The Pre-Doctoral Fellow must be an AIPS individual member in good standing at the time of application and throughout the tenure of this grant. The Fellow must currently be affiliated with a US institution. The research must be at least 2 months and less than 9 months. Pre-doctoral means the student has completed all requirements of PhD except dissertation. If the applicant is a US Citizen, the research can be conducted in one or more countries; no travel to Pakistan, and no research in the US. If the applicant is not a US Citizen, research can be conducted in Pakistan or other countries. Research in Pakistan cannot include research in any additional countries. No research in the US. Pre-doctoral applicants are required to submit at least two letters of recommendation; one letter must be from their dissertation advisor. Please note that you are able to upload three letters of recommendation on your application, but you are only required to include two. Please visit the fellowship's website for more information.