Student Fellowships

Deadline: February 10, 2023
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Scholarship & Paper Competition
S.C. Lee 2022-23 Awards

 
Deadline: January 31, 2023
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Open Enrollment for Spring 2023
ANP 822: Religion and Ritual

 
Every Friday
11:30 a.m - 2:30 p.m. ET
218B Berkey Hall
Professor: Dr. Mara Leichtman

This seminar explores anthropological approaches to the study of religion and is balanced between select classics and important topics in the present-day body of literature. When analyzing recent scholarship, we will keep in mind both historical context and the development of the field through reading theoretical overviews and related case studies. Seminal works on “witchcraft,” “magic,” and ritual provide exposure to the cross-cultural comparison of religious ideologies, values, and practices. We will survey world religions such as Christianity and Islam, both comparatively and in the contexts of global Christian child sponsorship and Islamist foreign fighters who reject secular norms. Topics will include the study of Indian and African religions, and will introduce current debates on decolonizing religious studies to bring in feminist, queer, and indigenous perspectives. The course will conclude with selections from the growing body of literature on secularism, and will consider religious minorities and religious pluralism, with case studies on Egypt and Nigeria. 

Please contact maral@msu.edu for an override.

Open Enrollment for Spring 2023
ISS 310-002: People and Environment

Course Instructor: Dr. Nathan Moore
Geography Building Rm 126
Mon/Wed 12:40 to 2:30 p.m. ET

This course will integrate virtual exchanges between students at MSU and at Hainan University (HNU), China, in a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) setting. MSU and HNU students will gain global experience through sustained synchronous and asynchronous interactions and project-based collaborations. The virtual exchanges allow for opportunities for mutual cross-cultural learning about a variety of global issues including climate change and its impacts on various communities globally, including in Hainan, Michigan, and elsewhere.

For more information about the course, please contact Dr. Nathan Moore at moorena@msu.edu.

2023 Blakemore Freeman Fellowships

Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded for one academic year of full-time, intensive language study of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, or Khmer at the advanced level in approved language programs in East or Southeast Asia. Applicants must be American citizens or permanent residents of the United States.

Who should apply?
The Blakemore Foundation is looking for high-achieving individuals who will make significant contributions to their field. The ideal candidate is someone with stellar grades, outstanding recommendations, and a demonstrated commitment to the Asian country and language. Beyond commitment, we are looking for purpose: a career path that will benefit from professional fluency in that modern Asian language throughout that individual's life. Superior candidates pursuing careers in fields such as academia, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), environmental studies, international business, accounting, law, medicine, journalism, architecture, teaching, social or NGO work, and government service are encouraged to apply.

Application closes on December 30, 2022 at 5:00 PST.

For more information and application, visit the Blakemore Foundation website

Consulting Opportunity
Summer Resident Directors

Position Summary: The American Councils for Internatinal Education is currently seeking qualified consultants to serve as Korean-speaking Resident Directors and Chinese-speaking Resident Directors to work on a variety of summer 2023 language programs ranging from six to eight weeks in length. Individual programs are designed for either high school or undergraduate and graduate students. All programs offer intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences designed to promote rapid language gains.

Anticipated Contract Dates: May-August 2023 (exact dates will vary by program and site). Resident Director training dates will be announced separately.

For more information, visit the job posting for Korean-speaking Resident Director, and the job posting for Chinese-speaking Resident Director. 

Teacher Fellowship

Global Dei Through Art

The MSU Broad Art Museum, in partnership with the African Studies Center, Asian Studies Center, and the Center for Latin America & Caribbean Studies are accepting applications for the MSU Broad Art Museum Teacher Fellowship: Global DEI Through Art opportunity for K-12 educators of all subjects.

BENEFITS
Are you looking for ways to broaden your students’ understanding of global diversity, equity, and inclusion? What if you could deepen their critical thinking and curiosity about people around the world; all the while building skills of observation, imagination, and creativity through experiences with art?

Educators attending all sessions and completing all requirements will receive: a $500 stipend, free teaching resources, 21 SCECHs (approval pending), and qualify as an alum for future programs and opportunities.

Application closes on December 3 at 11:59 ET.

Apply Now by filling out this form

Faculty Funding

Global Virtual Speaker Program

The Asian Studies Center Global Virtual Speaker Program aims to stimulate and increase academic and scholarly interest about Asia at MSU. Faculty members at MSU are invited to apply for funding to invite speakers to share their views on any Asia-focused topic that is likely to be of interest to any section of the MSU community. Possible formats for such an event include, but are not restricted to:

1. a one-time speaker session with one guest,
2. a one-time panel session with multiple speakers, or
3. a series of sessions involving different speakers.

The virtual session(s) may be a part of course instruction (i.e., held during normal instruction times) or as an additional session outside of instruction time. With this in mind, MSU faculty are encouraged to invite authors of books and scholars whose work serves as reading material for a course.

Award & Application Information
Funding is to be used to cover speaker honoraria. The suggested honorarium is $250 per person, and awards will be capped at $1,500 (for multiple invited speakers). Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Faculty Funding

Joseph Lee Fund for Visiting Scholars in Chinese Studies

Support is available for MSU faculty to host short-term visiting scholars at MSU. During their time at MSU, the visiting scholars shall be required to give a public lecture/colloquium. The Asian Studies Center will support the sponsoring MSU faculty and department in organizing and promoting the event.

The Center welcomes proposals from MSU faculty members to support new and existing institutional partnerships or collaborations with individual scholars from disciplines including the arts, humanities, social sciences, and applied sciences, appropriately contextualized. In addition to the public lecture, proposed main activities during the scholar’s visit MSU may support collaboration in research, teaching, and academic events (such as, symposia or conferences held at MSU). The Center encourages proposals that show contribution of the visit on developing co-publications, although this is not a requirement.

These applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.

For more information and to apply visit the Joseph Lee Fund for Visiting Scholars in Chinese Studies page.