Chinese Studies Funding Opportunities
Chinese Studies Dissertation Writing Fellowship
Open to: University of Chicago Ph.D candidates writing dissertations on topics related to Chinese studies
Sponsored by: The Committee on Chinese Studies
Processed by: The Center for East Asian Studies
Important Dates: Announcements made by end of spring quarter; applications due in early May
Contact: The Center for East Asian Studies, Dianne Yurco
View Dissertation Grant Flyer
This fellowship provides funds for dissertation writing on a topic relating to Chinese studies. Research for the dissertation must be completed, and priority is given to those who have a chapter or two completed. Formal admission to candidacy is required. Students who have been admitted to candidacy may apply in the spring for funding that will begin the following autumn. A student can receive only one dissertation writing fellowship from the Center.
Chinese Studies Pre-dissertation Research Grant
Open to: University of Chicago graduate students engaged in pre-dissertation research
Sponsored by: The Committee on Chinese Studies
Processed by: The Center for East Asian Studies
Important Dates: Announcements made by end of spring quarter; applications due in early May
Contact: Center for East Asian Studies, Dianne Yurco
View Pre-Dissertation Grant Flyer
This grant supports pre-dissertation research in Chinese studies. The funds are intended to enable University of Chicago graduate students to lay the foundations for their research plans - for example, to survey holdings in archives, to identify and meet with scholars or other advisers with whom a student plans to work in Asia. A student can hold this grant only once during his/her graduate school career.
Conference Travel Grant: Chinese Studies
Open to: University of Chicago students traveling to present papers
Sponsored by: The Committee on Chinese Studies
Processed by: The Center for East Asian Studies
Important Dates: Rolling applications
Contact: Chair of the Chinese Studies Committee, James Hevia
This grant provides modest support for students traveling outside the Chicago metropolitan area to present a paper on a topic relating to Chinese studies. The grant takes the form of reimbursement for certain expenses. To apply, send an email to the Chair of the China Committee, James Hevia, with the following information: name and date of the conference, title of the paper you are presenting, and a budget listing expenses.
Chinese Language Scholarship (TECO in Chicago)
Huayu Enrichment Scholarship
Open to: University of Chicago Graduate Students and Undergraduates
Sponsored by: The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Chicago
Processed by: Center for East Asian Studies
Important Dates: Applications due early spring quarter
Contact: The Center for East Asian Studies, Dianne Yurco or Ted Foss.
Scholarships are offered for both summer study and year-long programs at a language school in Taiwan (a list of qualifying schools is available upon request)
