American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) - Short-term Research Grants to Pakistan

Short-Term Research Grants to Pakistan

Overview of the American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) research travel grants for scholars to conduct research in Pakistan.

Short-Term Research Grant Archives

An archive page listing past recipients and information for the American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) Short-Term Research Grants from 2013 to 2024.

2018 Short-Term Research Grant Recipients

A list of recipients and their research projects for the 2018 American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) Short-Term Research Grant.

2024 Short-Term Research Grants Recipients

A list of the 2024 recipients of the American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) Short-Term Research Grants, including their institutions, fields of study, and project titles.

2023 Short-Term Research Grants Recipients

A list of recipients for the 2023 American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) Short-Term Research Grants, including their institutional affiliations, fields of study, and project titles.

2021 Short-Term Research Grants

A list of recipients for the 2021 American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) Short-Term Research Grants, including their research fields, project titles, and affiliated institutions.

2015 Short-Term Research Grants

A list of recipients and project titles for the 2015 Short-Term Research Grants awarded by the American Institute of Pakistan Studies.

2020 Short-Term Research Grants

A list of recipients for the 2020 American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) Short-Term Research Grants, including their research fields, project titles, and affiliated institutions.

2019 Short-Term Research Grants Recipients

A list of the 2019 recipients of the American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) Short-Term Research Grants, including their research project titles and affiliated institutions.

2022 Short-Term Research Grants

A list of recipients for the 2022 American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) Short-Term Research Grants, including their project titles and affiliated institutions.

2016 Short-Term Research Grants

A list of recipients and project details for the 2016 Short-Term Research Grants awarded by the American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS).

2014 Short-Term Research Grants

An archive page listing the recipients of the 2014 Short-Term Research Grants awarded by the American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS).

2013 Short-Term Research Grants Recipients

A list of recipients and their research projects for the 2013 American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) Short-Term Research Grants.

2017 Short-Term Research Grants

A list of recipients and project titles for the 2017 Short-Term Research Grants awarded by the American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS).

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Abstract for a research statement detailing a study on the colonial legal regime's categorization of slavery in Sindh, Pakistan, for the American Institute for Pakistan Studies.

Abstract - AIPS Short-term Research Grant to Pakistan

Proposal abstract for the AIPS Short-term Research Grant to Pakistan, detailing a study on resettlement policies for people displaced by the Tarbela Dam.

AIPS Short-term Research Grants to Pakistan - Abstract

Abstract for a research project on Lyari Town and the politics of race in Pakistan, funded by AIPS Short-term Research Grant.

Final Report - Zehra Husain

AIPS 2018 Summer Research Grant final report by Zehra Husain detailing research on Lyari Town and the politics of race in Pakistan, funded by the American Institute of Pakistan Studies.

AIPS Short-Term Research Grant Abstract

Abstract for the AIPS Short-Term Research Grant detailing research on Madrasas, Muftis, and Islamic finance in Pakistan.

AIPS 2018 Summer Grant Report

A report detailing research conducted in Pakistan during July-September 2018, funded by an AIPS short-term research grant. The research focused on Islamic law and banking.

Abstract - AIPS Short-term Research Grants

Research statement for a dissertation on privatization's impact on patronage and social contracts in Karachi, Pakistan, funded by AIPS.

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AIPS Short-Term Research Grant - Abstract

Abstract for a doctoral candidate's research proposal on Transgender Lives & Temporalities in Pakistan, seeking an AIPS Short-Term Research Grant.

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Final Report - Usmaan Masood Farooqui

Final report detailing fieldwork in Karachi, Pakistan, funded by the AIPS short-term research grant. Discusses water access, infrastructure, and electoral politics.

AIPS Short-Term Research Grant Proposal Abstract

Abstract for a research proposal on water access and everyday politics in Karachi, Pakistan, funded by the AIPS Short-Term Research Grant.

Final Report - American Institute of Pakistan Studies

A final report detailing research conducted in Pakistan during Summer 2018, funded by the American Institute for Pakistan Studies (AIPS) Short-term Research Grants.

Salman Hussain AIPS Summer Research Grant 2017 - Abstract

Abstract for Salman Hussain's AIPS Summer Research Grant application for preliminary dissertation research in Sahiwal, Pakistan, focusing on transnational migrations.

AIPS Summer Research Grant 2017 Final Report

Final report detailing research conducted in Pakistan during summer 2017, funded by the AIPS Summer Research Grant. Highlights archival access and interviews.

Abstract: The International Lives of Pakistani Art: 1947-2001

PhD candidate Gemma Sharpe's abstract for her dissertation on Pakistani art's global exchange from 1947 to 2001, focusing on institutional contexts and artist navigation.

