The Indonesian Studies Graduate Summer School is a week of intensive research activities for young scholars working on Indonesia. The Summer School is is conducted on the ANU campus in the centre of Canberra. It is open to participants from throughout Australia and overseas interested in exchanging knowledge and experience, and accessing the scholarly resources of the ANU - Australia's premier centre for scholarship on Indonesia.

The broad goals of the Program are to provide a forum for building networks among postgraduate scholars through exchange of knowledge and experiences surrounding the study of Indonesia. The program also aims to provide students with an opportunity to use the rich and diverse resources on Indonesia held at the ANU Library and the Australian National Library. Activities include seminars, panel discussions, student presentations, individual consultations with ANU academics, guest lectures, master classes, a library visit and cultural events. In 2006 the Indonesian Studies Graduate Summer School covers the fields of history, politics, religious studies, security studies, economics, development studies, environmental studies and demography.

Your academic hosts and mentors will include Robert Cribb, James Fox, Greg Fealy, Hal Hill, Ed Aspinall, Ann Kumar, Jamie Mackie, Terry Hull, Ross McLeod, Chris Manning, George Quinn, Budy Resosudarmo and Kathy Robinson.

You will have opportunities to:

• Meet, exchange ideas and forge networks with students from around Australia
• Establish links with key ANU scholars as informal on-going mentors
• Gain feedback on work in progress
• Develop techniques for conducting effective fieldwork in Indonesia
• Strengthen insights into key theoretical challenges for Indonesian Studies
• Draw on the knowledge of the expert Indonesia specialist librarians ANU and ANL

Program:

The program is still evolving and may be subject to change

Interactive seminars by senior researchers

• New developments in the study of Indonesia's history and politics
• Islam: its political, social and pop culture faces in Indonesia
• Resource development and the environment
• Security and terrorism: their changing faces in Indonesia
• Methodology and ethics in the research process

Panel discussions or roundtable discussions

• Student research projects and presentations
• The Indonesian economy
• Issues in the study of Indonesian Islam
• Issues in researching contemporary Indonesian society

Master class workshops

• Students present 15-20 minute papers on work in progress or key research problems
• Discussion and feedback from peers and experts
• Guest lectures

Individual Consultations

• Opportunities will be made available for students to consult with individual ANU staff about their research projects.

ANU Asia Pacific Week:

The 2006 ISGSS is to be held in conjunction with summer schools in Thai Studies, Chinese Studies, Korea Studies, Pacific Island Studies, Asia-Pacific Cultural Heritage Studies, Japan Studies, South Asia Studies and East Timor Studies. The Asia-Pacific week will feature special events such as keynote speeches, films, performances and exhibitions. Participants at the ISGSS will interact with participants from other summer schools in combined social functions.

Eligibility:

• The Indonesian Studies Graduate Summer School invites applications from research higher degree students currently enrolled in any Australian university. Applications are welcome from overseas, especially from New Zealand and Indonesia.
• Students in all disciplines within the humanities and social sciences are eligible.
• PhD students who have not previously participated in the ISGSS will be given priority

Scholarships:

• A limited number of scholarships are provided to cover the cost of accommodation and part of the cost of travel for participants resident in Australia

Accommodation:

• Participants in Asia-Pacific Week, including those in the ISGSS, will be housed on the ANU's campus in John XXIII College.
• $75 per night covers 3 meals each day

Application Process:

Funded places in the ISGSS are limited to 25.

To apply for admission and (if eligible) a scholarship send the following application details to the convenor, Dr George Quinn at: george.quinn@anu.edu.au

• Name and contact details including email, postal address and telephone number
• Current university affiliation and discipline/area
• Name of supervisor
• Anticipated thesis submission date
• Brief outline of your research project (1-2 paragraphs)
• Title of presentation (where relevant)
• Details of anticipated travel costs to Canberra (airfares/bus fares)
• Whether you require on-campus accommodation at John XXIII
• Whether you require halal food

The deadline for applications is Friday November 4, 2005.

Applicants will be advised of the success of their applications before 11 November 2005.

Location:

For further information contact the convenor:

Dr George Quinn
Southeast Asia Centre
Faculty of Asian Studies
Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200
Australia

Email: george.quinn@anu.edu.au
Phone: + 61 2 6125 3163