Scholar Networks and Organizations

National Resource Centers (NRC)-A U.S. Department of Education Program 

The Title VI National Resource Centers (NRC) program provides grants to establish, strengthen, and operate language and area or international studies centers that will be national resources for teaching any modern foreign language. Grants also support instruction in fields needed to provide a full understanding of the areas, regions, or countries where the languages are commonly used; research and training in international studies; language aspects of professional and other fields of study; and instruction and research on issues in world affairs. The NRC program is administered by the International and Foreign Language Education office of the U.S. Department of Education.

Below are all current South Asia NRCs: 

• Columbia University-South Asia Institute 

• Cornell University-[consortium partner with Syracuse] South Asia Program 

• Syracuse University-[consortium partner with Cornell] South Asia Center  

• University of California Berkeley-The Institute for South Asia Studies  

• University of Michigan-Center for South Asian Studies 

• University of Pennsylvania-South Asia Center 

• University of Texas at Austin-South Asia Institute 

• University of Washington-South Asia Center 

• University of Wisconsin-Madison-Center for South Asia 

Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)

Founded in 1981, the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) is a private nonprofit federation of independent overseas research centers (ORCs) that promotes advanced research, particularly in the humanities and social sciences, with a focus on the conservation and recording of cultural heritage and the understanding and interpretation of modern societies. CAORC fosters research projects across national boundaries, encourages collaborative research and programmatic and administrative coherence among member centers, and works to expand their resource base and service capacity.

Below are a list of CAORC Institutes: 
 

• American Institute of Afghanistan Studies (AIAS)

• American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS)

• American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS)

• American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS)

• American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies (AISLS)

• Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (ANHS)

Global Philadelphia Association

GPA was created to assist and to encourage greater interaction among the many organizations and people who are engaged in international activity in the Greater Philadelphia Region, to promote the development of an international consciousness within the region and to enhance the region’s global profile. 

South Asian Language Teachers Association

SALTA is a non-profit, professional organization registered in the state of Tennessee whose objective is to advance and improve the study and teaching of South Asian languages and cultures; to promote research in the field of South Asian languages, linguistics, and literatures; to further the common interests of teachers in the field; and to facilitate communication and professional cooperation among its members.

Association of Asian Studies 

The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is a scholarly, non-political, non-profit professional association open to all persons interested in Asia and the study of Asia. With approximately 6,500 members worldwide, representing all the regions and countries of Asia and all academic disciplines, the AAS is the largest organization of its kind. Through its publications, online resources, regional conferences, and annual conference, the AAS provides its members with a unique and invaluable professional network.