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AKPIA@MIT 2013-2014 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR RESEARCH IN ISLAMIC ARCHITECTUREThe Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT (AKPIA@MIT) is pleased to announce its postdoctoral fellowship program for the academic year 2013-2014.The fellowship program is intended for scholars with a Ph.D. in any field related to architecture — includingarchitectural, art, landscape, and urban history; design, technology, computation, urban planning, anthropology, andarcheology — who are engaged in research on an Islamic topic. One to three fellowships will be granted. The fellowshipduration can range from two months to a maximum of two semesters, or nine months, of residency, that will have to fallwithin the academic year. Fellows are expected to pursue their own research, give at least one public lecture, submit asubstantial report on their research at the end of their fellowship to be electronically published by AKPIA@MIT, andparticipate in the program's scholarly and academic activities during their stay at MIT. The fellowship award consistsof monthly stipend not to exceed the amount of $3,272 (before taxes) per month and one round-trip economy ticket forthe fellow from his/her place of residence. Fellows will be responsible to find their own housing and health insurancewill be administered individually and according to MIT’s institute wide policies. AKPIA will provide library cards,email accounts at MIT, and a workplace in the AKPIA@MIT office that is shared with other fellows.Deadline :March 10, 2013. Results will be announced by April 25, 2013. The first required step to begin theapplication process is the completion and submission of the electronic application form athttp://web.mit.edu/akpia/www/fellowshipapp.htm(all fields are required).The accompanying documentation package can be e-mailed, preferably as a single PDF, toakpiafellowapp@mit.edu; this package must include a C.V., a research proposal, a substantial writing sample or aportfolio, and two letters of recommendation.  Please follow the detailed instructions in http://web.mit.edu/akpia/www/fellowshipapp.htm.The letters of recommendation can arrive separately either by mail or electronically. Applicants are encouraged toseek other sources of funding to supplement the fellowship award. Scholars with their own financial resources or whoare on sabbatical and wish to apply to AKPIA fellowships are also welcome. AKPIA reserves the right to prorate itsfellowship when combined with another grant or fellowship.If unavailable electronically, additional printed materialscan be mailed to:2013-2014 Postdoctoral FellowshipsThe Aga Khan Program for Islamic ArchitectureMIT, Room 10-390Cambridge, MA 02139