General Information
The South Asia Center (SAC)(link is external) at Penn offers summer research internship placements in South Asia. Students will be able to work on a project of their own design with the aid of a local mentor in South Asia or can choose to volunteer with an organization devoted to work in a particular field.
Topics include:
- Agrobiodiversity Conservation(link is external)
- Archaeology and Public Education(link is external)
- Artist Residency(link is external)
- Development Economics, Religion and Social Welfare(link is external)
- Ecology and the Environment(link is external)
- Indology, Social Science, and Ecology(link is external)
- LGBTQ Movement Building(link is external)
- Marine Biology in the Indian Ocean(link is external)
- Policy and Socio-Political Issues(link is external)
- Politics, Society, and Culture(link is external)
- Pundole's Auction House Arts Internship(link is external)
Most opportunities include a host institution and/or research mentor who will offer guidance to students, assist with accommodation, and offer valuable connections and insight. Placements are available to students at all levels.
Two different funding avenues are available for students:
- South Asia Studies Department Summer Research Grant due in March. For more information click here(link is external).
- Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships (CURF). Due dates vary (January-April). Support available for a wide range of projects. Learn more here(link is external).
Funding is currently limited to students who will NOT graduate in May or August of 2024.
After being accepted to the SAC Research Internship Program, someone from the center will be able to guide you through the funding process.
Application Details
The application includes:
- Upload Personal Statement answering the following questions:
After reviewing institutional and mentor descriptions, provide a short description of your interest in the proposed research from the specific internship site tab on our website. If you want to work on an independent project of your own design, students please submit your proposal so that host institutions and/or mentors can easily accommodate.
Do you have previous experience working with this topic? If yes, please explain. If you have never worked on this issue/with this population before, please explain why you would like to (250 words or less).
Have you taken a Research Methods course or conducted research before? If so, please give details, and explain the process, challenges and outcomes of previous research (250 words or less).
Please describe a time when you had to be self-directed and resolve a conflict while working in a challenging environment (250 words or less).
- Please upload a total of 2 references. References can be academic or professional. If you’d like, feel free to include one from a faculty member who might have a direct interest, or serve as an on-campus project mentor.
- Please upload a PDF of your unofficial Penn transcript.
Details:
Research Offering Type
Internship
Location
Asia
Undergraduate School
College, Engineering, Nursing, Wharton
Source
Penn
Contact Information
For questions contact Sharifa Halimi at shalimi@sas.upenn.edu