Gonda Fellowships for research at IIAS
Each year IIAS reserves a number of places for Indologists who have been awarded a fellowship by the J. Gonda Foundation. These fellowships are intended for promising young Indologists at the post-doctorate level to spend a period of three to six months at IIAS.
Application form
Please note that, as candidates are selected by the Gonda Foundation, you should apply for this scholarship with the Gonda Foundation (not with IIAS), using the Application form Gonda Fund Fellowship that is availbale on the website of the Gonda Foundation (www.knaw.nl/en/awards/subsidies/gonda-fund).
Return address
The application form and corresponding appendices (mentioned on the form) may be sent by email to: linda.groen@knaw.nl. Please refer to the website of the Gonda Foundation for details.
Application deadline
The application deadline for the Gonda Fellowship at IIAS is:
1 April and 1 October every year.
Decision
Decisions are announced by the J. Gonda Fund to the applicant roughly one month after the application deadline.
About The J. Gonda Foundation
The J. Gonda Foundation is a foundation of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) that supports the scholarly study of Sanskrit, other Indian languages and literature, and Indian cultural history. The Foundation has been funding scholarly publications and re-issues of existing works since 1992. Other activities include the annual Gond Lecture.
The Foundation’s assets consist of the estate of Indologist J. Gonda, who was a member of the Academy.
Other funding options by the J. Gonda Fund
- a project or publication in Indology by researchers or scientific publishers
- PhD student grants for promising PhD students for a special research project, a working visit abroad, or another activity.
More information
The information provided here is for information purposes only.
Please refer to the website of the KNAW for official information:
www.knaw.nl/en/awards/subsidies/gonda-fund.
