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Research
Name University Discipline Site(s) Language(s) Topic
Africa
Basotho Youth , Nationalism, and Material Culture in
Aerni, John Washington University History Lesotho Sesotho Lesotho, 1952-1970
University of California, (Re) Sounding Survival: Popular Music and Urban
Allard, Duncan Berkeley Ethnomusicology Zimbabwe Shona Livelihood in Zimbabwe
Dancehall Politics: Contested Spaces of Urban Youth in
Callaci, Emily Northwestern University History Tanzania Swahili Post-war Tanzania
Living Politics: New Practices and Protest of the of the
Chance, Kerry University of Chicago Anthropology South Africa Zulu "Poor" in Democratic South Africa
Mali, Senegal, Cheminots into Citizens: Labor, Migration, and Political
County, Brandon Columbia University History France, Italy Bamana, French Imagination Along the Dakar-Niger Railroad, 1923-1974
Bamana, Locally Filtered: The Case of Painting in Bamako, 1950s-
Davis, Paul Indiana University Art/Art History Mali Bambara 1990s
Atlantic Markets and West African Sisters: Female
Michigan State Traders in Saint Louis, Senegal, and New Orleans,
Gish, Lyndsey University History Senegal French, Wolof Louisiana
Moving the Nation: Citizen, State, and Urban
Hart, Jennifer Indiana University History Ghana Twi Transportation in Postcolonial Ghana
University of California, When Prosperity Fails: The Faith Gospel and Non-
Haynes, Naomi San Diego Anthropology Zambia Bemba Market Exchange on the Zambian Copperbelt
University of Living Among Lions: Social Factors Underlying Lion
Hazzah, Leela Wisconsin, Madison Biology Kenya Swahili (Panthera Leo) Decline in Kenyan Maasailand
Producing Citizens: Migrant Labor, Unions, and the
Hickel, Jason University of Virginia Anthropology South Africa Zulu Making of Political Subjectivity in South Africa
Broadcasting Peace: Radio and Conflict Transformation
Ibrahim, Hala Ohio University Communications Sudan, Kenya Arabic, Swahili in Sudan
Michigan State
Kirwin, Matthew University Political Science Burkina Faso French Political Identity in Burkina Faso
Michigan State The Children With Diamonds in Their Hands? Comparing
Mwalimu, Michelle University Education Zambia Bemba Zambia's Public and Community Schools
Michigan State Portuguese, Antiretroviral Therapy in Context: Health Resource
Reed, Joel University Anthropology Mozambique Swahili Utilization Among People with AIDS in Mozambique
Johns Hopkins Vulnerability, Eligibility, and the "OVC": The Local Lives
Reynolds, Lindsey University Health South Africa Zulu of Policies and Categories
Embodied Knowledge and Master-Disciple Relations in
Wright, Zachary Northwestern University History Senegal Wolof West African Islam
Western Hemisphere
Brazil Interruptus: Nationalist Projections and Women's
Allen, Andrea Harvard University Anthropology Brazil Portuguese Same-Sex Desires in Brazil
Community Television in Chile: Media, Politics, and the
Ashley, Jennifer Brown University Anthropology Chile Spanish "Digital Divide"
University of California, Industrialization in Sao Paulo's Old Republic: A Wage
Ball, Molly Los Angeles History Brazil Portuguese Perspective
The Ecological Impacts of an Invasive Catfish in Southern
Capps, Krista Cornell University Environmental Science Mexico Spanish Mexico
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Research
Name University Discipline Site(s) Language(s) Topic
University of California, The Chacarera: Nation, Media, and Agency in Argentine
Carlson, Julius Los Angeles Ethnomusicology Argentina Spanish Folk Music
Campesino Militancy and the Making of the Honduran
Coleman, Kevin Indiana University History Honduras Spanish Elite (1945-1989)
The Role of Monitoring Technologies in Democratic
Cross, Jason Duke University Anthropology El Salvador Spanish Governance Reform in El Salvador
Argentina, Networks of Artistic Interchange and Political
Davidson, Vanessa New York University Art/Art History Brazil Spanish Engagement in Brazil and Argentina, 1968-1981
Dean, Evelyn Indiana University Anthropology Mexico Spanish Language and Identity Among Syrian Jews in Mexico City
Cultivating Hope: Competing Models of Agrarian Reform
DeVore, Jonathan University of Michigan Anthropology Brazil Portuguese and Landscape in Southern Bahia
