Graduate Student Resources

• American Academy of Religion (AAR)
  • Stanford is in the American Academy of Religion Western Region (AARWR)
• Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
  • Stanford is in the Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast (ASPAC*) Region *Website currently down.
• International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS)
• International Association of Buddhist Studies (IABS) 
• Korean Association of Buddhist Studies (KABS)
• Society for the Study of Chinese Religions (SSCR)
• The Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (ANHS)
• UK Association for Buddhist Studies (UKABS)

Conferences

• AAR Annual Conference
  • Next meeting: November 20–23, 2021 in San Antonion, Texas. 
  • Deadline for submitting proposals: No longer accepting proposals.
  • Registration deadline: Regular July 30–September 23, Late September 24–November 23.
• American Academy of Religion Western Region (AARWR) Regional AAR Conference
  • Next meeting: March 18–20, 2022 at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Deadline for submitting proposals: October 15, 2021.
    • Call for papers
  • Registration deadline: (not available yet)
• AAS Annual Conference
  • Next meeting: March 24–27, 2022 in Honolulu, Hawai'i
  • Deadline for submitting proposals: August 10 at 5:00 p.m. EST. No longer accepting proposals.
  • Registration deadline: 
• Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast (ASPAC) Regional AAS Conference
  • Next meeting: Plans to resume in-person meetings in 2022.
• IATS Seminar
  • Next meeting: 16th IATS Seminar, July 3–9, 2022 at Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Deadline for submitting panel and paper proposals: September 15, 2021.
    • Call For Papers 
  • Registration deadline: (not available yet)
• IABS Conference
  • Next meeting: 19th IABS Conference is August 14–19, 2022 at Seoul National University, Republic of Korea. 
  • Deadline for submitting proposals: no longer accepting proposals (pending updates from postponed panels) 
  • Registration deadline: check website for updates on postponed conference deadlines
• UKABS Conference
  • Next meeting: July 1–2, 2021. Hosted by The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. Conference held over Zoom and Gather.
  • Deadline for submitting panel and paper proposals: check back for 2022 details
  • Registration deadline: check back for 2022 details
• Third Asian Philosophical Texts Conference 

  • Next meeting: November 13–14, 2021. Online (Kanda University of International Studies)

  • Deadline for submissions: September 25, 2021 (JST)

Other Calls for Papers

• Japan Studies Review 
  • See website for deadlines.
• Exhibiting Chinese Art in Asia
  • Application deadline: December 15, 2021.
• Journal of World Buddhist Cultures (JWBC) Vol. 5
  • Submission Deadline: October 29, 2021.

• Asian Philosophy
• Buddhist Studies Review
• Buddhist-Christian Studies
• Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies
• Contemporary Buddhism
• Critical Review for Buddhist Studies
• The Eastern Buddhist
• Education About Asia
• Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies
• International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture
• Journal of Buddhist Ethics
• Journal of Chinese Buddhist Studies
• Journal of Chinese Religions 
• Journal of Gandhāran Buddhist Texts
• Journal of Global Buddhism
• Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies
• Journal of Indological Studies
• Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies 
• Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Universities
• Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
• Journal of the Pali Text Society
• Korea Journal of Buddhist Studies 
• Pacific World: Journal of the Institute of Buddhist Studies
• The Journal of Asian Studies

