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Private citizens are an important source of funding--even the KSG professorships named after the Sultan of Oman and the late King Hussein of Jordan were partially funded by private donations.
Much of the money comes from three major grants. One is from an Indonesian bank; one is from the national university of Singapore and one is from a provincial government of India. All three are for academic work on public policy, and fall in the $1-2 million range.
The Aga Khan's gifts, focusing on the Islamic world, are typical of many gifts from foreign donors--focused on an area of study with which the donor has a national or religious affinity.
In addition to screening, KSG also knows its many of its donors--many of them are alumni.
The foreign gifts at KSG, he says, are mainly given toward fellowships granting international students financial aid. A total of 40 percent of students at KSG are from foreign countries.