Changing Climate, Changing Management: Responses
Dunbar, Katherine University of Georgia Anthropology Peru Spanish in Increasing Water Scarcity in the Peruvian Andes
Cultivating Continuity: Agrarian Reform and Historical
Estrada, Christopher University of Michigan Anthropology Brazil Portuguese Memory in Oernambuco, Brazil
University of The Peruvian Legal Left in the Era of Massacre (1980-
Feinstein, Tamara Wisconsin, Madison History Peru Spanish 2000)
Performance, Representation, and Identity in Guatemalan
Forbes, Jack University of Florida Ethnomusicology Guatemala Spanish Marimbas Orquestas
Peasants, Slaves, and Sojourners: Itinerant Asians in
Furlong, Matthew University of Arizona History Mexico Spanish Colonial New Spain, 1571-1700
University of California, From Contraband Capital to Border City: An Economic
Galvan, Melissa Berkeley History Mexico Spanish and Political History of the Port of Matamoras, 1800-1848
From the Public Sphere to Spirit Speech: Negotiating
Hartikainen, Elina University of Chicago Anthropology Brazil Portuguese Discourse on Africaness in Brazilian Candomble
Of Prayers and Pilgrims: Migration and Faith in 20th-
Heisser, Christine Indiana University History Mexico Spanish Century Mexico and the United States
From Labor Conflicts to Community Relations in Peruvian
Helfgott, Federico University of Michigan Anthropology Peru Spanish Mining, 1970-Present
University of South Risk as a Social Process: HIV-Serodiscordant Couples
Hughes, Shana Florida Anthropology Brazil Portuguese and Biomedical Personnel in Porto Alegre, Brazil
Josten, Jennifer Yale University Art History Mexico Spanish Beyond the Raptura: Art in Mexico, 1945-1970
Michigan State Integrating Scientific, Local, and Traditional Knowledge in
Kellon, Delanie University Nature Management Costa Rica Spanish Water Management Decisions
Haitian Creole, Of Bands and Soldiers: Peacekeeping, Sovereignty, and
Kivland, Chelsey University of Chicago Anthropology Haiti French Violence in Haiti
Musical Cartographies in the Video Age: Popular Music,
Lears, Rachel New York University Anthropology Uruguay Spanish Visual Media, Space, and Place in Urban Uruguay
University of California, Law, Justice, and Morality in Colonial Mexico:
Madigan, Brian Berkeley History Mexico Spanish Ecclesiastical and Civil Courts Compared, 1650-1810
Michigan State Gendered Perceptions and Impacts of Fair Trade on
Meuninck, Rebecca University Anthropology Brazil Portuguese Brazilian Coffee Farmers
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Research
Name University Discipline Site(s) Language(s) Topic
Reclaiming the Discarded: Life and Labor on a Brazilian
Millar, Kathleen Brown University Anthropology Brazil Portuguese Landfill
Columbia, Clientelism and the Rule of Law in Latin America: Public
Moncada, Eduardo Brown University Political Science Ecuador Spanish Security and Access to Justice
University of California, Mexico's Emerging Suburbia: Housing Policy and Local
Monkkonen, Paavo Berkeley Urban Planning Mexico Spanish Government in Transition
University of California,
Novak, Kinga Berkeley History Mexico Spanish Giving Thanks: A Visual History of Mexican Spirituality
University of Portuguese, The Politics of Microfinance: Brazil and Mexico in
Olsen, Tricia Wisconsin, Madison Political Science Brazil, Mexico Spanish Comparative Perspective
University of Texas, Sexual Angst of Empire: Drunken Soldiers, Diseased
Parker, Jeffrey Austin History Panama Spanish Prostitutes, and the Panama Canal
Social Change , Populist Politics, and Popular Memory:
The Baixada Fluminense and the Legendary Tenorio
Ralston, Tyler University of Arizona History Brazil Portuguese Cavalcanti, 1945-1964
Music and Citizenship in Brazil and Cuba: Theme,
Robbins, Dylon Princeton University Language Brazil Portuguese Counterpoint, Variation
Scher, Sarahh Emory University Art/Art History Peru Spanish State of Dress: Gender, Role, and Status in Moche Art
Resource Rebellion: Social Movements, Subsistence,
Simmons, Erica University of Chicago Political Science Bolivia Spanish and the Bolivian Water Wars
Indigenous Entrepreneurs and Brand Piracy in
