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The Australian National University's Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies had a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, Inc., for this fellowship program. The main purpose was to enhance Southeast Asian studies in the United States by giving selected young scholars there access to resources for this field of study at the Australian National University. The program commenced in 1999.
Fellowship holders were part of the Southeast Asian studies
community at the Australian National University for three to twelve
months. During that time, doctoral fellows could continue working
on their dissertation research while getting advice from and interacting
with academic staff and other PhD students engrossed in research
on the region.
Located in Canberra,
the nation's capital, the Australian National University is well
known for its scholarly work on Southeast Asia. It has about 45 faculty
and about 145 PhD students who emphasize Southeast Asia. Their disciplines
range across numerous social science and humanities fields. Most
are based in the Research School
of Pacific and Asian Studies and the Faculty
of Asian Studies. Southeast Asian studies is well served by
the ANU's library holdings, internet facilities, and language study
opportunities. Collections of Southeast Asian vernacular and western
languages materials at the nearby National Library of Australia
are additional important resources available for scholars at the
ANU. Seventy per cent of Australia's library holdings on Asia are
in Canberra.
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