Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies Offers Support for Early Career Scholars

The Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studiesseeks to maintain the vitality of China Studies in the U.S. through fellowships and grants designed primarily for scholars early in their careers.  Studies on and in China have developed over the last 30 years in the United States into a robust field, but current conditions pose daunting problems, especially for scholars just before and just after the dissertation.  To address this situation, the program will offer three competitions:

• Pre-dissertation Grants for Research in China, enabling young scholars to gain familiarity with work underway in archives and field sites in China and to establish formal and informal relations with Chinese institutions and colleagues;
• Postdoctoral Fellowships, supporting scholars in preparing their Ph.D. dissertation research for publication or in embarking on new research projects; and
• Collaborative Reading-Workshop Grants, providing opportunities for scholars of different disciplines to share in-depth investigation of texts that are essential points of entry to Chinese periods, traditions, communities, or events in contemporary or historical times. 

Applications in all disciplines of the humanities and related social sciences are welcome.

Collaborative Reading-Workshop Grants

• Amount: up to $15,000
• Tenure: Workshops must be held between June 1, 2013 and September 2014.
• Eligibility:
  1) Each member of the organizing team must hold a Ph.D. from an institution in the United States or be a U.S. citizen with a Ph.D. from any institution.
  2) Workshops must be held at a location in the United States.
  3) No formal eligibility requirements for participants.
• Deadline: Completed applications must be submitted electronically to chinastudies@acls.org no later than 9 p.m.Eastern Standard Time, January 14, 2013.
• Notifications will be sent by May 1, 2013.
• Final report required on completion.

Postdoctoral Fellowships

• Amount: up to $45,000
• Tenure: maximum of one academic year and minimum of one semester (beginning from June 2013 to September 2014).
• Eligibility:
  1) An applicant must hold a Ph.D. from an institution in the United States or be a U.S. citizen with a Ph.D. from any institution. The Ph.D. degree must be completed by November 15, 2012 (including defense and revisions) and conferred by May 31, 2013. (If the date of conferral is after the application deadline, the application must include an institutional statement attesting that all requirements for the Ph.D. have been fulfilled. Successful applicants will be asked to submit proof of conferral.)
  2) An applicant who is not a U.S. citizen must have an affiliation with a university or college in the United States.
  3) An applicant must hold a Ph.D. degree conferred no more than eight years before the application deadline.
• Deadline: Completed applications must be submitted through the ACLS Online Fellowship Application system no later than 9 p.m.Eastern Standard Time, November 15, 2012.
• Notifications will be sent by May 1, 2013.
• Final report required on completion.

Pre-dissertation Grants for Research in China

• Amount: $5,000
• Tenure: 3-4 months (in 2013) in China in preparation for full time research
• Eligibility:
  1) An applicant must be enrolled in a Ph.D. program at a university in the United States.
  2) An applicant must have completed all requirements for a Ph.D. except the dissertation by June 1, 2013.
• Deadline: Completed applications must be submitted through the ACLS Online Fellowship Application system no later than 9 p.m.Eastern Standard Time, November 15, 2012.
• Notifications will be sent by May 1, 2013.
• Final report required on completion.