Research Funding

Supporting emerging research

IHSSC seeks to expand access to research opportunities for emerging and early-career scholars, particularly those with limited access to institutional resources, academic networks, and research support. Through research collaboration, field-based inquiry, scholarly exchange, and future funding initiatives, IHSSC aims to help promising researchers develop their work, build international connections, and contribute to wider academic communities.

Field research

Research Funding Programmes

IHSSC Student Fieldwork Grant

Supporting student-led qualitative field research in developing Asia

Status: FORTHCOMING

A small-grant programme for undergraduate and master's students in developing countries in Asia who are conducting original field-based research in the humanities and related fields.

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IHSSC Southeast Asia Early-Career Research Fellowship

Supporting emerging scholars and original research on and from Southeast Asia

Status: FORTHCOMING

A competitive research funding programme for outstanding doctoral researchers and early-career scholars from Southeast Asia.

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Research collaboration

IHSSC supports promising researchers whose ideas may exceed the resources available to them.

Joint research projects

Academic workshops and conferences

Research networks and scholarly exchange

Collaborative publications

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