Welcome to AIPS
The American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS), established in 1973, is a bi-national research and education organization with a mission to promote academic study of Pakistan in the US and to encourage scholarly exchange between the US and Pakistan.
It is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt, autonomous organization and a member of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.
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AIPS Book Prize Awardee
Congratulations to Dr. Sanaa Alimia (Associate Professor, Aga Khan University) for receiving the 2025 AIPS Book Prize! Her book, Refugee Cities: How Afghans Changed Urban Pakistan, published by the University of Pennsylvania Press, was the committee’s unanimous choice for this award given its enormous contribution to Pakistan Studies. As noted by the AIPS Book Prize Committee, this book “explores … Read more
Spring 2025 Introduction to Urdu Language and Culture
AIPS is excited to share our Spring 2025 Introduction to Urdu Language and Culture! This 10-week asynchronous, online course will take place March 13 – May 22. Registration details are forthcoming!
2025 AIPS Fellowships and Short-Term Grant Applications Now Open!
We are now accepting applications for AIPS Fellowships and Short-Term Research Grants! AIPS Fellowships – Apply by February 1 AIPS Short-Term Research Grants – Apply by February 15
Member Highlights
Dr. Esha Niyogi De – New Book and Article Announcement
Dr. Esha Niyogi De has published a new, single-authored monograph, Women's Transborder Cinema: Authorship, Stardom, and Filmic Labor in South Asia, available on University of Illinois Press' website. Can we write women’s authorial roles into the history of industrial cinema in South Asia? How can we understand women’s creative authority and access to the film … Read more
University of Massachusetts Amherst Donahue Institute
Last month, a team of six staff from the Civic Initiative (a business group of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Donahue Institute) were in Islamabad. They held a three-day follow-up conference for alumni from recent cohorts of the Study of the U.S. Institutes Comparative Public Policymaking program that has been held annually by the Civic … Read more
Sadaf Sajjad | Austin Community College
A new honors course titled "Psychology and AI: Where AI dances with Psychology" has been proposed by Dr. Sadaf Sajjad at Austin Community College. This groundbreaking course in psychological studies provides a foundational understanding of human behavior and mental processes, integrating the study of psychology and its influence on AI. Set to be taught for … Read more
Mehtabidah Ali | University of Houston
Mehtabidah Ali's research paper was published in the International Journal of Heliyon. In the study, Ali utilized NASA Satellite Data to predict the behavior of surging glaciers in the HKH ranges of Northern Pakistan and analyzed the risks with glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs).
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