Abdul Aijaz - AIPS Summer Travel Grant Final Report

Final report detailing research on transformations of nature-culture articulations in Punjab after colonial intervention, facilitated by an AIPS Summer Travel Grant.

Abstract - Abdul Aijaz

Research statement by Abdul Aijaz from Indiana University, Bloomington, detailing a pre-dissertation research trip to Pakistan for the American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) Short-term Research Grants.

Final Report - Tariq Rahman

Final report detailing preliminary fieldwork for a dissertation on Lahore's land market, conducted with assistance from the AIPS Summer Research Grant.

Final Report - Zoya Sameen

AIPS Summer Research Grant final report detailing archival research on the history of prostitution in South Asia, focusing on Pakistan.

Salman Hussain - AIPS Final Report

Salman Hussain's summer 2017 final report details preliminary fieldwork in Sahiwal, Punjab, exploring connections between everyday life and gendered migrations using ethnography and oral history.

Abstract - Sidra Kamran

Research proposal abstract for the AIPS Summer Research Grant 2017 by Sidra Kamran, PhD Student at The New School for Social Research.

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Abstract - Short-term Research Grants to Pakistan

Abstract for a research proposal on the consumption of prostitution in the northwestern Indian subcontinent, 1858-1918, funded by AIPS.

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Abstract for a PhD student's research proposal on electricity load shedding in Pakistan, seeking funding from the AIPS Short-term Research Grants.

AIPS Summer Research Grant - Final Report

Narrative final report for the AIPS Summer Research Grant detailing research on electrification in Pakistan, focusing on load-shedding and off-grid rural areas.

Abstract - Plots, Speculation, and Capital in Urban Pakistan

AIPS Summer Research Grant proposal by Tariq Rahman detailing his dissertation project on housing schemes in Pakistan, focusing on speculative investment and urban inequality.

Abstract - American Institute of Pakistan Studies

Proposal for a Summer Research Grant from the American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) to conduct preliminary research at Punjab University in Lahore.

Azfar Nisar - Final Report

Final report detailing research on public administration and the lives of Hijras in Lahore, Pakistan, with policy implications for social inclusion.

Final Report - Rehan Jamil

A final report detailing research findings on the political economy of service provision in Karachi's informal settlements, funded by an AIPS Summer Grant.

Mashal Saif Summer Research 2016 Final Report

Final report for Mashal Saif's 2016 summer research on Islamic dream interpretation and the justification of extra-judicial killings for insulting the Prophet Muhammad in Pakistan.

Amna Qayyum - Final Report

A final report by Amna Qayyum, a PhD Candidate at Princeton University, detailing her preliminary archival research in Pakistan for her dissertation, facilitated by the AIPS Summer Research Grant.

Abstract - Short-term Research Grants

Abstract for a proposed journal article on insulting Muhammad in contemporary Pakistan, focusing on dreams and criminality. Intended for summer 2016 research.

Abstract - AIPS Summer Research Grant

Abstract for Amna Qayyum's PhD research on economic expertise and development in Pakistan, funded by the AIPS Summer Research Grant.

Abstract - Summer Travel Grant Research Proposal

Research proposal abstract for a summer travel grant studying Pakistani faculty employment, development, and resilience. Includes researcher background and proposed budget.

Abstract - AIPS Research Proposal

A research proposal abstract for a doctoral student studying the relationship between folk culture and modern media in Pakistan, focusing on Manganiyar musicians.

Abstract - Managing the Margins

Research abstract detailing a project on the lives of Hijras in Lahore, Pakistan, focusing on public administration and social inclusion.

Final Report - Shehram Mokhtar

A final report detailing research on the relationship between folk culture and modern media in Pakistan, focusing on Manganhar music.

Abstract - Masters Not Friends

Project overview for a book manuscript titled 'Masters Not Friends: Land, Labor and Politics of Place in Rural Pakistan', applying for the AIPS Summer Academic Grant.

AIPS Summer Research Grant Proposal - Abstract

Proposal for the AIPS Summer Research Grant focusing on political competition, service delivery, and political violence in Karachi's informal settlements.

Abstract: Field Research on Khoja Ismaili Muslim Hymns Ginans

Abstract for ethnographic field research on Shia Ismaili Muslim hymns (Ginans) in Punjab and Sind, Pakistan, conducted by Dr. Karim Gillani.

Final Report - Sahar Khan

A final report from Sahar Khan, a 2015 Summer Research Grant Awardee, detailing her dissertation research on civil institutions in Pakistan supported by the AIPS grant.

James Edmonds Summer Research Grant Proposal

Proposal for a Summer Research Grant to conduct preliminary research on the Naqshbandi tariqa in Lahore, Pakistan, focusing on gaining contacts and initial theoretical framings.

