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“University-based National Resource Centers (i.e.SEAP) focused on key areas of the world, …are invaluable contributors to research and education, providing advanced language training and knowledge in the liberal arts and applied disciplines that relate to specific world regions. They serve to help U.S. students and scholars become more culturally competent and knowledgeable participants in the global economy.”

David Skorton, Cornell University President, in his essay appearing in “Letters to the Next President: Strengthening America’s Foundation in Higher Education”

FacultyFaculty
SEAP was founded as an administrative unit of the Department of Asian Studies, and as such all faculty members jointly represent their discipline departments and the Field of Asian Studies. Today SEAP faculty includes seventeen core faculty, five emeritus professors, and three language lecturers.
Faculty Associated in ResearchFaculty Associates in Research
In an effort to forge collaborative relationships with Southeast Asian specialists at educational institutions throughout New York and northern Pennsylvania, SEAP invites area scholars to join our Faculty Associates in Research (FAR) Program.
CoursesCourses
The depth, variety, and originality of Southeast Asia-related courses make Cornell an ideal place to study Southeast Asia.
Students & CommunityStudents & Community
SEAP currently has forty-five students in residence at Cornell, studying across fourteen disciplines and seven languages, all focused on Southeast Asia. Thirty-three of these are PhD candidates and ten are terminal Masters candidates. Another thirty-two students are in the field.
Prospective StudentsProspective Students
The Cornell Southeast Asia Program (SEAP) is a nationally recognized center of excellence for foreign language and area studies that focuses upon Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. As an interdisciplinary program, SEAP operates at the nexus of such diverse fields as Agricultural Economics, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Economics, Government, History, History of Art, Linguistics, Management, Music, and Rural Sociology.
Visiting ScholarsVisiting Scholars
SEAP is pleased to invite Southeast Asia area scholars from a wide array of disciplines to become affiliated with the Southeast Asia Program through our Visiting Fellows in Residence Program. SEAP Visiting Fellows in Residence are able to conduct research in the Echols Collection on Southeast Asia, as well as contribute to academic journals, conferences, symposia, and workshops sponsored by the program.
Funding OpportunitiesFunding Opportunities
As a SEAP Program Member, you may qualify for additional support to present research at professional symposia and/or for a thesis production subsidy. Click on the image for more information and a search engine that can be used to explore your funding opportunities.