International fellowships program
Australia-India Council fellowships
The National Centre coordinates the prestigious Australia-India Council Australian Studies Fellowships. This scheme is part of a consortium of Australian universities that includes Monash, Curtin, South Australia, UNSW, Queensland and the Australian National University. Previous Australia-India Council fellows have included Ms Sumathy Thangapandian who conducted research into the literary expression of the Tamil community in Australia. Fellows come from a wide range of backgrounds and research interests. For more information, including how to apply visit the Australia-India Council website: http://www.dfat.gov.au/aic
We congratulate and offer a warm welcome to the five Fellows for 2008. The Senior Fellows are:
- Professor Gopa Kumar Gopala Pillia, University of Kerala, and
- Professor Sudha Rai, University of Rajasthan.
The three Junior Fellows are:
- Dr Balasubramanian Madhan, Apollo Institute of Hospital Management
- Maria Preethi Srinivasan, University of Madras, and
- Jati Sankar Mondal, Triveni Devi Bhlaotia College, Burdwan.
Australia-Malaysia fellowships
The National Centre is a foundation supporter of the The Australia-Malaysia Institute (AMI) Fellowships for academics, postgraduate students and other researchers. This scheme provides funding for travel and provides host institutions for scholars interested in both Australia and Malaysia and relationships between the two countries. The Australia-Malaysia Institute seeks to promote Australia's relationship with Malaysia by increasing linkages between people and institutions and promoting mutual understanding of our counterpart societies. These fellowships are also intended to promote excellence in research. The Centre also supports a range of other international travelling fellowship programs, especially those anchored in the Asian region.
Australia-Japan fellowships
In 2008, NCAS in collaboration with Monash University's Centre for Japanese Studies and the Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies, secured funding for three fellowships to enable Japanese scholars to visit Australia. Our 2008 Japanese scholar is Professor Keiji Sawada from Waseda University, Tokyo.