• "Between Central and East Asia: Chinese Manuscripts from Tenth-Century Dunhuang," The Schoenberg Institute for Manuscripts Studies Online Lecture Series.
  • Zoom Lecture on September 17, 2021, 12:00–1:30 p.m. EDT.
• Buddhism and Breath Summit
  • Live Webinar on Zoom on September 17, 2021, 10:00 a.m. EDT.
• "Entangled Histories: The Bamiyan Buddhas—Past, Present, and Future," Harvard Art Museums.
  • Zoom lecture on September 22, 2021, 7:00–8:00 p.m. EST. 
• “Tibetan Tantra at Dunhuang,” Khyentse Foundation Goodman Lecture, Professor Jacob Dalton, University of California, Berkeley, 
  • Zoom Lecture on Friday, September 24, 2021, 17:00 PST.
• Japanese Buddhist Music in Transnational Contexts Symposium, International Christian University.
  • Zoom symposium on September 25, 2021, 9:30–16:00 JST.
• 2021 Reading Mahāyāna Scripture Conference, Professor Paul Harrison as keynote speaker. 
  • Live Webinar on Zoom on September 25–26, 2021, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m BST. Register.
• "The Dukkha of Racism: Racial Justice in American Convert Buddhism," Ann Gleig, University of Central Florida.
  • Zoom lecture on September 28, 2021, 7:00 p.m. EST. 
• "Prison Chaplains and the Ambiguous Public Good in Contemporary Japan," Reischauer Institute Japan Forum, Professor Adam Lyons, Université de Montréal. 
  • Zoom lecture on October 1, 2021, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT. Register.
• Harvard China Humanities Seminar Series, Professor Stephanie Balkwill, “Another Cakravartin Ruler?: Feminist History and the History of Buddhism in Early Medieval China.”
  • Zoom lecture on October 4, 2021, 4:00 p.m. EDT. Register.
• Inner Asian and Altaic Studies Lecture Series, Harvard University, Professor Emily Yeh, University of Colorado Boulder, "Pests, Keystone Species and Hungry Ghosts: The Gesar Epic and Human-Pika Relations on the Tibetan Plateau."
  • Zoom lecture on October 6, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. EST. Register.
• University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for South Asian Studies, Dr. Trent Walker, "Text and Bitext in Middle Cambodia." 
  • Zoom Webinar. Register.
• "Growing a Research Network: Approaches to Global Book History," The Schoenberg Institute for Manuscripts Studies Online Lecture Series.
  • Zoom lecture on October 15, 2021, 12:00–1:30 p.m. EDT. Register.
• Reischauer Institute Japan Forum, Shayne Dhal, "Ancient Spirit, Modern Body: The Rise of Global Shugendō." 
  • Zoom lecture on Oct. 15, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. EST. Register.
• Buddhism in the Sea of Islands Webinar Series, Professor Sally McAra and Mark R. Mullins, "The Social Sources and Cultural Forms of Buddhism in Contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand."
  • Zoom lecture on October 21,  2021, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. AEDT. Register. 
• Khyentse Foundation Goodman Lectures, Professor Sarah H. Jacoby, "The Relatable and Extraordinary Life of Sera Khandro Dewé Dorjé."
  • Zoom Lecture on October 21, 2021, 9:30 CDT. 
• Institute of Buddhist Studies 2021 Graduate Student Symposium: Authority and Normativity in and Between Buddhist Traditions."
  • Zoom webinar on October 22, 2021, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST. Register.
• "Duhuang Caves and Aesthetics of Scale," BuddhistRoad Lectures.
  • Zoom lecture on October 28, 2021, 2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Register before October 27, 2021. 
• Tang Center for Silk Road Studies Lectures, Professor Jin Xu, "Heavenly Palace in the Yellow Springs: The Wirkak Sarcophagus (580 C.E.) and Buddhist Elements in Funerary Art of Early Medieval China."
  • Zoom Webinar on October 29, 2021, 2:00 p.m. PST. Register.
• 2021 Toshihide Numata Book Award Presentation and Symposium.
  • Zoom Webinar on November 5, 2021, 2:00–5:00 p.m. PST. Registration.
• Khyentse Foundation Goodman Lectures, Professor Imre Hamar, "The Role of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva in Buddhist Practice."
  • Zoom Lecture on November 13, 2021, 11:00 a.m. EDT.  Registration link not available yet.
• Inner Asian and Altaic Studies Lecture Series, Harvard University, Professor Sangseraima Ujeed, "Reincarnation of Power Amongst the Mongols: From Mongke Tengri to the Siddha-Lama."
  • Zoom lecture on December 1, 2021, 1:15 p.m. EST. Registration link not available yet.
• Reischauer Institute Japan Forum Presentation, Professor Michaela Mross, "Realizing Buddhahood through Singing: Music and Kōshiki in Sōtō Zen."
  • Zoom lecture on December 3, 2021, 4:00–5:00 p.m. EST. Register.
• Jiagnan Buddhist Traditions in Context: The Early Modern Period, 2021 Conference hosted by the Center for Buddhist Studies, University of Arizona.
  • Zoom webinar on December 9–10, 2021, 3:00 p.m. MST. Registration link not available yet. 
• Khyentse Foundation Goodman Lectures, Professor Peter Skilling, "Buddhist Canons: A Survey."
  • Zoom Lecture on December 11, 2021, 2:00 EDT. Registration link not available yet.
• Inner Asian and Altaic Studies Lecture Series, Harvard University, Professor Vesna Wallace, "The Transcultural Features of Mongolia's Buddhist Manuscripts and Xylographs." 
  • Zoom lecture on February 2, 2022 at 1:15 p.m. EST. Registration link not available yet.
• Khyentse Foundation Goodman Lectures, Professor Anne Klein, "Being Human and a Buddha Too: Longchenpa's Open Secret." 
  • Zoom lecture in January, 2022.
• Khyentse Foundation Goodman Lectures, Eviatar Shulman, "On Creating the Early Discourses (Suttas) of the Buddha." 
  • Zoom lecture in February, 2022.
• Buddhism as/in/and Chinese Literature Conference, Center for Buddhist Studies, UC Berkeley.
  • February 11–13, 2022. 
• Inner Asian and Altaic Studies Lecture Series, Harvard University, Professor Deborah Klimburg-Salter, Emerita, "Ethnic, Linguistic, and Religious Diversity in Afghanistan, in Historical Perspective."
  • Zoom lecture on February 16, 2021, 1:15 p.m. EST. Registration link not available yet.
• Khyentse Foundation Goodman Lectures, Naomi Appleton, "Narrative Buddhology: Explorations of Indian Buddhist Literature." 
  • Zoom lecture in March, 2022.
• Buddhism, Physics, and Philosophy Redux, Center for Buddhist Studies, UC Berkeley.
  • April 1–3, 2022. 
• Khyentse Foundation Goodman Lectures, Ven. Professor K. L. Dhammajoti.
  • Zoom lecture in April, 2022.

