A. Thomas Kirsch Award for Southeast Asia Studies

The A. Thomas Kirsch Award for Southeast Asia Studies is an annual award established in memory of A. Thomas Kirsch, a pioneer in Thai studies and cherished professor of anthropology at Cornell University, to support graduate student members of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) engaged in the study of Southeast Asia. The scholarship funds can be used towards ground and air travel, accommodation, meals and living costs, visa and passport fees, international health insurance, language study/program costs, research/field study expenses, and/or AAA membership dues. One award of $1,000 is given annually at the AAA annual meeting. Students working in any subfield in anthropology are eligible to apply, with the definition of 'study of Southeast Asia' including research carried out within the geographical region of Southeast Asia as well as research conducted outside it, including research in libraries or among Southeast Asian diasporic communities living outside of the region.