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Final Report - Zahra Hayat

Final report from Zahra Hayat, a 2015 AIPS Summer Research Grant Recipient, detailing preliminary fieldwork on Pakistan's pharmaceutical industry.

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James Pickett Narrative Report - AIPS Summer Research Grant

Final report detailing research on integrating Pakistan studies into South Asian and Persianate studies, funded by an AIPS Summer Research Grant.

Abstract - NECROPOLIS AS PALIMPSEST

Abstract for a research grant proposal on the Makli Cemetery in Sindh, Pakistan, focusing on its historical and architectural significance.

Fatima Quraishi Summer Grant 2015 Final Report

Final report detailing research conducted in Lahore, Pakistan, funded by the AIPS Summer Grant for dissertation research on the Makli necropolis.

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Alexis Saba Final Report

Final report from Alexis Saba, a 2015 Summer Research Grantee, detailing preliminary dissertation research in Pakistan funded by AIPS.

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AIPS Summer Research Grant Final Report

Narrative report by Rabia Zafar detailing research on local drivers of religious violence in Pakistan, funded by an AIPS Summer Research Grant.

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Final Report - Ghazal Asif

A final report detailing preliminary fieldwork on Pakistani Hindu self-regulation and organization, conducted under an AIPS Summer Grant in 2015.

AIPS Summer Research Grant Final Report

Final report from Sahar Khan, a 2015 Summer Research Grant Awardee, detailing her dissertation research on civil institutions and counterterrorism in Pakistan.

Final Report - American Institute of Pakistan Studies

A final narrative report detailing research on women doctors in Pakistan, supported by the American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) Short-term Research Grants.

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Final Report - Sara Singha Summer Research Grant

Final report from Sara Singha, a 2015 AIPS Summer Research Grant recipient, detailing her ethnographic research on Christianity and caste in Pakistan.

Abstract - AIPS Short-term Research Grants

Research proposal abstract for AIPS Short-term Research Grants to Pakistan, focusing on Kāfī musical performance and transmission of locally embedded Islam.

Marc Kelley - AIPS Summer Research Grant Final Report

Final report detailing preliminary research on Pakistan's energy crisis and cultural politics of energy sector development, supported by the AIPS Summer Research Grant.

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Sohaib Khan Research Grant Final Report

Final report detailing preparatory research for a grant on Shari'ah compliant banking in Pakistan, including site visits and academic contacts.

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AIPS Grant Report - SherAli Tareen

Final report detailing research conducted using an AIPS grant for a book project on 'Ubaydullah Sindhi. Research contributed to Pakistan studies and other fields.

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Abstract - AIPS Summer Research Grant 2014

Dissertation abstract for Maria Magdelena Fuchs detailing research on Muslim associations in colonial Punjab and the creation of an Urdu public sphere, funded by an AIPS grant.

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AIPS Summer Grant Final Report 2014

Final report for the AIPS Summer Grant detailing research on Khōjā people manuscripts in Pakistan archives and requesting additional funds for extended research and digitization training.

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AIPS Short-Term Research Grant Final Report

Final report detailing research on healing through writing for transgender people in Pakistan, funded by the AIPS Short-Term Research Grant.

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AIPS Summer Research Grants - Abstract

Abstract for Maira Hayat's PhD research on Pakistan's waterscapes, focusing on the Indus Waters Treaty and the Ravi River. Details research phases and background.

Abstract - Rajani Research Statement

Research statement by Shayan Rajani detailing a dissertation on personalized forms of power in colonial India, focusing on Sir Robert Sandeman and Baluchistan.

Abstract - Nationalism in Education Research Proposal

Research proposal abstract for Mariam Chughtai's study on nationalism in Pakistan's education system, focusing on state influence on identity and curriculum.

AIPS Summer Research Grant Summary

A summary report detailing a researcher's experience using the AIPS Summer Research Grant to identify archives in Pakistan for PhD dissertation research.

Final Report - AIPS Summer Grant

A final report detailing a grantee's summer fieldwork in Lahore, Pakistan, focusing on the New Lahore Ravi Megaproject and its impact, funded by an AIPS grant.

Mariam Chughtai Report on AIPS Travel Grant 2013

Final report detailing research conducted in Pakistan using the AIPS Travel Grant, focusing on nationalism in the education system.

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AIPS Short-Term Research Grant Final Report

Final report detailing research conducted in Lahore, Pakistan, during July-August 2021, funded by the American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) Short-Term Research Grant.

AIPS Short-Term Research Grant Final Report

Final report for the AIPS Short-Term Research Grant detailing project outcomes, deliverables, and significance to Pakistan Studies.

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AIPS Short-Term Research Grant Final Report

Final report for the AIPS Short-Term Research Grant detailing project 'Poetry Across the Divide: Persianate Women Writers in the 20th Century' by Sundas Amer.

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