• A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms (William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous)
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• A to Z Photo Dictionary of Japanese Buddhist Statuary
• Brill Encyclopedia of Buddhism Online (Edited by Jonathan Silk, Richard Bowring, and Vincent Eltschinger)
  • Stanford Libraries Link 
• Buddhist Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names
• Buddhist Digital Resource Center 
• Chinese & Japanese Online Dictionary
• Concise Pāli-English Dictionary
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (Edited by Charles A. Muller)
• Ding's Great Dictionary of Buddhist Studies
• Encyclopedia.com
  • See subject-specific entries on Buddhism.
• Encyclopedia of Buddhism (Edited by Robert E. Buswell, Jr.)
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Fo xue xiao ci dian 佛學小辭典 [Concise Dictionary of Buddhist studies]. (Edited by Zulie Sun)
  • Full text available via HathiTrust.
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Glossaries for Buddhist Studies
• Jeffrey Hopkins: Tibetan-Sanskrit-English Dictionary
• Pentaglot Dictionary of Buddhist Terms (Edited by Raghu Vira)
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (Edited by Robert E. Buswell, Jr. and Donald S. Lopez, Jr.)
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• The Seeker’s Glossary of Buddhism (Sutra Translation Committee)
• THL Tibetan Literary Encyclopedia 
• Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library 
• ​​Tibetan-English Dictionary, Dharma Glossaries and Resources
• Tibetan Vocabulary
• Treasury of Lives

