FASS Visiting Fellowships
Isaac Manasseh Meyer Fellowship
The Isaac Manasseh Meyer Fellowship (IMMF) was instituted in 1984, following a generous grant from the Isaac Manasseh Meyer Foundation to support research fellowships tenable at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
The Fellowships are intended to provide opportunities for academics specializing in any area of arts and social sciences to visit and spend time at the Faculty, conducting research and giving lectures and seminars. Fellows are expected to engage in collaborative research with faculty members. The typical duration of IMMF is 21 days or less. The Visiting Scholars Scheme (VSS) of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) will be integrated into the IMMF with effect from 2011.
Eligibility
The IMMF scheme is open to scholars (usually beyond Post-doctoral level) in any area of the humanities and social sciences. Priority will be given to those who can contribute to the strategic areas of research of the Faculty with collaborative projects or projects leading to a major grant proposal. Please visit the websites of the Departments, Programmes and CLS (see list at the bottom of this page) for information on the Faculty's research foci.
Visiting fellows are to be nominated by a faculty member or a team of faculty members to a Department/Programme/Centre. The IMMF Call will be internally circulated to faculty members through email.
Financial assistance
The award is non-renewable. The visiting scholar will be provided with the following:
- Nett return airfare via the most direct and economical route (one-time claim only).
- A per diem of S$100 per day.
- Reimbursement for accommodation for up to S$250/night.
Invitation to Apply
Visiting fellows are to be nominated by a faculty member or a team of faculty members to a Department/Programme/Centre.
- Specific scheme
- Intended purpose of visit
- Research plans/ schedule in FASS
- Expected outcome of visit
- Curriculum Vitae
Application Deadlines
The application deadlines for the Isaac Manasseh Meyer Fellowship are indicated below:
Visiting Period |
Application Deadline |
Application Results |
1 April 2025 – 28 February 2026 |
Applications to Heads/Director: 17 January 2025
Departments to submit supported application to Research Division: 24 January 2025 |
March 2025 |
*Note: Blackout period from 1 – 31 March 2026 to allow all claims to be made in the same Financial Year.
Please direct all queries about FASS Visiting Fellowships to FASS Research.
Departments/Programmes/Centre
- Department of Chinese Studies
- Department of Communications and New Media
- Department of Economics
- Department of English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies
- Department of Geography
- Department of History
- Department of Japanese Studies
- Department of Malay Studies
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Social Work
- Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- Department of Southeast Asian Studies
- South Asian Studies Programme
- Centre for Language Studies (CLS)