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Royal Anthropological Institute and Anthropologists’ Fund  for Urgent Anthropological Research  (AFUAR)

This unique scheme, privately funded by anthropologists (founding sponsor: Dr George Appell) has been running since 1995. It is designed to support ethnographic research on currently threatened indigenous peoples, cultures and languages. Its primary aim is to contribute to anthropological knowledge through detailed ethnography. It therefore differs from programmes in applied anthropology, although research conducted within the programme can be expected to support the welfare and survival of endangered peoples.

The Fellowships are held at a host institution, and are awarded by open competition without restriction of nationality or residence. The Fellowship makes it possible for a budgeted project to be carried out over about 18 months: this period to include both field research and writing-up. Fellows are required to spend part of their fellowship period in the field and part attached to the host Department, where they are expected to contribute to its academic life. Fellowship applicants are required to submit a budget including all personal and research expenses, insurance, and costs of equipment necessary for the project. Calls for new Fellowships are publicised through RAI website.

The Journal of Borneo Kalimantan

Journal of Borneo-Kalimantan (JBK) is an international open access journal. Authors can submit their manuscripts in English or in Bahasa Melayu at any time. JBK serves as an outlet for original conceptual and empirical papers on Borneo-Kalimantan societies, cultures, history and its environment.