Explore South Asia with Us
South Asia Center

graduate and undergraduate South Asia study degree programs offered
full calendar of public events, lectures and language tables
collaboration with K-12 schools via in-classroom visits and teaching resources
South Asia Study Opportunities at Syracuse University

Undergraduate Minor
The South Asian Studies minor focuses on the cultures, politics, history, arts and current events of South Asian nations, which includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. More information is available on the College of Arts and Sciences website.
Graduate Certificate
This Certificate of Advanced Study program gives students the opportunity to supplement their degree with an interdisciplinary approach to learning about the cultures, politics, history, arts and current events of this region. All Syracuse University graduate students are eligible to apply. Information about the certificate and how to apply is available on Maxwell's Answers website.
Study Abroad Opportunities in India
Syracuse University offers a number of options for students who wish to study in India, including several short-term programs.


Maxwell-India Tradition
The South Asia Center is part of a long tradition of engagement between Syracuse University and India. Syracuse University’s Maxwell School has hosted thousands of senior government of India officials in its Executive Education, advanced certificate and degree programs since the 1950s. In addition to the Maxwell School’s exclusive programming with the government of India, the Executive Education program also facilitates 12 advanced certificates, two master’s degrees and numerous customized training opportunities that build upon its history of close collaborations with government and academic institutions—both internationally and throughout the United States.
Grant and Award Opportunities
The South Asia Center distributes grants and awards that provide funding to support Syracuse University faculty and student research, travel, study abroad, fellowships and scholarship. Syracuse University students are eligible to apply.
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Outreach for Educators
In the K-12 Classroom
The South Asia Center provides outreach support for K-12 educators through workshops and classroom visits and by providing resources online that can assist teachers in designing programs that enrich student’s knowledge of South Asia.
For Higher Education Faculty
In collaboration with Cornell University's Einaudi Center, the South Asia Center supports professional development program opportunities for faculty at community colleges and four-year schools of education.

South Asia Book Award
To encourage and commend authors and publishers who produce an ever increasing number of high-quality children's and young adult books that portray South Asia or South Asians living abroad, and to provide librarians and teachers with recommendations for educational use, the South Asia National Outreach Consortium (SANOC) offers a yearly book award to outstanding works on South Asia.
The South Asia Program works with SANOC to administer the South Asia Book Award Program. SANOC's mission is to enhance K-16 outreach programming by building a stronger network and collaboration among the South Asia National Resource Centers, and institutions with South Asia programming, across the United States.