Kedron, Thomas Harvard University Anthropology Guatemala Maya, Spanish Guatemala's Fashion Industry
Michigan State Singleness and the State: Widowed and Unmarried
Vicente, Andrea University History Mexico Spanish Women in Guadalajara, Mexico, 1821-1900
Across Mexico: Sex, Gender, and Violence Along the
Vogt, Wendy University of Arizona Anthropology Mexico Spanish Migrant Trail
University of Illinois,
Williams, Julie Urbana-Champaign Anthropology Ecuador Quichua Urban Indigeneity in Ecuador
Fishing for Fodder: The Transnational Environmental
Wintersteen, Kristin Duke University History Peru, Chile Spanish Politics of Fishmeal in Peru and Chile
Argentina,
Paraguay, Spanish, Corridors of Trade and Halls of Justice: Law, Sovereignty,
Younger, Joseph Princeton University History Uruguay Portuguese and the Bordering of the Rio de la Plata
Central East Europe and Russia
Russia, Czech Sovietization With a Human Face: Soviet-Czechoslovak
Applebaum, Rachel University of Chicago History Republic Russian, Czech Cultural and Social Relations, 1948-1972
University of North Russia, Russian, Faith on the Margins: Jehovah's Witnesses in the Soviet
Baran, Emily Carolina, Chapel Hill History Moldova Ukrainian Union and Post-Soviet Russia, 1945-Present
University of California, The Transformation of Russian Energy Charter Treaty
Barknov, Boris Berkeley Political Science Russia Russian Policy
Narratives of Migration: Czech Nurses' Negotiation of
Bludau, Heidi Indiana University Anthropology Czech Republic Czech Gender and National Identity
Russia, Mapping Rule and Resistance: Kazakh Intellectuals and
Campbell, Ian University of Michigan History Kazakhstan Kazakh the Russian Geographical Society, 1850-1900
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Research
Name University Discipline Site(s) Language(s) Topic
Assessing the Philosophical Boom: Post-Soviet
DeBlasio, Alyssa University of Pittsburgh Language and Literature Russia Russian Philosophy in the Moscow and St. Petersburg Academies
Defining Territory, Shaping Faith, Islam, and the
Derrick, Matthew University of Oregon Geography Russia Russian Changing Landscape of Kazan's Old Tatar Quarter
Russian, Imperial Russia's Education Policies Among Azerbaijani
Dobbs, Aimee Indiana University History Azerbaijan Azerbaijani Turks, 1864-1891
Graber, Kathryn University of Michigan Anthropology Russia Russian, Buryat Language and Local Media in Southeastern Siberia
Russian, An Archaeology of Late Bronze Age Socioeconomy in the
Greene, Alan University of Chicago Anthropology Armenia Armenian South Caucasus
Khrushchev's Gulag: The Reform of Punishment in the
Hardy, Jeffrey Princeton University History Russia Russian Post-Stalin Soviet Union, 1953-1964
Dangers Large and Small: Local Perceptions of
Ismail, Zohra Indiana University Anthropology Tajikistan Tajik, Persian Environmental Risk in Badakhshan
Genderizing HIV/AIDS in Russia: Identifying and
University of North Contextualizing Risk Behaviors Among HIV-Positive
King, Elizabeth Carolina, Chapel Hill Health Russia Russian Women in St. Petersburg
Constructing Science: Polish Physics and the
Konieczny, Matthew University of Minnesota History Poland Polish, German Development of a Quantum Theory in Europe
German,
Austria, Bosnian,
Croatia, Croatian, Imperial Population Politics and Refugee Aid in the
Manasek, Jared Columbia University History Bosnia, Turkey Serbian, Turkish Balkans, 1875-1878
Russian, Deconstructing the Dead: A Bioarchaeological
Marshall, Maureen University of Chicago Anthropology Armenia Armenian Investigation of the Body in LBA (1500-1200 BC) Armenia
Progress and its Discontents: The Modernization of Public
and Private Cities in Poland, Lithuania, and the Russian
Murphy, Curtis Georgetown University History Poland, Ukraine Polish, Russian Empire, 1764-1830
University of Illinois, Community, Identity, and Belonging: Conversion in the
Murray, Jesse Urbana-Champaign History Russia Russian Russian Empire, 1810-1917
University of North The View from 16th Streets: The Soviet Embassy and
Paulauskas, Michael Carolina, Chapel Hill History Russia Russian Détente, 1969-1979
Russia,
Tajikistan,
Kyrgyzstan, Technologies of Rule: Empire, Water, and the
Peterson, Maya Harvard University History Kazakhstan Russian, Uzbek Modernization of Central Asia, 1860s-1940s
