SUNY/CUNY

Southeast Asia Consortium

The SUNY/CUNY SEAC is an interdisciplinary initiative to promote research, teaching, and related efforts around Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian Americans in New York’s public universities.

The Southeast Asia Consortium (SEAC) aims to develop institutional infrastructure and robust connections across New York’s public university systems — the 64-campus, 370,000-student State University of New York (SUNY) and 25-campus, 270,000-student City University of New York (CUNY) — with the wider New York public and policy community, and with counterparts in Southeast Asia.

The statewide SEAC links faculty, students, alumni, and surrounding communities.

Upcoming Events & Opportunities

Teach a COIL Class

Connect your students with Southeast Asia!

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SEAC Fall '26 Research & Publishing Grants

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GETSEA 2026-2028 Mentoring Clusters

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Faculty-Led Study Abroad Courses

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29th Cornell SEAP Graduate Conference

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Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI)

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Dates & Deadlines

October 16

Extended application deadline for Spring 2027 Teach a COIL Class: Connect your students with Southeast Asia! + Extended application deadline for GETSEA 2026-2028 Mentoring Clusters

October 22 - October 23

Breakdown and Reconfiguration: 29th Cornell Southeast Asia Program Graduate Conference

October 23

Application deadline for SUNY/CUNY SEAC Fall 2026 Research & Publishing Grants

March 1

Priority application deadline for Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI)

Testimonials

“Funding from the Southeast Asia Consortium came at a pivotal moment in the development of my doctoral work, affording me the opportunity to conduct preliminary field research in the Philippines before the shape of my project was fully determined… Early-stage support of this kind is valuable precisely because it creates space for discovery.”

Jaclyn Reyes, The Graduate Center

“In my ten years as a professor, I've never had such an extended, dedicated, and immersive experience with faculty and students… We really formed meaningful connections by doing research in the field together. This is one of the most profound things I've ever done as an academic.”

Benjamin Tausig, Stony Brook University

“The grant made this research possible in the most literal sense… My disciplinary home is education, a field markedly under-represented within Southeast Asian studies, and work bridging the two can feel unplaced in both. SEAC’s decision to fund this project signaled that such work belongs—an endorsement that continues to shape how I frame my research.”

Quang Chau, University at Albany

“SUNY/CUNY SEAC has supported a substantial portion of my dissertation research… The opportunities and funding provided by SEAC have been crucial in bringing my PhD project to this stage and have enabled me to advance my dissertation in a timely manner.”

Chutikan “Gift” Chaikittiwatana, Stony Brook University

“I particularly appreciated the opportunities to meet and learn from local scholars, students, officials, and activists from a wide range of backgrounds… I’m so appreciative that SEAC exists and is providing these opportunities to SUNY and CUNY students and faculty. I hope that many others will have the chance to take advantage of this excellent and unique resource!”

Elizabeth Heath, Baruch College