The International Institute for Asian Studies off ers an annual award for the best national master’s thesis in the field of Asian Studies.

Deadline: 1 October 2013, 9.00 am

The Award

• The honorary title of ‘Best Master’s Thesis’ in Asian studies
• A maximum three month stipend (€ 1,500 per month) to work at IIAS, in order to write a PhD project proposal or a research article

Criteria

• The master’s thesis should be in the broad field of Asian Studies in the humanities or social sciences
• The thesis must have been written at a Dutch university
• Only master’s theses which have been graded with an 8 or higher are eligible
•  The thesis must have been evaluated in the period 1 November 2012 - 1 October 2013
•  Both students and their supervisors can apply

Deadline

1 October 2013, 9.00 am

Submission

Please submit four hard copies of the master’s thesis and a cover letter including the grade awarded and your contact details

Submissions should be sent to:

Secretariat
International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS)
P.O. Box 9500
2300 RA Leiden

Information: iias@iias.nl