The East Asian Studies Center offers several funding opportunities for graduate and professional school students, including the FLAS Fellowship and the Louise Loh Memorial Scholarship. In addition to these EASC-based funding programs, graduate students are encouraged to seek out external funding programs, such as the ones below:
External Funding Programs
AAS CIAC Small Grants
Sponsor: Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
Open to: AAS members; dissertation level graduate students, junior or senior independent scholars, and adjunct faculty are especially encouraged to apply.
Description: Awards for dissertation-level graduate students and scholars with special interests in China or Inner Asia.
Blakemore Freeman Foundation Fellowships for Advanced Asian Language Study
Sponsor: The Blakemore Foundation
Open to: American citizens and permanent residents of the U.S. who have a college degree and who plan to use an Asian language in their career.
Description: Award funds a year of study at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama, Japan; the International Chinese Language Program at National Taiwan University in Taipei; the Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing; Seoul National University; and other approved programs in East and Southeast Asia.
CCK Fellowships for Ph.D. Dissertations and Post-doctoral Grants
Sponsor: Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange (CCKF)
Open to: Doctoral candidates and scholars who have received their doctorates within two years of their application; must be legal permanent residents of the U.S.
David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship
Sponsor: National Security Education Program (NSEP)
Open to: U.S. citizens enrolled in or applying to a graduate degree program in an accredited U.S. college or university located within the U.S.
Description: Awards made for minimum of one and maximum of six academic semesters, supporting domestic and overseas study of a modern language other than English and the study of an area and culture.
Dissertation Fellowships for Republic of China Students Abroad
Sponsor: Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange (CCKF)
Open to: R.O.C. students who have graduated from accredited R.O.C. universities and colleges and who do not have foreign residence or citizenship.
Description: Grant to help finance completion of a dissertation in the humanities or social sciences
Fellowship for Korean Language Training
Sponsor: Korea Foundation
Open to: Graduate students majoring or minoring in Korean-related subjects for M.A. of Ph.D. degrees; faculty members and researchers who are engaged in teaching or research activities at universities or research institutes; professionals in a cultural/artistic profession related to Korea (e.g. museum curators, librarians, government officials in charge of Korean affairs, etc.).
Description: Fellowship designed to enhance competency in Korean among overseas Korean Studies scholars, graduate students, and professionals in Korea-related fields.
Fulbright Program for U.S. Students
Sponsor: U.S. Department of State
Open to: U.S. citizens who will have a bachelor's degree by the beginning date of the grant but will not have a doctorate degree and who is thinking of studying, assistant-teaching English, or conducting research abroad.
Description: Grants more than 1,500 a year and operates in more than 140 countries. Awards granted in nearly all fields and disciplines, including sciences, professional fields, and Creative and Performing Arts.
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
Open to: Graduate student studying a modern foreign language and area studies. Eligibility is restricted to students who possess the requisite language skills for the dissertation project, and who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Description: The Office of International Affairs administers these grants. These grants provide support for advanced graduate students studying modern foreign languages and area studies (projects focusing on Western Europe are not supported). All doctoral degree candidates proposing full-time dissertation research abroad on topics that develop research knowledge and capabilities in world areas not commonly taught in U.S. institutions are encouraged to apply. Grants support field research of 6 to 12 months in duration.
IASP Scholarships and Assistantships
Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong
Open to: IASP applicants of any nationality who can demonstrate financial need and academic aptitude.
Description: This opportunity, granted for personal study and research, provides awards for students conducting work in all aspects of Chinese and Asian studies. The number of assistantships offered annually varies. The awards are tenable in the IAS Program at The Chinese University of Hong Kong for one term of one year. They are not renewable. The opportunity may be held concurrently with other non-IASP awards or income.
International Dissertation Research Fellowships
Sponsor: Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
Open to: Full-time graduate students in the humanities and social sciences - regardless of citizenship - enrolled in doctoral programs in the United States.
Description: Fellowships providing support for nine to twelve months in the field, plus travel expenses.
Japan Studies Grant Program
Sponsor:Association for Asian Studies Northeast Asia Council and the Korea Foundation
Open to: U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and institutional applicants must be located within the U.S.
Description: Offers several different grants all designed to assist the research of individual scholars based in North America to improve the quality of teaching about Korea on both the college and precollege levels, and to integrate the study of Korea into the major academic disciplines.
Korean Studies Grant Program
Sponsor:Association for Asian Studies North East Asia Council and the Korea Foundation
Open to: U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and institutional applicants must be located within the U.S.
Description: Offers several different grants all designed to assist the research of individual scholars based in North America to improve the quality of teaching about Korea on both the college and precollege levels, and to integrate the study of Korea into the major academic disciplines.
Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowships
Sponsor: United States Institute of Peace
Open to: Doctoral students, regardless of citizenship, enrolled in a U.S. university and working on a dissertation related to the peaceful resolution of international conflicts.
Description: Award for one year; may be used to support writing or field research.
Peking University Harvard-Yenching Graduate Fellowship
Sponsor: Harvard-Yenching Institute
Open to: Doctoral student at an accredited U.S. institution; must be a U.S. citizen (exceptions may be made); must be working on Chinese studies in the humanities or social sciences (with an emphasis on culture); must have sufficient ability in Chinese language to conduct research in China.
Description: Award covers tuition, monthly stipend, faculty advisor, access to Peking University's library and computer facilities, roundtrip airfare from home city to Beijing.
Phyllis Krumm Memorial International Scholarships
Sponsor: OSU Office of International Affairs
Open to: Graduate student who is researching or studying in China (including PRC, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) or a European country.
Description: Up to three awards will be given to deserving graduate students.
Sonkin-Bergman-Wasserman Families' Scholarship for International Understanding and Peace
Sponsor: OSU Office of International Affairs
Open to: Graduate/professional student currently enrolled full time at OSU.
Description: Established on March 2, 1984, Sonkin-Bergman-Wasserman Families' Scholarship for International Understanding and Peace provides one or more awards (pending availability of funds) for deserving graduate/professional students at The Ohio State University active in research or study that contributes to the pursuit of international understanding and peace.
Travel Grants to East Asian Libraries
Contact: See the Duke University Perkins Library Travel Grants to East Asian Libraries webpage.