[United States] The Asian for Asian Studies (AAS) Grants for All Nationalities - Harvard University
The China and Inner Asia Council of the Asian for Asian studies (AAS) is soliciting applications for awards of up to $2000. Scholars with special interests in China or Inner Asia are invited to submit proposals. Applicants must be AAS members, but there are no citizenship requirements. Junior and independent scholars, adjunct faculty, and dissertation-level graduate students are especially encouraged to apply.
Applications are specifically encouraged in the following areas:
- curriculum development at the college or secondary level
- conferences and seminars
- organization of small conferences and seminars away from major centers of Chinese studies
- travel expenses for scholars from isolated institutions to speak at major centers
- travel expenses for junior faculty from isolated institutions to attend seminars at major centers
- funding for dissertation-level graduate students to attendcolloquia, workshops, and seminars related to their fields
- short research trips for dissertation-level graduate students, and for scholars at non-research institutions, to travel to major libraries and collections in North America and Taiwan
- specialist or regional newsletters or websites disseminating important information to their respective fields
- translations of scholarly books and articles
- collaborative projects in which the grant will facilitate communication and limited travel by scholars working on a common project in Taiwan and North America.
The following items are NOT eligible for funding:
- travel to the AAS annual meeting
- book subventions and publication costs
- repeat applications for previously funded projects and organizations
There is no special application form. Please include:
- a 250-word abstract of the project
- a detailed budget of anticipated expenditures, including other sources of funding; requests for travel grants must specify the extent of funding available from the home institution
- a two-page (maximum) curriculum vitae of the director and the principal participants
- in the case of graduate students, a letter of support from their dissertation advisor, without which the application will not be considered
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Applications and queries should be sent by regular mail to Michael Puett, East Asian Languages & Civilizations, Dept #222, Harvard University, 2 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138 (e-mail address for questions, puett@fas.harvard.edu) . Deadline for receipt of application materials is February 1, 2007. Applications received after this date may not receive consideration. Applications will only be considered for projects that begin on or after May 1, 2007, and will be completed on or before April 30, 2008. Awards will be decided by the China and Inner Asia Council at the 2007 Association for Asian Studies Annual Meeting in Boston, and applicants will be notified of decisions shortly thereafter. Successful applicants are required to submit a final report to CIAC and AAS.