Print Resources

• Baroni, Helen Josephine. 2002. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism. New York: Rosen Publishing Group.
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Buddhadatta, A. P. 1989. English-Pali dictionary. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers.
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Bukkyō dai jii 佛教大辭彙 [Encyclopedic Buddhist Glossary]. 6 vols. Ed.  Ryūkoku University Buddhist Studies Department. 1935. Rpt. 7 vols. Tokyo:  Fuzanbō, 1972. 
  • Stanford Libraries Link 
• Cho, Myŏng-gi, Yŏng-gyu Min, and Ko-san O. 1999. Han'guk Pulgyo taesajŏn 韓國佛教大辭典 [Encyclopedia of Korean Buddhism]. Sŏul T'ŭkpyŏlsi: Poryŏn'gak.
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Furuta, Shōkin. 1988. Bukkyō daijiten 仏教大辞典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Buddhica]. Tōkyō: Shōgakkan.
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Hirakawa, Akira. 1997. A Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Bukkyō Kan-Bon daijiten). Tokyo: Reiyūkai.
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Iwamoto, Yutaka. 1988. Nihon bukkyōgo jiten. Tōkyō: Heibonsha.
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Kanaoka, Shūyū, Keiichi Yanagawa, Akira Suganuma, and Noriyoshi Tamaru. 1989. Bukkyō bunka jiten 日本仏教語辞典 [Dictionary of Japanese Buddhist terms]. Tōkyō: Kōsei Shuppansha.
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Malalasekera, G. P. 1961. Encyclopedia of Buddhism. Ceylon: Government Press.
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Mochizuki, Shinkō and Zenryū Tsukamoto. 1954. Mochizuki Bukkyō daijiten 佛教大辭典 [Encyclopedia of Buddhism].Tōkyō: Sekai Seiten Kankō Kyōkai.
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Nakamura, Hajime. 2004. Iwanami Bukkyō jiten 岩波仏教辞典 [The Iwanami Dictionary of Buddhism]. Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten.
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Nakamura, Hajime. 1975. Bukkyōgo daijiten 佛教語大辞典 [Dictionary of Buddhist technical terms]. Tōkyō: Tōkyō Shoseki.
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Nakamura, Hajime. 1988. Zusetsu Bukkyōgo daijiten 図説佛教語大辭典 [Dictionary of Buddhist iconographic terms]. Tokyo: Tōkyō Shoseki.
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Oda, Tokunō and Yaichi Haga. 1928. Bukkyō daijiten 佛教大辭典 [Dictionary of Buddhism]. Tōkyō: Ōkura Shoten.
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Taya, Raishun, Enichi Ōchō, and Issai Funahashi. 1965. Bukkyōgaku jiten 佛教學辭典 [Dictionary of Buddhist doctrines]. Kyōto-shi: Hōzōkan.
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Wang, Youru. 2017. Historical Dictionary of Chan Buddhism. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Xingyundashi, Ciyi, and Cizhuang. 1988. Fo guang da ci dian 佛光大辭典 [Foguang Buddhist dictionary]. Taiwan Gaoxiong Shi: Fo guang chu ban she.
  • Stanford Libraries Link
• Yokoyama, Kōichi, and Takayuki Hirosawa. 1997. Dictionary of Buddhist Terminology (Based on Yogācārabhūmi): Sanscrit-Tibetan-Chinese & Tibetan-Sanscrit-Chinese = Bukkyōgo jiten: Yugashiji ron ni motozuku Bon-Zō-Kan taishō, Zō-Bon-Kan taishō. Tōkyō: Sankibō Busshorin.
  • Stanford Libraries Link

• 84000 Project Reading Room
• Bibliography of Asian Studies 
• Bibliography of Translations from the Chinese Buddhist Canon into Western Languages
• Buddhist Studies Authority Database Project
• Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association (CBETA)
  • CBETA Search Tools: This site offers tools and instructions to improve your search performance on the CBETA collection.
• Dan Martin: Tibskrit Philology
• Digital Database of Buddhist Tripitaka Catalogues
• Digital Pāli Reader
• Digital Sanskrit Buddhist Canon
• East Asian Buddhist Studies: A Reference Guide
• H-Buddhism Buddhist Studies Bibliography Zotero 
• NTU Digital Library of Buddhist Studies
• Online Index of Chinese Buddhism: An annotated list of online resources for the study of Buddhism in China
• Manchu Buddhist Canon
• Pāḷi Tipiṭaka
• The Buddhist Digital Archive (previously TBRC)
• The Digital Catalogue of Chinese Buddhism 
• The Korean Buddhist Canon: A Descriptive Catalogue
• The SAT Daizōkyō Text Database
• Thesaurus Literaturae Buddhicae

• American Institute of Indian Studies Language Programs
  • The AIIS Language Programs are dedicated to serving the needs of language learners from American Universities. 
• Harvard Summer Language Program
  • Offers courses in Pali
• Mangalam Research Center
  • Offers courses in Tibetan
• Middlebury Summer Language Schools
  • Offers courses for graduate students in multiple languages during the summer.
• Rangjung Yeshe Institute
  • Rangjung Yeshe Institute's mission is to be a center of higher learning, working to the highest standards, to provide both traditional and modern Buddhist education through teaching, translation, publication, research and practice.
• South Asia Summer Language Institute
  • SASLI is dedicated to training students, faculty members and professionals in the languages of South Asia. 
• University of Michigan Summer Language Institute
  • The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures participates in the LSA Summer Language Institute during the Spring and Summer terms. Typically, courses in Chinese and Japanese are offered.
• University of Virginia Summer Language Institute
  • The Summer Language Institute of the University of Virginia offers Tibetan and Chinese.

