Funding Opportunities

Stanford Funding Opportunities

• Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS), Center for East Asian Studies
  • Application deadline: February 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• East Asia Graduate Summer Grants, Center for East Asian Studies
  • Application deadline: February 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• Study of Women in Asia Academic-Year Fellowships, Center for East Asian Studies
  • Application deadline: February 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• Center for South Asia Graduate Student Research Fellowship
  • Application deadline: Spring 2023 (deadline TBA)
  • Eligibility: Currently-enrolled doctoral students in Stanford School of Humanities & Sciences, and graduate students in Stanford schools of Business, Education, Engineering, Law, Earth Sciences, and Medicine.
• The Steven and Debi Wisch Fellowship for Graduate Research in South Asian Studies
  • Deadlines:
    • Stanford faculty members are invited to nominate exceptional doctoral candidates in Spring 2023 (deadline TBA)
    • Applications are due in Spring 2023 (deadline TBA)
  • Eligibility: All PhD candidates enrolled in Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences are eligible to apply.
• Connie Chin Memorial Prize for Writing in East Asian Studies, Center for East Asian Studies
  • Application deadline: May 31 annually
  • Eligibility: Currently-enrolled CEAS & EALC graduate students
• Korea Program Prize for Writing in Korean Studies, Center for East Asian Studies
  • Application deadline: May 31 annually
  • Eligibility: All currently-enrolled Stanford students
• Conference Travel Grants, Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford
  • Application deadline: Rolling applications
  • Eligibility: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• Center for South Asia Conference Travel Grant
  • Application deadline: June, 2023.
  • Eligibility: Open to all Stanford graduate students who are presenting a paper at the Annual Conference on South Asia in Madison, Wisconsin.

Research Funding

• Academia Sinica Fellowships for Doctoral Candidates in the Humanities and Sciences
  • Consult the institutes or research Centers for application deadlines.
• Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities
  • Administered by the Stanford Humanities Center. For further information, see the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship website. Application deadline for 2024-25 fellowship: October 12 , 2023.
• Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai (BDK) Fellowship for Foreign Scholars
  • Consult the BDK website for details on eligibility and application deadlines.
• CAORC–INYA Short-Term Fellowships for U.S. Graduate Students Conducting Research on Myanmar/Burma in a Third Country
  • See Council of American Overseas Research Centers and Inya Institute websites for details.
• CAORC Multi-Country Research Fellowship
  • Consult CAORC website for application deadlines and eligibility criteria.
• Center for Chinese Studies (CCS) Research Grant for Foreign Scholars in Chinese Studies
  • Application deadline: Applications should be submitted to the CCS by May 31 of each year before the year in which grants are intended to be used.  
• Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange
  • Research Grants, Scholar Grants, Conference/Seminar/Workshop Grants, Publication Subsidies, Doctoral Fellowships, Dissertation Fellowships for ROC Students Abroad.
  • The deadline for applications to most of the Foundation’s grant and fellowship programs is October 15. Exceptions include Conference and Seminar Grants plus Publication Subsidy Grants (two deadlines: September 15 and January 15) and Fellowships for PhD Dissertations and Postdoctoral Research (January 15).
• Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) Chinese Government Scholarships 
  • See CSC website for details.
• Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies Fellowship for Graduate Students working on pre-modern Chinese Buddhism.
  • Application deadline: March 1 annually.
• Fulbright Programs
  • Fulbright Japan (For US citizens only)
  • Fulbright Taiwan (For US citizens only)
  • Fulbright China: There is currently no Fulbright China program. 
  • Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (For US citizens only)
• Japan Foundation
  • A range of funding opportunities. 
• Japan Foundation New York
  • Japanese Studies Fellowship Programs
    • Proposal deadline: December 1 annually
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship, Social Science Research Council
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Taiwan Fellowship
  • Application deadline: The annual application period is from May 1 to June 30 for grants for January to December the following year.
• Monbukagakusho Scholarship, Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
  • There are four types of Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarships awarded to U.S. citizens. 
  • U.S. Citizens must submit their applications to the MEXT Scholarship office which oversees your jurisdiction. More information.

Language Study Funding

• Center for South Asia Graduate Student Research Fellowship
  • Application deadline: Spring 2023 (deadline TBA)
  • Eligibility: Currently-enrolled doctoral students in Stanford School of Humanities & Sciences, and graduate students in Stanford schools of Business, Education, Engineering, Law, Earth Sciences, and Medicine.
• East Asia Graduate Summer Grants, Center for East Asian Studies
  • Application deadline: February 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS), Center for East Asian Studies
  • Application deadline: February 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) for Incoming CEAS Students, Center for East Asian Studies
  • Application deadline: January 31, 2023
  • Eligibility: Incoming CEAS MA applicants (U.S. citizens and permanent residents)
• Japan Foundation, Japanese-Language Education Overseas
  • Various opportunities and deadlines

Dissertation Fellowships

• Academia Sinica Fellowships for Doctoral Candidates in the Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Consult the institutes or research centers for application deadlines. 
  • Institute of History and Philology
• Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships, Woodrow Wilson Foundation
  • Application deadline: November 15 annually
• Mabelle McLeod Lewis Memorial Fund
  • Contact %20mmcleodlewis [at] yahoo.com (mmcleodlewis[at]yahoo[dot]com) for inquiries.
  • Eligible Students: The Mabelle McLeod Lewis Memorial Fund provides awards directly to advanced doctoral candidates in the humanistic disciplines pursuing a PhD degree from one of the following institutions: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz or Stanford University.
• Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships
  • Visit ACLS for deadlines and fellowship details.
• Study of Women in Asia Academic-Year Fellowships, Center for East Asian Studies
  • Application deadline: February 15, 2023
  • Eligibility: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies
  • Application deadline: November 30, 2023 at 9:00 pm (EST)
• Tsadra Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for Tibetan Buddhist Studies
  • Application deadline: September 1 annually

Paper Prizes

• AAS Graduate Student Paper Prizes
  • The Best Graduate Student Paper Prize—China and Inner Asia Council
  • The Best Graduate Student Paper Prize—Northeast Asia Council
  • The Best Graduate Student Paper Prize—South Asia Council
  • The Pattana Kitiarsa Prize for Best Graduate Student Paper—Southeast Asia Council
• AARWR Student Paper Competition 
  • Deadline for submission: February, 2023
• Barlow Graduate Student Prize in Chinese Studies (ASPAC)
  • Submission deadline: April, 2023
• Connie Chin Memorial Prize for Writing in East Asian Studies, Center for East Asian Studies
  • Application deadline: May 31 annually
  • Eligibility: Currently-enrolled CEAS & EALC graduate students
• KABS Mujin Writing Prize 
  • Visit KABS for award details.

• Korea Program Prize for Writing in Korean Studies, Center for East Asian Studies

  • Application deadline: May 31 annually
  • Eligibility: All currently-enrolled Stanford students

   

Conference Travel Grants and Other Funding Opportunities 

• Conference Travel Grants, Center for East Asian Studies
  • Application deadline: Rolling applications
  • Eligibility: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• Center for South Asia Conference Travel Grant
  • Application deadline: June, 2023.
  • Eligibility: Open to all Stanford graduate students who are presenting a paper at the Annual Conference on South Asia in Madison, Wisconsin.