Lecture Series Grants

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

Academic institutions in Europe are invited to apply, individually or collaboratively, for funding from the Foundation under the newly created Lecture Series program (CCK Lecture Series). These grants will support lectures by distinguished scholars at the sponsoring institutions. It is expected that six or more lectures open to the public will be held as a part of a series. The Foundation requires that their contents must be published. The grant covers transportation, honorarium and stipend for the lecturing scholar. Publication costs are not covered under this program. In special cases, costs for promotion and some travel expenses for out-of-town students may be considered. The maximum amount of each grant is EUR25,000.

All applications must include the following items:

1. Curriculum vitae and a list of publications of the invited scholar

2. General title of the lecture series, as well as titles of the individual lectures

3. Scheduled time and place of the lectures

4. Estimates of attendance

5. Publication plan

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

1. The Foundation's grants provide support for research on Chinese Studies in the humanities and social sciences.

2. Funding is not available for university administrative costs including overhead or endowments.

3. The Foundation does not subsidize administrative expenses or the purchase of equipment. 

4. Foundation funds can only be transferred to and managed by institutional accounts. Letters of support from the applicant's institution must express the institution's willingness to comply with these procedures.

5. The Foundation encourages applications with matching funds from other sources.

6. When preparing itemized budgets, please use Euros as the unit of currency.

7. NEW: The Foundation reserves the right to post project abstracts and reports on its websites.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

1. Applicants should apply directly to the Foundation's Taipei headquarters:
   
   Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for
   International Scholarly Exchange
   13F 65 Tun Hua South Rd., Sec. 2
   Taipei, Taiwan 106 ROC
   Tel: (886)-2-2704-5333
   Fax: (886)-2-2701-6762
   e-mail: cckf@ms1.hinet.net
   web: http://www.cckf.org.tw
   　

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Three copies of each application are required. Late applications will be returned to senders. NEW: In addition, enclose electronic version of all application materials on diskette or send as e-mail attachment to: cckf@ms1.hinet.net with heading "Application Materials from (Name)" in the header of the message.

5. While letters of support and other supporting documents may be in PDF or other similar formats, the Application Form itself (including abstract, itemized budget, etc.) MUST be in Word format. The Word file does not need to contain any signatures, but a PDF file containing signatures may also be included.