Schwab, Wendell Indiana University Anthropology Kazakhstan Kazakh Islamic Ethics and Muslim Authority in Kazakhstan
University of California, The Soviet Cosmos: Life-Cycle Rituals, Family Culture,
Smolkin, Victoria Berkeley History Russia Russian and the Socialist Way of Life (1956-1985)
Enlightening the Land of Midnight: Slovtsov Kalashnikov
Soderstrom, Mark Ohio State University History Russia Russian and the Making of Modern Siberia
The Traumatic Mirror: Questions of Identity and Roanipe
Thorne, Michael Indiana University History Romania Romanian During the Deportation to Transnistria
University of North Pleasure, Power, and the Pursuit of Communism: The
Tsipursky, Gleb Carolina, Chapel Hill History Russia Russian Soviet Campaign to Organize Youth Leisure, 1955-1964
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Research
Name University Discipline Site(s) Language(s) Topic
The Ontology and Ontogeny of Feature Geometries and
Weir, Thomas University of Chicago Linguistics Georgia Russian Hierarchy in Natural Language
East Asia
Moveable Feast: The Place of Sekkyo in Meiji Buddhist
Findely, Helen University of Chicago Area Studies Japan Japanese Discourse
University of California,
George, Johnny Berkeley Linguistics Japan Japanese Social Indexation in Japanese Sign Language
University of Illinois, Thinking Globally, Identifying Locally: Re-Envisioning
Welker, James Urbana- Champaign Area Studies Japan Japanese "Women" in Late Twentieth-Century Japan
Near East
Syria, Morocco, The Reconquest of the Word: Historiographic Conflict in
Calderwood, Eric Harvard University Language and Literature Spain Spanish al-Andalus
From Counterinsurgency to Capital Investment: The
Day, Johnny Harvard University Anthropology Turkey Turkish Remaking of the Kurdish Problem in Turkey
United Arab Imagining and Inhabiting Dubai: Everyday Spaces in the
Decker, Tabitha Yale University Sociology Emirates Arabic Production of a City
University of California, Takism: Improvisational Practices in Republican-Era
Ederer, Eric Santa Barbara Ethnomusicology Turkey Turkish Turkish Classical Music
United Arab Diversification and Knowledge Transfer in the United Arab
Ewers, Michael Ohio State University Geography Emirates Arabic Emirates
University of California, Negotiating Modernity: The Adoption and Adaptation of
Gordon, Lillie Santa Barbara Ethnomusicology Egypt Arabic the Violin in Egyptian Music
Constructing A Constituency for Israeli Ultra-Nationalism:
Hirschhorn, Sara University of Chicago History Israel Hebrew A Socio-Political History (1973-2007)
Performing Civil Society: Palestinians Citizens of Israel
Jawad, Rania New York University Area Studies Israel Arabic on Stage
The Emergence of Social Complexity in the Highlands of
Mahoney, Daniel University of Chicago Area Studies Yemen Arabic Prehistoric Yemen, 1500-1000 BC
Jordan, Israel, Arabic, Turkish,
McElrone, Susynne New York University History Turkey Hebrew Religion, Society, and Politics in Hebron, 1700-1900
Whoever Imitates a People Becomes One of Them:
Patel, Youshaa Duke University Religion Syria Arabic Islam at the Tipping Point
University of California, United Arab Development and Implementation of the UAE Disability
Pineda, Victor Los Angeles Urban Planning Emirates Arabic Act in Dubai
University of The Predicament of Reciprocity at "Home" for German-
Rottman, Susan Wisconsin, Madison Anthropology Turkey Turkish Turkish Return Migrants
Sacred Narratives of the Prophet Zarathustra in Medieval
Sheffield, Daniel Harvard University Area Studies India Persian, Gujarati and Early Modern Zoroastrianism
Catch and Release: Piracy, Slavery, and Ransom in the
White, Joshua University of Michigan History Turkey Turkish Early Modern Ottoman Mediterranean
South Asia
University of Texas, Community Memories: Oral Histories of Post-Partition
Abbas, Amber Austin History India Urdu South Asia
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Research
Name University Discipline Site(s) Language(s) Topic
University of California,
Baxter, Matthew Berkeley Political Science India Tamil Conversions in Conversation: Periyar, Ambedkar, Gandhi
Johns Hopkins Legal and Social Reform Among "Ritual Prostitutes" in
