Southeast Asia Program
Meita Estiningsih
Graduate Student
Degree Pursued: PhD
Anticipated Degree Year: 2025
Committee Chair/Advisor: Kaja McGowan
Discipline: History of art and visual studies
Primary Language: Indonesian, Japanese
Research Countries: Indonesia, Japan
Research Interests: The Impact of the Japanese Occupation, 1943-1945, on the Development of Indonesian Cinema and its Legacy, in terms of Aesthetic and Institutional Work
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Emi Donald
Graduate Student
Degree Pursued: PhD
Anticipated Degree Year: 2025-26
Committee chair/advisor: Tamara Loos
Discipline: History
Primary Language: Thai
Research Countries: Thailand
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US-INDO Summer Language Study
Would you like to learn Indonesian in Yogyakarta? Immerse yourself in Indonesian culture?
The United States-Indonesia Society (US-INDO) offers an intensive ten-week language and cultural studies program held from May to August, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is open to U.S. university juniors or seniors, currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program, as well as recent graduates (within 6 months) of any U.S. college or university. In addition to the language course, field trip, and cultural program, the program will now include a possibility of volunteer work opportunities with local organizations in Yogyakarta.
This fulfilling program in Yogyakarta will be augmented with the opportunity to get exposure and networking opportunities in Jakarta which is designed to broaden the participants’ perspective and knowledge. It will allow them to interact in an open discussion with government officials, experts of different fields, academics, NGOs, and the private sector.
Application Deadline
US-INDO Summer Language Study Program accepts applications all year long. Applications and required documents must be received by USINDO no later than the end of January to be considered for that year's Summer Studies program.
Specific dates and details regarding the application can be found on this page.
Stay Connected for Updates
More details about the program are available on the US-INDO website, and make sure you have subscribed to the SEAP listserv to receive the latest updates on deadlines for US-INDO Summer Language Study applications and funding deadlines.
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Lindy Williams
Professor Emerita, Global Development
Lindy Williams is a professor emerita in the Department of Global Development.
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SEAP Conference Travel Grant
Details
SEAP offers travel funding for graduate students to present at conferences. Students may receive one award per year (July 1 to June 30), and only after applying for the Graduate School Conference Travel Grant and departmental conference travel funding.
Amount
Up to $500
Eligibility
Applicants must be PhD or master's students affiliated with SEAP
To receive this award, students must also apply for the Graduate School Conference Travel Grant and departmental conference travel funding.
Timeline
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis on September 15, December 15, March 15, and June 15.
Questions?
Please direct any questions to SEAP Program Manager Colin Peterson (crp88@cornell.edu).
How to Apply
Send a written email request with the following information to SEAP Program Manager Colin Peterson (crp88@cornell.edu):
- Conference travel budget, including other funding for which you have secured and/or applied
- Paper abstract
- Invitation/acceptance letter to the conference
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Marina Welker
Professor, Anthropology
Marina Welker is a professor in the Department of Anthropology. Her research centers on the ethical relationship between business and society. Her first project was an ethnographic study of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) industry that creates and installs voluntary social and environmental codes of conduct and practices among corporations. In adopting CSR, corporations internalize and set to new purposes ethical discourses derived from activists and the development industry (e.g.
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Milton L. Barnett Scholarship for Malaysian Studies
Details
Studying Malaysia? Apply for funding now.
Designed to promote Malaysian studies at Cornell, the Barnett scholarship is available, as an award up to $3,000 to cover research projects, conference attendance, travel related to recipients’ academic program, or summer language acquisition in Malaysia. All students focusing their academic studies on Malaysia may apply. Additionally, Malaysian students may apply for research anywhere in Southeast Asia.
Amount
Up to $3,000
Eligibility
- All graduate students focusing their academic studies on Malaysia; and/or
- Malaysian students studying any part of Southeast Asia
Timeline
Applications are due March 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM
How to Apply
Please use the “Apply” button below to create and submit an application in the Einaudi Center Funding Application website (Cornell NetID login required).
Required materials include:
- Project proposal. The proposal should contain a title, abstract, objectives, activities, timeline, and outcomes.
- Budget
- Other sources of funding
- Letter of recommendation
Questions?
Please direct any questions to SEAP Program Manager Colin Peterson at crp88@cornell.edu.
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Thuy Tranviet
Senior Lecturer, Vietnamese
Thuy Tranviet has been teaching Vietnamese in the Department of Asian Studies since 2000. She teaches Vietnamese at all levels, including advanced courses in newspaper reading and Vietnamese contemporary literature.
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Program
Role
- Faculty
- SEAP Core Faculty
- SEAP Language Instructor
Contact
Email: tdt5@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-254-6715
Staff and Administration
SEAP's staff is organized into three operational groups: administration, outreach, and publications. Our staff members have more than 40 years of combined experience with SEAP.
SEAP staff offices are located on campus at 180 Uris Hall, as well as at the Kahin Center.
Undergraduate Students
We encourage prospective Southeast Asian studies minors to contact SEAP Program Manager Colin Peterson (crp88@cornell.edu) to explore funding and other opportunities with the Southeast Asia Program.
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