• Stanford Center for Teaching and Learning
• Stanford Teaching Commons
• H-Buddhism Syllabus Database
• Teaching Buddhist Studies
  • Bibliography of teaching resources
  • Teaching race and racism in Buddhist Studies
    • Relevant syllabi
• "New Paths in Teaching Buddhist Studies," The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies, University of Toronto, Canada, 21–23 February 2020. 
  • Conference highlights
  • Most presentations from this conference are available on the center's YouTube channel.
• Buddhist Studies Research Guide, University of Toronto Libraries
• Buddhism Teaching Resources, The University of Edinburgh
• Teaching in Buddhist Studies, a special issue of the journal Religions

Books and articles

• Berkwitz, Stephen C. 2004. "Conceptions and Misconceptions about “Western Buddhism”: Issues and Approaches for the Classroom." Teaching Theology & Religion 7: 141–52.
  • Stanford Libraries link
• Brown, Sid. 2008. A Buddhist in the Classroom. Albany: SUNY Press.
  • Stanford Libraries link
• Lewis, Todd and Gary DeAngelis, eds. 2017. Teaching Buddhism: New Insights on Understanding and Presenting the Traditions. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Stanford Libraries link
• Simmer-Brown, Judith and Fran Grace, eds. 2011. Meditation and the Classroom: Contemplative Pedagogy for Religious Studies. Albany: SUNY Press.
  • Stanford Libraries link
• Reynolds, Frank. 2001. "Teaching Buddhism in the Postmodern University: Understanding, Critique, Evaluation." Teaching Theology & Religion 4: 9–14.
  • Stanford Libraries link
• Tsai, Julius N. 2008. "Learning About Teaching from the Traditions We Teach: Reflections on an Undergraduate Buddhism Course." Teaching Theology & Religion 11: 159–64.
  • Stanford Libraries link

General Teaching Resources

• Brookfield, Stephen D. 2012. Teaching for Critical Thinking: Tools and Techniques to Help Students Question Their Assumptions. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
• Bean, John C. 2011. Engaging Ideas: The Professor’s Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
• Fink, L. Dee. 2013. Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Meyer, Jan and Ray Land. 2006. Overcoming Barriers to Student Understanding: Threshold Concepts and Troublesome Knowledge. New York: Routledge.

Stanford Funding Opportunities

• Center for South Asia Graduate Student Research Fellowship, Stanford
  • Application deadline: March 22, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). Check back for 2022 deadline.
  • Eligible Students: 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.
• Center for South Asia Steven and Debi Wisch Fellowship for Graduate Research in South Asian Studies, Stanford
  • Deadlines:
    • Stanford faculty members are invited to nominate exceptional doctoral candidates by April 5, 2021. 
    • Applications are due April 26, 2021 by 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). 
  • Eligible Students: All PhD candidates enrolled in Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences are eligible to apply.
• East Asia Graduate Summer Grants, Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford
  • Application deadline: March 12, 2021. Check back for 2022 deadline.
  • Eligible Students: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• Center for South Asia Graduate Student Research Fellowship, Stanford
  • Application deadline: March 22, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). Check back for 2022 deadline.
  • Eligible Students: 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 at Stanford
  • Application deadline: March 12, 2021. Check back for 2022 deadline.
  • Eligible Students: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships, Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford
  • Application deadline: March 12, 2021. Check back for 2022 deadline.
  • Eligible Students: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students

• East Asia Graduate Summer Grants, Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford
  • Application deadline: March 12, 2021. Check back for 2022 deadline.
  • Eligible Students: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• Study of Women in Asia Academic-Year Fellowships, Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford
  • Application deadline: March 12, 2021. Check back for 2022 deadline.
  • Eligible Students: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• Connie Chin Memorial Prize for Writing in East Asian Studies, Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford
  • Application deadline: May 31 annually
  • Eligible Students: Currently-enrolled CEAS & EALC graduate students only
• Korea Program Prize for Writing in Korean Studies, Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford
  • Application deadline: May 31 annually
  • Eligible Students: All currently-enrolled Stanford students
• Conference Travel Grants, Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford
  • Application deadline: Rolling applications
  • Eligible Students: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• Center for South Asia Conference Travel Grant, Stanford
  • Application deadline: Not accepting applications at this time.
  • Eligible Students: Open to all continuing Stanford graduate students who are presenting a paper at the Annual Conference on South Asia in Wisconsin, Madison.