Betlem, Hester University Anthropology India Telugu Southern India
University of California, Rebuilding Life at the Shoreline: Muslim Communities
Choi, Vivian Davis Anthropology Sri Lanka Sinhala and Post-Tsunami Reconstruction in Sri Lanka
University of California, Language, Gender, and Reform: The Life and Works of
Clary, Randi Santa Barbara Religion India Punjabi Bhai Vir Singh
Colvard, Robert University of Iowa History India Hindi A World Without Drink: Temperance in India 1880-1949
University of North More than Water: Gendered Responses to Ecological
Drew, Georgina Carolina, Chapel Hill Anthropology India Hindi Change Along the Ganges River
Developing Sakti: Catholicism and Women's
Etter, Connie Syracuse University Anthropology India Tamil Empowerment Programs in South India
India, United Mughal Writings on Indic Religions: Dara Shukuh and his
Gandhi, Supriya Harvard University Area Studies Kingdom Persian, Sanskrit Milieu
Defining the Nation-State: Citizenship and Marriage Law
Grapevine, Rebecca University of Michigan History India Hindi in Post-Colonial India
University of India, United Diction and Dictionaries: Language, Literature, and
Hakala, Walter Pennsylvania Area Studies Kingdom Urdu Learning in Persianate South Asia
University of Illinois, Spatialization of Knowledge and Power at Sawai Jai Sing
Johnson-Roehr, Susan Urbana-Champaign Architecture India Hindi II's Astronomical Observatories, 1721-1743
United
Kingdom, From Dorasamudra to Halebid: Hoysala Temples in
Kasdorf, Katherine Columbia University Art History Denmark, India Kannada Context
University of Texas, Urdu, Persian, Mourning and Martyrdom in Persianate Indian: Poets,
Knapczyk, Peter Austin Area Studies India Dakani Patrons, and the Shi'I Elegy, 1650-1800
Serving Modernity: "American" Service and Urban
McGuire, Meredith University of Chicago Anthropology India Hindi Practice in Globalizing India
United Millenarism and Political Islam in the Mughal Empire
Moin, Ahmed Azfar University of Michigan History Kingdom, India Persian, Urdu (1526-1705)
Relocating Culture at the Edges of Kathmandu's Urban
Nelson, Andrew University of Virginia Anthropology Nepal Nepali Expansion
Creating a Classic: Nationalism, Regionalism, and Dance
Putcha, Rumya University of Chicago Ethnomusicology India Hindi, Telugu in India
Neoliberalizing Development: Transnational Institutions,
Putnam, Daniel University of Minnesota Geography Nepal Nepali NGOs, and State Space in Nepal
Altering the Nation: Indigeneity, Authority, and
Rich, Matthew University of Chicago Anthropology Bangladesh Bangala Recognition at the Margins of Bangladesh
Rudert, Angela Syracuse University Religion India Hindi "All in One Guru": Anadmurti Gurumaa
Interrogating Empowerment: Girls' Education in Gujarat,
Shah, Payal Indiana University Education India Gujarati India
Health, Hardship, and Home: Community Generated
Snell-Rood, Claire University of Virginia Anthropology India Hindi Health in a New Delhi Slum
Diagnosing India: Food, the Body, and the Healthy
Solomon, Harris Brown University Anthropology India Hindi Economy in Mumbai
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Research
Name University Discipline Site(s) Language(s) Topic
University of Texas, The Politics and Patronage of Urdu Poetry in the
Tabor, Nathan Austin Language and Literature India Urdu Contemporary Indian Public Sphere
University of California, Tibetan, Sanskrit,
Ullery, Aaron Santa Barbara Area Studies Nepal, India Hindi Tantric Transmissions: A History of Ritual in the Tantras
Southeast Asia
University of North Thailand, Special Economic Zones in Greater Mekong Sub-Region:
Arnold, Dennis Carolina, Chapel Hill Geography Cambodia Thai Cooperation, Economic Transition and Migrant Labor
Thailand, Thai Captives, Warfare, and Cultural Exchange in
Beemer, Bryce University of Hawaii History Burma Thai, Burmese Southeast Asia
University of California, Writing the South Seas: Nanyang in the Modern Chinese
Bernards, Brian Los Angeles Literature Singapore Chinese and Southeast Asian Literary Imagination
The Intersection Between Religion and Citizenship
Bryner, Karen Columbia University Anthropology Indonesia Indonesian Constructing Civil Islam in the Classroom?
