The University of Pennsylvania, based in Philadelphia, PA offers a fully funded PhD in South Asian Studies. The Department’s PhD curriculum provides rigorous training in South Asian languages, literature, culture, and history that serves as a foundation for research and teaching in higher education. All PhD applicants who are accepted into the SAST program are automatically offered a 5-year Benjamin Franklin Fellowship. This fellowship covers tuition, fees, health insurance, and a living stipend for five years. The stipend varies annually but currently runs about $25,000 per year. In addition, PhD students are provided with additional funding during three of their summers.