The American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS) is an association of institutions of higher learning in the United States aimed at promoting scholarly understanding between Bangladesh and the United States. AIBS was incorporated in 1988 with U.S. funding beginning in 1993 from the United States Government through the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC).

The principal objective of AIBS is to promote educational exchange at the advanced level between the scholarly communities of the United States and Bangladesh. AIBS provides senior and junior fellowships as well as pre-dissertation grants. Other programs include research and development seminars and workshops offered by U.S. and Bangladesh researchers and scholars, and an undergraduate research grant for U.S. students to visit Bangladesh and observe first-hand the problems facing a developing country. When Government of Bangladesh financing is available, we anticipate developing a program to enable Bangladeshi scholars to visit the United States for collaborative research projects with U.S. scholars. Since AIBS’ inception, affiliated scholars have investigated a wide range of research topics in fields including, but not limited to, history, anthropology, sociology, gender and minority studies, religion, demography, politics, sustainable development, and migration.