The Center for South Asia Announces the 2022 Wisch Fellow and Summer Grant Recipients

The Center for South Asia is proud to announce the 2022 grant recipients.

Saad Lakhani, graduate student in the Department of Anthropology, is awarded the 2022 Steven and Debi Wisch Fellowship for Graduate Research in South Asian Studies from the Center for South Asia at Stanford University.

The Steven and Debi Wisch Fellowship is awarded to outstanding Stanford doctoral students who have demonstrated potential to advance scholarship in South Asian Studies. Applicants are nominated by their faculty advisor and are expected to undertake doctoral research during their fellowship term. The fellowship covers TGR fees, at least 50% of insurance costs, and a stipend at the university minimum for the academic year. Learn more about the CSA Wisch Fellowship

Congratulations to Saad Lakhani!


Feyaad Allie, Ankita Deb, Shikha Nehra, Emily Russell, and Shandana Waheed are awarded 2022 CSA Summer Research Fellowships from the Center for South Asia at Stanford University.

The CSA Graduate Student Research Fellowship is open to doctoral students in Stanford School of Humanities & Sciences, and graduate students in Stanford schools of Business, Education, Engineering, Law, Earth Sciences and Medicine. Applicants may request up to $4000 towards expenses incurred carrying out South Asia related research. Learn more about the CSA Research Fellowship

Feyaad Allie, graduate student in Department of Political Science

Ankita Deb, graduate student in Department of Art & Art History

Shikha Nehra, graduate student in Department of Anthropology

Emily Russell, graduate Student in Department of Political Science

Shandana Waheed, graduate student in Department of Anthropology

Congratulations to Feyaad Allie, Ankita Deb, Shikha Nehra, Emily Russell, and Shandana Waheed!


Sylvia Gabriel is awarded a 2022 CSA Summer Language Fellowship from the Center for South Asia at Stanford University.

The CSA Language Fellowship is open to all undergraduate students, doctoral students in Stanford School of Humanities & Sciences, and graduate students in Stanford schools of Business, Education, Engineering, Law, Earth Sciences, and Medicine. Applicants may request up to $3,000 for intensive study in a South Asian language. The course of study can be completed in the U.S. or abroad (depending on Covid restrictions), must be 6 weeks or more, and must meet at least 140 contact hours for beginning and intermediate and 120 contact hours for advanced language instruction. Learn more about the CSA Language Fellowship

Sylvia Gabriel will study Tamil at the American Institute of Indian Studies in Madurai this summer.

Congratulations to Sylvia Gabriel!