Doctoral candidates who are non-ROC citizens and who are enrolled in an accredited university in the United States, Mexico, Central America, or South America may apply for financial support for writing dissertations in the field of Chinese Studies in the humanities and social sciences. Citizens of the ROC should apply for Dissertation Fellowships for ROC Students Abroad.
Grants are available only to doctoral candidates who are neither employed nor receiving grants from other sources. Applicants should have completed all other requirements for their Ph.D. degree, and must be in the last stage of their doctoral program. The maximum amount of each award is $15,000, which is given for a period extending one year. Successful candidates are expected to complete their dissertations by the end of the grant period. Funding for successful applications will begin in July. The completed thesis should not be submitted until the next calendar year.
Applications for Doctoral Fellowships will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
The significance of the contribution that the proposed project will make to the advancement of research in the field of Chinese Studies.
The quality or potential quality of the applicant's work, including its originality in the field of Chinese Studies.
The quality of the approach, organization, and methodology of the proposed project.
The likelihood that the applicant can successfully complete the entire project during the grant period.
Applicants must not accept full-time employment during the grant period, and should inform the Foundation if they are applying for or subsequently receive other sources of funding. The Foundation reserves the right to adjust the terms of the grant (including termination of the grant) should an applicant receive other sources of funding.
Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited university in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, or South America.
Applicants must have qualified for Ph.D. candidacy and be in the last stage of writing the dissertation.
All applicants are requested to use the forms available
below for downloading. Applicants in the American region
should submit applications to the Foundationˇ¦s
regional office in McLean:
The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange
8361 B Greensboro Dr.
McLean, VA 22102
U.S.A.
Tel:703-903-7460
Fax:703-903-7462
e-mail: cckfnao@aol.com
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All applications must include the following items, in
the order listed below:
a. A one-page summary of the proposed project;
b. A detailed itemized budget (If this sum is to be
supplemented by matching funds, please include
this information in the budget);
c. A description of the proposed project of no more than 7
pages in length.
All applications should also include curriculum vitae of the project director and any co-directors, as well as lists of publications over the last five years related to the proposed project, and any relevant supporting materials.
Six copies of each application are required.
Do not send applications by fax or e-mail.
The Foundation does not provide a written critique for unsuccessful applications.
The Foundation's application form requests all applicants to indicate the field of specialization for their projects. If the project is multidisciplinary, please specify.
Applicants for doctoral and postdoctoral grants who reside in Canada should contact:
Canadian Asian Studies Association/CASA
Centre d'Etudes de l'Asie de l'est
Universite de Montreal
C.P. 6128, Succursale A
Montreal (Quebec)
H3C 3J7 Canada
Tel: 514-343-6569
Fax: 514-343-7716
The deadline for dissertation fellowship applications is October 15. Final results will be announced in May.