AIIS has been selected to receive the 2008 Taraknath Das Foundation Award for contribution "to understanding between India and America."

“For more than 20 years now the Taraknath Das Foundation has been giving an award to a person or persons who or an institution which has contributed to understanding between India and America. This award was begun by Kathryn Linden and continues today.”

The Foundation was created to help Indian students studying abroad to gain access to the materials necessary for their education. Receiving this award is an honor.