Research Funding

• Academia Sinica Fellowships for Doctoral Candidates in the Humanities and Social 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 Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship or e-mail the fellowship administrator at mellonfellows@stanford.edu.
• BDK Fellowship for Foreign Scholars
  • Not accepting applications for the 2022 BDK Fellowship. 
• CAORC-INYA Short-Term Fellowships for U.S. Graduate Students conducting Field-Based Research in Myanmar
  • Application deadline extended to December 20, 2021.
  • Awards will be announced by March 31, 2022.
• CAORC Multi-Country Research Fellowship
  • Application deadline: November 16, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. (EST)
  • PhD candidates must be ABD by May 2022.
  • Awards will be announced in early March, 2022.
• Center for Chinese Studies 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. 
• Center for South Asia Graduate Student Research Fellowship, Stanford
  • Application deadline: March 22, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). Check back for 2022 deadline.
  • Eligible Students: 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.
• Center for South Asia Steven and Debi Wisch Fellowship for Graduate Research in South Asian Studies, Stanford
  • Deadlines:
    • Stanford faculty members are invited to nominate exceptional doctoral candidates by April 5, 2021. 
    • Applications are due April 26, 2021 by 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). 
  • Eligible Students: All PhD candidates enrolled in Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences are eligible to apply. 
• 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 Chinese Government Scholarships 
  • See website for details.
• Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies Fellowship for Graduate Students working on pre-modern Chinese Buddhism.
  • Application deadline: Deadline for submission of application materials is March 1, every year. 
• Duke-DKU Global Fellows Program
  • Applications accepted on a rolling basis up to December 15, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. (EST).
• East Asia Graduate Summer Grants, Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford
  • Application deadline: March 12, 2021. Check back for 2022 deadline.
  • Eligible Students: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• 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 (For US citizens only)
    • Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
• Application deadline: The deadline for FY 2021 was April 5, 2021. Details for FY 2022 are not yet available. 
• Japan Foundation
  • A range of funding opportunities. 
• Japan Foundation New York
  • Japanese Studies Fellowship Programs
    • Proposal deadline: December 1 (annually)
  • Case Studies Japan: Research Trip to Japan for Interdisciplinary Scholars and Graduate Students
    • Proposal deadline: December 1, 2020. Check website for updated deadlines.
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship, Social Science Research Council
  • Application deadline: January 5, 2021 (EST). Check back for 2022 deadlines.
• 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, Stanford
  • Application deadline: March 22, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). Check back for 2022 deadline.
  • Eligible Students: 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 at Stanford
  • Application deadline: March 12, 2021. Check back for 2022 deadline.
  • Eligible Students: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships, Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford
  • Application deadline: March 12, 2021. Check back for 2022 deadline.
  • Eligible Students: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships for Incoming CEAS Students
  • Application deadline: January 27, 2021. Check back for 2022 deadline.
  • Eligible Students: Incoming CEAS M.A. 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, 2021.
• East Asia Graduate Summer Grants, Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford
  • Application deadline: March 12, 2021. Check back for 2022 deadline.
  • Eligible Students: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• Mabelle McLeod Lewis Memorial Fund
  • Application deadline: please contact 
  • 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 Fellowship
  • Application deadline: October 27, 2021 at 9:00 p.m. (EST)
  • Notifications will be sent via email in late March 2022.
• Study of Women in Asia Academic-Year Fellowships, Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford
  • Application deadline: March 12, 2021. Check back for 2022 deadline.
  • Eligible Students: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies
  • Deadline for submission: November 15, 2021 at 9:00 p.m. (EST)
• Tsadra Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for Tibetan Buddhist Studies
  • Application deadline extended: October 2, 2021.

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
  • 2021 April prize deadlines. Check back for updates on the 2022 prize deadlines.
• AARWR Student Paper Competition 
  • Deadline for submission: February 18, 2022.
• Barlow Prize (ASPAC)
  • Check back for updates on the 2022 prize deadline.
• Connie Chin Memorial Prize for Writing in East Asian Studies, Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford
  • Application deadline: May 31 annually
  • Eligible Students: Currently-enrolled CEAS & EALC graduate students only
• KABS Mujin Writing Award 
  • Deadline for submission: December 31, 2021 (KST; Local Time in Seoul).
• Korea Program Prize for Writing in Korean Studies, Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford
  • Application deadline: May 31 annually
  • Eligible Students: All currently-enrolled Stanford students
• Mori-ASPAC Prize 
  • Check back for updates on the 2022 prize deadline.

