Kajaba iku Ben Arps uga sawijining "Fellow-in-Residence" ing "Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences" ing taun 2001-2002. Ben Arps ya uga sawijining "Visiting Fellow" ing "Australian National University" ing "Faculty of Asian Studies and Humanities Research Centre" ing taun 2005. Banjur ing taun akadémis 2006-2007, Ben Arps bakal dadi Mahaguru Tamu Walanda ing "University of Michigan", Ann Arbor.