Indiana - Central Eurasian Studies

[saffron]

Anyone familiar with Indiana's Central Eurasian Studies Department? Do they offer funding and/or teaching appointments for their Phd students?

[verdigris]

I went to Indiana as an undergraduate and took several classes through CEUS. They do offer some AI positions for doctoral students and a very limited number of other fellowship opportunities as I understand it, although I expect there is some fierce competition depending on the number of grads they employ.

I seem to recall they were somewhat well known for Tibetan studies as well as offering a wide array of relatively obscure Turkic and Central Asian languages, so there might also be the chance to secure a FLAS if you're lucky. Overall, IU is a really great school and the city of Bloomington is a good place to spend a few years.

Edited August 5, 2011 by verdigris