AIPS is monitoring the constantly evolving situation with COVID-19. At this time we have not made any decisions regarding the cancellation or alteration to planned programming. Updates will be posted on the AIPS website and Facebook page, and applicants will be emailed directly. Please take any necessary precautions and follow CDC and WHO guidelines.
Dr. Hafeez Malik, political science scholar, social activist, and one of the founders of AIPS, passed away this past Monday. Prof. Malik will be greatly missed by all. To read more about his life and extensive contributions, please read the article below. https://www.dawn.com/news/1551220/pakistani-scholar-dies-in-us-quietly-after-decades-of-service
The 2020 Annual Conference on South Asia, which takes place in Madison, WI, has been postponed. For more details, please read the full announcement, with preliminary information on proposals and registrations.
The last session for the CSS Exam Series has been rescheduled for Thursday, September 3 at 8PM Pakistan Time (10AM CST). There will be no session on Sunday, August 30. Dr. Andre Audette will be joining us again to discuss the U.S. Presidential Election!
The Berkeley-AIPS Urdu Language Program in Pakistan (BULPIP-AIPS) is now accepting applications for its Summer 2021 intensive Urdu language immersion program based at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Lahore, Pakistan. This program provides daily classroom instruction along with regular assignments outside of class. Tentative dates for the Summer 2021 program are June … Read more
Prof. Ted Wright passed away on January 12, 2021. He was a leading scholar on South Asian Muslims and conducted research in both Pakistan and India. Dr. Wright was a Fulbright Senior Research Professor in Pakistan from 1983-84, and he was an AIPS trustee from 1973-82. To read more about Dr. Wright's legacy, please see … Read more
AIPS is excited to share that Dr. Iqbal Singh Sevea of the University of Carolina at Chapel Hill has been elected the next AIPS Vice President! Dr. Sevea is currently an Associate Professor of History at UNC and has served as its institutional trustee to AIPS since 2013. His research focuses on modern Islam and … Read more
The South Asia Institute at the University of Texas at Austin has announced a virtual launch event for the Sajjad Zaheer Digital Archives! The event will take place on Tuesday, April 27th, 9:00-10:30 AM CDT. Syed Akbar Hyder (UT Austin) will serve as the moderator for the event which will feature many of the scholars … Read more
[Call for Proposals] A Writing Workshop, funded by the British Academy is seeking proposals from early-career scholars on topics relating to the period from 1947-1970 in Pakistan and Bangladesh. The scholars selected will also receive mentorship from an international team of senior academics, either in online and physical meetings. The papers, once they pass the … Read more
For the first two years of membership, AIPS is waiving the Institutional Membership fee ($250) for two-year colleges and Minority-Serving Institutions. Representatives of these institutions serve on the Board of Trustees, have full voting rights and are eligible for numerous funding opportunities available through AIPS. Please see our Institutional Membership page for eligibility requirements and how … Read more