The Political Economy and Archipelagic Landscape of
Calugay, Cyril University of Hawaii Anthropology Philippines Tagalog Pre-Spanish Cebu, Philippines
Hearing Overlaid Discourses in Traditional Vietnamese
Cannon, Alexander University of Michigan Ethnomusicology Vietnam Vietnamese Music
Converging Interests?: Exploring Volunteer Tourism as a
Conran, Mary University of Hawaii Anthropology Thailand Thai Development Strategy in Northern Thailand
Education and Social Change in the Highlands of
Flaim, Amanda Cornell University Sociology Thailand Thai Northern Thailand
University of Mimicking the Global?: Changing Norms and Universal
Harris, Joseph Wisconsin, Madison Sociology Thailand Thai Health Care in Thailand
Netherlands, The Radio as an Instrument of Culture: Music on the Air
Kimura, Amy University of Michigan Ethnomusicology Indonesia Indonesian in the Dutch East Indies, 1925-1942
Narratives of Violence, Technologies of Proof: Law and
Lim, Samson Cornell University History Thailand, Japan Thai Society in Thailand from 1944-Present
University of California, Canonizing The Tale of Kieu: The Construction of a
Nguyen, Cam Berkeley Area Studies Vietnam Vietnamese Vietnamese Classic
University of Threatening Lives: Controlling Avian Flu in Vietnam's
Porter, Natalie Wisconsin, Madison Anthropology Vietnam Vietnamese Poultry Economy
University of Myanmar, Tracing the Ethos of the Chinese in the Urban Fabric of
Roberts, Jayde Washington Art/Architecture China Burmese, Chinese Yangon (Rangoon) , Burma
Bridging the Language and Cultural Barriers: An
Siler, Cameron University of Kansas Biology Philippines Tagalog, Cebuano Integrative Approach to Conservation and Education
University of California, Reinventing Siam: Intellectual Culture and Political
Subrahmanyan, Arjun Berkeley History Thailand Thai Changed in 1930s Thailand
Religious Relations, Transnational Narratives, and Ethnic
Swazey, Kelli University of Hawaii Anthropology Indonesia Indonesian Ideologies in Minahasa, Indonesia
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Average
Applications Applications Fellowship by
World Area Received Funded World Area
Africa 80 17 $34,321
Western Hemisphere 188 42 $31,795
Central/Eastern Europe/Eurasia 73 26 $33,572
East Asia 91 3 $44,515
Near East 46 15 $36,281
South Asia 49 26 $34,051
Southeast Asia 44 17 $33,556
TOTALS 571 146 $35,442
FUNDING REQUESTS/ALLOCATION Dollars
Total Funds Requested $19,753,710
Total Program Funds Allocated $4,925,225
ADMINISTERING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Public Institutions 15
Fellows 53
Funds Obligated $1,653,007
Private/Non-Profit Institutions 27
Fellows 93
Funds Obligated $3,272,218
GENDER Number Percent
Female 75 51%
Male 71 49%
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FY 2008 GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS BY STATE
Number of Individual
State Recipient IHEs Fellowships Dollars
Arizona 1 3 $105,791
California 5 21 $743,547
Connecticut 1 2 $78,404
District of Columbia 1 1 $31,887
Florida 2 2 $48,219
Georgia 2 2 $49,264
Hawaii 1 4 $113,038
Illinois 3 20 $639,221
Indiana 1 11 $451,646
Iowa 1 1 $45,390
Kansas 1 1 $22,835
Maryland 1 2 $42,430
Massachusetts 1 7 $217,401
Michigan 2 17 $575,627
Minnesota 1 2 $68,595
Missouri 1 1 $23,110
North Carolina 2 9 $281,562
New Jersey 1 3 $105,275
New York 4 13 $411,121
Ohio 2 3 $128,286
Oregon 1 1 $34,745
Pennsylvania 2 2 $69,178
Rhode Island 1 4 $142,059
Texas 1 4 $176,855
Virginia 1 3 $102,023
Washington 1 1 $26,949
