Jobs, Fellowships, Funding, Conferences, & Learning Opportunities
Gosling-Lim Postdoctoral Fellowship in Southeast Asian Studies
Association for Asian Studies
This fellowship is focused on capability-building in Southeast Asian Studies among scholars who are Southeast Asian nationals based in Southeast Asia and at Southeast Asian institutions. Its goal is to enable such scholars to concentrate on publishing their dissertation research, and/or embark on new post-dissertation research, without the distraction of having to teach, consult, or shoulder administrative burdens, and with the opportunity to expand their scholarly networks and expertise. The intent is that fellowship recipients will develop their careers in Southeast Asia, helping to advance the field of Southeast Asian Studies within the region. The fellowship provides US $55,000 of funding for postdoctoral research and writing, to be expended over 10-12 months. See the website for details. Application deadline: February 2, 2026.
Call for Papers: AIFIS-MSU Conference on Indonesian Studies, May 26 - 30, 2026
“Making Knowledge, Making History: Producing the Indonesian Past, Present and Future”
Virtual & Bilingual Format
This conference is designed to bring together scholars working across geographic and disciplinary frameworks to explore the evolving field of area studies research in Indonesia. This year’s conference theme invites scholars, students, artists, and practitioners to explore how Indonesia has been imagined, studied, and narrated across time. Knowledge and history are never neutral–they are made, remade, and contested through the shifting dynamics of power, place, and perspective. Organizers seek to open a space for critical reflection on how diverse disciplines of studying Indonesia have been constructed: by whom, for whom, and to what ends. See the website for details. Various deadlines starting February 8, 2026.
USINDO Summer Studies Program
Spend the summer immersed in Indonesia’s rich cultural heritage, diverse communities, and dynamic society. This 10-week language and cultural fellowship in Yogyakarta and Jakarta offers university students and recent graduates the chance to experience the country’s wide-ranging traditions, regional perspectives, and the energy of a nation that is home to one of the largest populations in the world, a vibrant democracy, and a rising presence in global affairs. See the website for details. Application deadline: February 14, 2026.
Call for Presentations: SEASGRAD Annual Conference - Invisible Worlds: Lesser Told Stories of Southeast Asia, May 15-16
University of California Riverside
Southeast Asia is a large and diverse area of the world. With that diversity, there is also a wide array of stories to be told. This year, the SEASGRAD annual conference hosted at University of California, Riverside focuses on some of the untold or lesser told stories of Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian diasporas. Organizers' goal is to have everyone in attendance learn something new about Southeast Asian pasts, presents, and futures. They ask for submissions of research that are examining ideas, people, and stories that have been under-researched or misunderstood. They welcome research that emphasizes Southeast Asia and its diasporas from all disciplines. They also welcome submissions from graduate students whose research is still in process. See the website for details. Abstract submission deadline: February 15, 2026.
Call for Papers: Eighth International Conference on Lao Studies, September 10-13
Centre for Asian and Transcultural Studies, Heidelberg University
The main objective of the conference is to promote Lao studies, broadly defined, by providing an international forum for scholars to present and discuss various aspects of Lao Studies. The theme for 2026 is "The Time and Space of Laos: Neighbors and transformations." It is not only in the idiom of “from landlocked to landlinked", that Laos has been recognized as a country intensely linked with its neighbors. It is also a fact that it is situated between countries of highly different political organizations and economic status. As such, Laos has managed to find unique ways of dealing with both external influences and internal transformations. See the website for details. Abstract submission deadline: February 22, 2026.
Center for Khmer Studies Junior Resident Fellows Program, July 6 - August 14
Siem Reap & Phnom Penh, Cambodia
This program is an opportunity for undergraduate students from Cambodia, France, and the United States to live and study alongside peers from different backgrounds and cultures while learning about contemporary Cambodian history and society. The program is structured around interactive classroom sessions from Monday-Friday. Outside the classroom, fellows participate in field trips, including visits to historical and cultural sites, and interact with organizations in and around Siem Reap working in development, education, democracy promotion, human rights and journalism. See the website for details. Application deadline: March 1, 2026.
The Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI)
University of Wisconsin Madison
SEASSI is an eight-week intensive language training program for undergraduates, graduate students, professionals, and non-traditional students. Students learn speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills through classroom instruction and co-curricular activities. Languages offered through SEASSI include: Burmese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Javanese, Khmer, Lao, Thai, and Vietnamese. SEASSI 2025 takes place from June 15 to August 7. See the website for details. Various deadlines starting March 1, 2026.
Call for Papers: Conjuring Violence in Myanmar, June 4-6
Campus Condorcet, Paris
This conference explores the entanglements between violence, memory and mobilisation in and beyond Myanmar. Organizers invite work that traces how memories and lived experiences of violence shape contemporary repertoires of contention—and, conversely, how mobilisation reconfigures what is remembered, narrated and made visible in public space. They are particularly interested in contributions that bridge historical depth with present dynamics, and that examine these processes across urban, rural, and diasporic settings and within both political and religious fields. See the website for more details. Abstract submission deadline: March 15, 2026.
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