillips Ambassador Program: http://studyabroad.unc.edu/phillips/index.cfm
Instructions to the Duke Phillips scholarship:  http://studyabroad.unc.edu/phillips/duke.cfm

UNC summer study in India: A great opportunity to study Hindi in an immersive environment and see India at the same time. This popular program is led by NCCSAS faculty member Afroz Taj.

Duke Engage: There are a variety of Duke engage programs both domestically and internationally that promote immersive service learning and critical reflection. NCCSAS is proud to have two programs in India: Duke Engage Hyderabad with Professor of Religion Leela Prasad, and Duke Engage Kolkata with NCCSAS Associate Director, Baishakhi Taylor.

Duke Engage Hyderabad: http://www.duke.edu/~leela/dukeengage/

Duke Engage Kolkata: http://dukeengage.duke.edu/uploads/assets/India-Kolkataflyer.pdf More information on Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) funding opportunities can be found at:

http://www.nccsas.org/languages/flas_info.htm

http://www.nccsas.org/languages/unc_me_flas2010.htm