Wisconsin 1 6 $190,767
TOTALS 42 146 $4,925,225
FY 1964-2008 FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED
Africa 676
Western Hemisphere 892
Central/Eastern Europe
and Eurasia 831
East Asia 722
Near East 559
South Asia 600
Southeast Asia 506
Western Europe 70
Multi-Country* 186
TOTALS 4,765
*Note: Multi-Country designation is obsolete. Now,
principal country of research is designated.
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Research Sites Languages Disciplines Universities
Argentina Arabic Anthropology Brown University
Armenia Armenian Architecture Columbia University
Austria Azerbaijani Area Studies Cornell University
Azerbaijan Bamana Art History Duke University
Bangladesh Bambara Art/Architecture Emory University
Bolivia Bangala Art/Art History Georgetown University
Bosnia Bemba Biology Harvard University
Brazil Bosnian Communications Indiana University
Burkina Faso Burmese Education Johns Hopkins University
Burma Buryat Environmental Science Michigan State University
Cambodia Cebuano Ethnomusicology New York University
Chile Chinese Geography Northwestern University
China Croatian Health Ohio State University
Columbia Czech History Ohio University
Costa Rica Dakani Language Princeton University
Croatia French Linguistics Syracuse University
Czech Republic German Literature University of Arizona
Denmark Gujarati Nature Management University of California, Berkeley
Ecuador Haitian Creole Political Science University of California, Davis
Egypt Hebrew Religion University of California, Los Angeles
El Salvador Hindi Sociology University of California, San Diego
France Indonesian Urban Planning University of California, Santa Barbara
Georgia Japanese University of Chicago
Ghana Kannada University of Florida
Guatemala Kazakh University of Georgia
Haiti Maya University of Hawaii
Honduras Nepali University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
India Persian University of Iowa
Indonesia Polish University of Kansas
Israel Portuguese University of Michigan
Italy Punjabi University of Minnesota
Japan Quichua University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Jordan Romanian University of Oregon
Kazakhstan Russian University of Pennsylvania
Kenya Sanskrit University of Pittsburgh
Kyrgyzstan Serbian University of South Florida
Lesotho Sesotho University of Texas, Austin
Mali Shona University of Virginia
Mexico Sinhala University of Washington
Moldova Spanish University of Wisconsin, Madison
Morocco Swahili Washington University
Mozambique Tagalog Yale University
Nepal Tajik
Netherlands Tamil
Panama Telugu
Paraguay Thai
Peru Tibetan
Philippines Turkish
Poland Ukrainian
Romania Urdu
Russia Uzbek
Senegal Vietnamese
Singapore Wolof
South Africa Zulu
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan, Kenya
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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Additional
Primary Research Research
Site Site(s) Languages Disciplines Fellows Funds
Africa
Burkina Faso French Political Science 1 $32,472
Ghana Twi History 1 $36,468
Kenya Swahili Biology 1 $28,104
Lesotho Sesotho History 1 $23,110
Senegal, Bamana, Bambara,
Mali France, Italy French Art/Art History, History 2 $77,262
Mozambique Portuguese, Swahili Anthropology 1 $34,042
Senegal French, Wolof History 2 $86,513
South Africa Zulu Anthropology, Health 3 $78,248
Sudan Kenya Arabic, Swahili Communications 1 $36,424
Tanzania Swahili History 1 $40,904
Zambia Bemba Anthropology, Education 2 $52,323
