Professor Stanley W. Samarasinghe has facilitated summer study programmes for Payson students in Sri Lanka starting in 2001. Until 2006 each summer he took a relatively large group of students for a three-week course on "Violent Conflict and Development" In more recent years he has facilitated a summer research internship programme for one or two Payson students who wish to undertake indepth research-oriented study in Sri Lanka. Eligibility: Graduate students from any discipline in the "Social Science" field broadly defined. Priority given to Payson MS/Ph.D. candidates and Law School students; Graduate students affiliated to other Programmes, Departments or Schools are also welcome to apply.

1. Sri Lanka: Summer 2013
May 20, 2013 – August 23, 2013
Independent Study and Research
Supervisor Professor Samarasinghe

2. Basic Information
• For Graduate students from Payson and other
Schools
• Program title: “Post-Conflict Governance &
Sustainable Development”
• Specific Study/Research area: to be decided
in consultation with the Instructor
• Credits: Minimum 06 & maximum 09
depending on length of stay and volume of
work

3. Logistics
• Time period to be spent in Sri Lanka: 8 to 10
weeks (actual dates flexible)
• You pay regular course fee to Tulane
• All expenses (air ticket, board and lodging etc.)
are your responsibility.
• Estimated cost: air ticket US-Sri Lanka-US ($1,500
to $1,800); Food & lodging in SL per day $20-$25;
per week $200 (Room in private residence) – Talk
with somebody who has taken the course