ANHS is a membership organization governed by its Constitution. The main activities of ANHS include:
- Publication of the HIMALAYA Journal
- Sponsorship and organization of panelsand special sessions at the Annual Conference on South Asia
- Senior Fellowship Program
- Occassional Seminar Series
- Do Bahadur Bista Prize (Best Student Paper)
- Publication of calendars
- Maintain regular communication among members through the Himal-Research electronic mailing list.
Annual reports
2009 Annual Report
Annual conference
The annual meeting of ANHS is usually organized during the Annual Conference on South Asia, Madison, Wisconsin.
Senior Fellowship Program
ANHS recently announced the applications for support of short term research or other scholarly projects that will advance knowledge of the Himalaya-Karakoram-Hindukush mountain regions. Applicants should be at the postdoctoral level or have equivalent professional experience. The fellowship will support work focusing on any aspect of Himalayan studies.
See the 2010 ANHS Senior Fellowship Program Announcement
Occassional Seminar Series in Kathmandu, Nepal
As part of its ongoing collaboration, ANHS and the Social Science Baha (SSB) in Kathmandu, Nepal, organizes short workshops/seminars for Nepali students, researchers, scholars and the public in general. The topics of workshops/seminars generally depend on the academic and research insterests of visiting scholars who leads the workshops/seminars.
See the announcement (the 2010 Occassional Seminar Series)
Dor Bahadur Bista Prize (for best graduate student paper)
ANHS annually awards the Dor Bahadur Bista Prize for best graduate student paper submitted to this ANHS competition. The prize honors the life, career, and service of Dor Bahadur Bista, Nepal’s first anthropologist and former Honorary President of the ANHS predecessor organization, the Nepal Studies Association (NSA).
 The purpose of the Prize is to recognize outstanding scholarship by students whose research focuses on the areas of High Asia (Hindu Kush –
Karakoram – Himalaya – Tibetan Plateau) that comprise the principal interests of ANHS. Submissions from all academic disciplines in the social sciences, humanities, and arts will be accepted.
Find out more about the Dor Bahadur Bista Prize
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