Zimbabwe Shona Ethnomusicology 1 $57,580
Totals 17 $583,450
Western Hemisphere
Brazil,
Paraguay, Ethnomusicology, Art/Art
Argentina Uruguay Spanish, Portuguese History, History 3 $85,387
Bolivia Spanish Political Science 1 $20,798
Anthropology, History,
Brazil Mexico Portuguese Language, Political Science 11 $340,865
Chile Spanish Anthropology 1 $39,420
Columbia Ecuador Spanish Political Science 1 $28,941
Costa Rica Spanish Nature Management 1 $30,471
Ecuador Quichua Anthropology 1 $32,910
El Salvador Spanish Anthropology 1 $41,263
Ethnomusicology,
Guatemala Spanish, Maya Anthropology 2 $53,036
Haiti Haitian Creole, French Anthropology 1 $32,030
Honduras Spanish History 1 $37,626
History, Environmental
Science, Anthropology, Art
Mexico Spanish History, Urban Planning 11 $398,321
Panama Spanish History 1 $43,718
Anthropology, Art/Art
Peru Chile Spanish History, History 5 $132,872
Uruguay Spanish Anthropology 1 $17,723
Totals 42 $1,335,381
Central/Eastern Europe and Eurasia
Armenia Armenian, Russian Anthropology 2 $47,568
Croatia,
Bosnia, German, Bosnian,
Austria Turkey Croatian, Serbian, Turkish History 1 $38,491
Azerbaijan Russian, Azerbaijani History 1 $40,828
Czech Republic Czech Anthropology 1 $39,780
Georgia Russian Linguistics 1 $16,800
Kazakhstan Kazakh Anthropology 1 $45,744
Poland Ukraine Polish, German, Russian History 2 $76,284
Romania Romanian History 1 $58,540
Czech
Republic,
Kazakhstan, History, Political Science,
Moldova, Russian, Czech, Language and Literature,
Tajikistan, Ukrainian, Buryat, Uzbek, Geography, Health,
Russia Kyrgyzstan Kazakh Linguistics 15 $489,027
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Tajikistan Tajik, Persian Anthropology 1 $19,810
Totals 26 $872,872
East Asia
Japan Japanese Area Studies, Linguistics 3 $133,546
Totals 3 $133,546
Near East
Egypt Arabic Ethnomusicology 1 $31,764
India Persian, Gujarati Area Studies 1 $25,771
Israel Arabic, Hebrew Area Studies, History 2 $73,340
Jordan Israel, Turkey Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish History 1 $37,295
Morocco, Language and Literature,
Syria Spain Arabic, Spanish Religion 2 $57,480
Anthropology,
Turkey Turkish Ethnomusicology, History 4 $134,092
United Arab Sociology, Geography,
Emirates Arabic Urban Planning 3 $150,890
Yemen Arabic Area Studies 1 $33,576
Totals 15 $544,208
South Asia
Bangladesh Bangala Anthropology 1 $14,462
History, Political Science,
Anthropology, Religion,
Area Studies, Architecture,
Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Ethnomusicology,
United Punjabi, Hindi, Persian, Education, Language and
India Kingdom Sanskrit, Dakani, Gujarati Literature 19 $698,410
Nepali, Tibetan, Sanskrit, Anthropology, Geography,
Nepal India Hindi Area Studies 3 $85,074
Sri Lanka Sinhala Anthropology 1 $25,798
Denmark,
United Kingdom India Kannada, Persian, Urdu Art History, History 2 $61,577
Totals 26 $885,321
Southeast Asia
Burma China Burmese, Chinese Art/Architecture 1 $26,949
Indonesia Indonesian Anthropology 2 $51,588
Netherlands Indonesia Indonesian Ethnomusicology 1 $34,228
Philippines Cebuano, Tagalog Anthropology, Biology 2 $50,953
Singapore Chinese Literature 1 $61,767
Burma, Geography, History,
Cambodia, Anthropology, Sociology,
Thailand Japan Thai, Burmese History 7 $238,443
Anthropology, Area Studies,
Vietnam Vietnamese Ethnomusicology 3 $106,519
Totals 17 $570,447
Total Fellowship Awards 146
Total Obligated $4,925,225
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