Support Middle East/South Asia Studies at UC Davis

• Middle East/ South Asia Studies General Fund
• Middle East/South Asia Studies (ME/SA) provides students with a place to learn about the languages, cultures, and societies of this diverse and dynamic region from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students can learn about the Middle East and South Asia through the ME/SA major or minors, courses in ME/SA languages and ME/SA Studies, and other affiliated courses around campus. ME/SA features language programs with experienced and accomplished teachers of Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi/Urdu, Persian, and Punjabi. ME/SA Studies and affiliated faculty teach, do research, and supervise undergraduate and graduate student research on languages and cultures of the Middle East, South Asia, North Africa, and/or Central Asia in the fields of Middle East/South Asia Studies, anthropology, art history, Asian-American Studies, comparative literature, history, law, politics, and religious studies.
  
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Associated Funds

• Islamic Thought and Civilization Programming Fund
• Support programming on Islamic thought and scholarship in the Middle East/South Asia Studies Program. These activities may include but are not limited to: lecture series; public events; course development; symposia; lecturers; graduate student support; and faculty/staff support in ME/SA to help administer the program. 
  
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• South Asian Studies
• The South Asia region is the new vibrant center of global transformation, carrying with it the hopes and challenges of a fourth of humanity. It encompasses the tremendous richness of regional cultures and peoples in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Afghanistan, and the Maldives and their overseas communities. South Asia Studies at UC Davis is a close-knit community of interdisciplinary scholars in the social sciences and humanities that combines expertise in the histories, languages, literatures, arts, religions, ecologies, cities and cultures of South Asia and its extensive overseas communities around the world. Today, more than 75 UC Davis faculty members enjoy research and educational ties with South Asia, many of whom are experts in the study of the region. UC Davis students can enroll in over 50 courses on South Asia in the humanities, social sciences and languages. UC Davis enjoys an active student body, with numerous Indian, Sikh, Pakistani, Afghan and other student organizations on campus that organize various speaker and cultural events, and who are eager for further studies of South Asia. We are building financial support for graduate and undergraduate students, an annual South Asia conference, public lectures and speaker series, a residency for renowned scholars, writers and artists from South Asia, and endowed faculty positions for the study of the region from a multicultural and global perspective.
  
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• Punjabi and Sikh Diaspora Digital Archive
• The Punjabi and Sikh Diaspora Digital Archive documents the history of South Asian pioneers in California, 1899-Present. The funds support the maintenance costs, collection of new materials and educational outreach. 
  
  We are building financial support for graduate and undergraduate students, an annual South Asia conference, public lectures and speaker series, a residency for renowned scholars, writers and artists from South Asia, and endowed faculty positions for the study of the region from a multicultural and global perspective.
  
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• Punjabi Language and Culture Fund
• This fund supports a broad range of activities related to Punjabi studies within the Middle East/South Asia Studies Program (ME/SA). 
  
  These activities may include but are not limited to: lecture series, public events, course development, symposia, lecturers, graduate student support, and faculty/staff support in ME/SA to help administer the program.
  
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• Suad Joseph Undergraduate Student Research Endowment
• The Suad Joseph Undergraduate Student Research Endowment in Middle East/South Asia Studies supports undergraduate students majoring in the social sciences and/or humanities in the College of Letters and Science doing research on the Middle East and/or South Asia or their diaspora.
  
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• Suad Joseph Graduate Student Research Endowment
• The Suad Joseph Graduate Student Research Endowment in Middle East/South Asia Studies supports the research of graduate students from a graduate program or graduate group in the social sciences or humanities doing research on the Middle East and/or South Asia or their diaspora. 
  
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• Urdu Language and Culture Fund
• UC Davis' Urdu program is part of the Middle East/South Asia Studies (ME/SA) program, offering a comprehensive study of the languages, cultures, and societies of the region. We respectfully request your support to attain our goal of strengthening the Urdu language and culture program at UC Davis. Your donation provides general support and will help us to organize future events that are essential for creating a strong community and courses with robust enrollments.
  
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• Tehrani Family Fund
• As Iranian Americans, we believe it is important to promote the study of Iran and Persia, one of the world’s oldest civilizations. We wish to share the rich linguistic, literary, artistic, architectural, and historical heritage of Iranian and other Persianate cultures. Yet there is so much more to study from agricultural practices to water management to economics to politics and religion. The Tehrani Family Fund will provide broad support for Iran and Persian studies within the Middle East/South Asian Studies Program (ME/SA) in order to promote the teaching, learning and research about Iran and Persia. 
  
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