The American Academy of Religion is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2011–2012 International Dissertation Research Grants program: Michelle Bakker of Concordia University and Arun Brahmbhatt of the University of Toronto.

The annual grants, designed to support AAR student members whose dissertation research requires them to travel outside of the country in which their school or university is located, are intended to help candidates complete their doctoral degrees by offsetting costs of travel, lodging, and other dissertation research-related expenses.

The grants are awarded on a competitive basis by a panel of senior AAR members selected by the AAR President. For more information about our international dissertation research grant program, click here.