Summer Students Program 2010
(June 28 – August 6, 2010)
Program Details
The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) is pleased to announce its Summer Students Program for 2010, which will run for six weeks between Monday, June 28 and Friday, August 6, 2010. The program is designed for senior undergraduate and graduate students who are majoring in the humanities or social science disciplines and who have a particular interest in developing their knowledge and research skills in the core areas of Islamic studies such as Quran, Hadith, Fiqh or Islamic jurisprudence, Islamic History and Civilization, contemporary Islamic thought, Muslim world affairs and acquiring training in subjects ranging from Islamic finance to faith based entrepreneurship and research methods for Islamic studies.
During the course of the program, students would complete a total of 200 hours of directed research, instruction and administrative work at IIIT and would receive a certificate of completion from IIIT. Top performing students may qualify for a one year, non-resident research fellowship program at IIIT.
Accommodation for out-of-area students will be provided by IIIT, if needed. In addition, IIIT will pay each student a scholarship of $1,200 to cover their living and other expenses and to be paid on a biweekly basis.
Students should have their own health insurance coverage. IIIT does not provide health – or any other form of – insurance to students.
Those interested should fill in the online application form and submit it with a bio and a recent transcript no later than April 15, 2010 to the following address:
Summer Students Program
International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)
500 Grove St., Herndon, VA 20170
Tel: 703 471 1133 Ext 101
Fax: 703 471 3922
Email abubaker@iiit.org
For more information and online registration, please check: www.iiit.org