Nominate a Lecture Series Presenter, Hughes Fellow, or Affiliate

Program Summary

CSAS invites presenters for the Lecture Series, including the annual Datla and Trautmann lectures. CSAS organizes visits and covers travel, accommodation, meals, and a modest honorarium. Nominations may include academics, artists, journalists, and others.

The CSAS executive committee meets in April to select presenters for a balanced program, including a range of disciplines. Nominators may be asked to introduce the talk and should be involved in the visit by joining meals, etc. 

Deadline

March 30

Nomination Procedure

Please submit your request through the online form Lecture Series Presenter Nomination.

Note: You must be logged into your U-M google account through a browser to access the Google form.

We will request the following information:

• Nominee information, including website
• Information about nominee’s previous U-M visit, if any
• Names of faculty, grad students, and units that might be interested

Contact

Please email csas@umich.edu

Program Summary

The purpose of the Hughes Fellowship program is to promote understanding of South Asia by bringing scholars and artists from South Asia to the U-M campus for extended visits that enable deeper engagements. Fellows remain on campus from two weeks to an entire semester. Fellows are encouraged to take advantage of their time in the US to visit other institutions. Previous Hughes Fellows have included academics, actors, and filmmakers. The fellowships were made possible by the generous support of Gwyn and Marion Hughes in establishing the Gwyn M. Hughes Memorial Fund.

The fellowship covers travel, accommodation, living expenses, and an honorarium. CSAS makes the basic arrangements, but the faculty member nominating them is expected to take responsibility for hosting the fellow, including introductions, arranging meetings, participation in events, providing hospitality generally, and so forth.

Deadline

March 30

Nomination Procedures

Please submit your request through the online form Hughes Fellowship Nomination.

Note: You must be logged into your U-M google account through a browser to access the Google form.

We will request the following information:

• Nominee information
• Information about the nominee’s previous U-M visit, if any
• Nomination Statement (500 words or less), including specifics about who at U-M would be engaging the nominee and what activities they might take part in here
• Nominee CV

Contact

Please email csas@umich.edu

CSAS Affiliate Program

CSAS has been a hub of interdisciplinary research for faculty and researchers from a variety of disciplines and professional schools at the University of Michigan who are substantially engaged in research and/or teaching on South Asia or have an interest in South Asian studies. To expand this intellectual community and develop a local South Asian studies community, CSAS has established an Affiliates Program.

CSAS will contact the nominee to request more information.

Eligibility

Those in one of the following three categories are eligible for nomination.

1. Alumni of U-M graduate or professional programs who are engaged in research and/or teaching on South Asia or have an interest in South Asian studies.
2. Scholars based at colleges or universities in the region (Michigan, Ohio, Indiana) who are engaged in research and/or teaching on South Asia, including U-M adjunct faculty/researchers as well as UMHS residents.
3. Former U-M faculty, visiting instructional faculty, visiting scholars, visiting graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and CSAS event guests who are nominated by CSAS faculty. 

Application Procedures

Please submit your nomination through the online Nomination Form

We will request the following information:

• Nominee name, title, institution (if any), and email of the nominee
• Nominee relation to U-M
• Reasons you support the nomination (30-100 words)

Nomination Deadlines

September 30 and March 31 annually. All complete applications are reviewed by the CSAS Executive Committee.

Term

Membership in the CSAS Affiliate program will be based primarily on researchers having a substantial research interest in South Asia. It is expected that all Affiliates will follow relevant policies and guidelines for the use of university resources and conduct. Affiliate membership will be reviewed by the CSAS Executive Committee every three years. 

Benefits

• CSAS Affiliates are included in CSAS’s email list and receive notices of academic events and research/funding opportunities.
• Regular faculty from other universities and colleges in the State of Michigan as well as from Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) member institutions are eligible for free borrowing privileges at the U-M Library. For Affiliates who do not fall under this category, CSAS can assist with acquiring free borrowing privileges as a U-M Library “Visiting Scholar.”
• CSAS Affiliates are eligible for a uniqname (a U-M computing ID).  
• UM alumni are encouraged to keep their MCards and renew them on their own. For details, please see the MCard website. For non-UM-alumni Affiliates, CSAS will assist with the MCard application.

Please note that CSAS cannot provide office space, phone/fax/computer access, mailboxes, business cards, administrative/translation services, research assistance, or parking permits.

Contact

Please email csas@umich.edu