Conference Travel Grants and Other Funding Opportunities 

• Conference Travel Grants, Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford
  • Application deadline: Rolling applications
  • Eligible Students: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
• Center for South Asia Conference Travel Grant, Stanford
  • Application deadline: Not accepting applications at this time.
  • Eligible Students: Open to all continuing Stanford graduate students who are presenting a paper at the Annual Conference on South Asia in Wisconsin, Madison.

Tenure Track Positions

• Universität Tübingen, Faculty of Humanities, Study of Religion, Assistant Professor, Rethinking Global Religion

  • Submission deadline: Thursday, September 30, 2021.

• University of Texas-Austin, Asian Studies, Open-rank Faculty Position, Classical Studies of South Asia

  • Submission deadline: Friday, October 15, 2021 at 12:59 p.m. (CDT) 

• Yale University, East Asian Languages and Literatures Assistant Professor in Japanese literature and/or related humanities fields

  • Review of applications will begin October 1, 2021.

• Yale University, Tenure Track Position in South or Southeast Asian Religions

  • Review of applications will begin October 1, 2021.

• Loyola Marymount University, Asian and Asian American Studies Assistant Professor, Cultural Anthropology of Asia or Social Geography of Asia

  • All application materials must be received by October 8, 2021.

• Emory University, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor in East Asian History

  • Review of materials will begin September 30, 2021.

• New York University Shanghai, Tenured/Tenure-track Position in Chinese Religions

  • Application deadline: currently inviting applications.

• University of San Diego, Theology and Religious Studies, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies with Specialization in Buddhist Studies

  • Application deadline: October 5, 2021.

• University of Oxford, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Professor of Buddhist Studies

  • Application deadline: September 27, 2021 at 12:00 p.m.

• Dartmouth College, History Assistant Professor, History of Modern China 

  • Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2021.

• University of Tokyo, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, Associate Professor, Global Asian Studies

  • Application deadline: October 22, 2021.

• Missouri State University, Religious Studies, Assistant Professor, Asian Religions

  • Review of applications begins on September 13, 2021.

• Claremont McKenna College, History, Assistant Professor, South Asian History

  • Review of applications begins on September 15, 2021.

• University of California-Berkeley, Assistant Professor, Sanskrit Studies, South and Southeast Asian Studies

  • Application deadline: September 15, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time)

Non-Tenure Track, Visiting Assistant Professor, Instructor, and Adjunct Positions

• University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Lecturer and Director of Chinese Language Program

  • Application deadline: November 1, 2021.

• Boston College, Theology Department Visiting Assistant Professor, Christian Comparative Theology with an expertise in Buddhism and/or East-Asian Religions

  • Application deadline: October 15, 2021. 

• University of California-Santa Barbara, Lecturer in the East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Department
  • Application deadline: October 31, 2021 at 11:59pm (PT).

Postdoctoral Fellowships

• Academia Sinica Postdoctoral Scholar Program
  • Postdoctoral research program is open for application twice a year: the first round between 1st August and 1st September, the second round between 15th January and 1st March. 
• Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford University Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chinese Studies 
  • Application deadline: January 15, 2021.
• Duke-DKU Global Fellows Program
  • Applications accepted on a rolling basis up to December 15, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. (EST). 
• Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellowship on Contemporary Asia, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies 
  • The application period for the 2022–23 Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellowship is open from September 14, 2021 through January 3, 2022.
• The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Applications for The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford Postdoctoral Fellowship (2020–22) are CLOSED.
• University of Michigan LSA Collegiate Fellows 
  • Application deadline: Monday, October 4, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. (EDT)
• Woodrow Wilson Center Fellowships, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Scholars, and Academic Relations 
  • Application deadline: October 1, 2021.

Other Opportunities

• The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies Early Career Research Fellowships
  • Application deadline: November 15, 2021 at 9:00 p.m. (EST)
• International Visitors Program short-term residencies for international scholars
  • Administered by the Stanford Humanities Center and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. For further information, see International Visitors Program.
  • The formal Call for Nominations for the 2020–2021 fellowship year will be announced at the start of fall quarter, with a deadline of November 6, 2020.

Job Databases

• Inside Higher Ed Careers
• The Chronicle of Higher Education Jobs

Application Material Resources

• The Professor Is In: Guidance for All Things PhD, Graduate School, Job Market, and Careers