A six-month research fellowship in Tehran. In addition to pursing research, the fellow serves as AIIrS Resident Director, overseeing the affairs of the AIIrS and its language fellows in Tehran. Applicants should be U.S. citizens, have completed the Ph.D. and be proficient in Persian. Applications, which will be considered on a rolling basis, should be […]

The American Institute of Iranian Studies offers approximately ten two-month fellowships for advanced language study in Tehran available for one of three sessions of language training at the Dehkhoda Institute: Summer (session begins July 11), Fall (session begins September 30) or Winter (session begins February 4). The fellowships will be awarded to U.S. citizens who […]

This supports travel to a 6 week summer program in intermediate and advanced Persian and Tajiki in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Fellowships are awarded to students in Masters or doctoral programs and have completed at least one full year of Persian language study.