SCHOLARS
Fellows, Artists, Affiliates and Student Associates The Mittal Institute offers fellowships to scholars and practitioners from South Asia to utilize the university’s resources to contribute to self-driven, independent research within a variety of disciplines. / Fellowships — BABAR ALI FELLOWSHIP — BAJAJ TRUST VISITING RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP — MITTAL INSTITUTE INDIA FELLOWSHIP (MIIF) — PAKISTAN IN-REGION
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP — RAGHUNATHAN FAMILY FELLOWSHIP — VISITING ARTIST FELLOWSHIP / Research Affiliates / Graduate Student Associates
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he Mittal Institute provides ever-expanding opportunities for scholarly and artistic exchange between Harvard and South Asia. With the generous support of our donors, the Institute has launched several new on-campus residencies as well as an exciting new initiative to host new postdoctoral scholars at our New Delhi office. We are also expanding our offering of in-region opportunities outside of India to provide exceptional scholars in South Asia with new ways to work with faculty while remaining in their home countries. The Mittal Institute continues to invest in our Scholars Program as it grows in scope and expands in reach. A new Program Coordinator has been working closely with Institute Fellows, Research Affiliates, and Graduate Student Associates (GSAs) to connect them to Harvard faculty and programs, elevate the visibility of their work, and provide new ways to advance their scholarship and take advantage of the wide variety of resources at Harvard.
New activities this year included a Library Research Orientation with the Head of Academic Partnerships and liaison to South Asian Studies at the Harvard Libraries, as well as a GSA Roundtable to provide space for South Asia-focused PhD students to learn from each other’s research. Planned activities for the future include: — LMSAI networking hour and casual afternoon tea — Private tours of Harvard Museums with a focus on South Asian collections — Walking tour of historical Boston for Visiting Scholars — Tour of Museum of Fine Arts and other Boston museums — Op-ed writing workshop — Data science and visualization training
Fellowships The Babar Ali Fellowship supports advanced degree-holders and recent PhD recipients in their continued research in areas related to Pakistan.
The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University
