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Funding Resources
Beyond the HCBSS Grants, other Stanford departments and centers offer their own financial support for research, travel, and language study, while foundations and associations outside the university offer dissertation fellowships and paper prizes.
Funding Opportunities
Stanford Funding Opportunities
- Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS), Center for East Asian Studies
- Application deadline: February 13, 2026 at 5:00 pm (PST)
- Eligibility: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
- East Asia Graduate Summer Grants, Center for East Asian Studies
- Application deadline: February 13, 2026 at 5:00 pm (PST)
- Eligibility: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
- Study of Women in Asia Academic-Year Fellowships, Center for East Asian Studies
- Application deadline: February 13, 2026 at 5:00 pm (PST)
- Eligibility: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
- Center for South Asia Graduate Student Research Fellowship
- Application deadline: March 2, 2026 at 5:00 pm (PST)
- 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 by: February 18, 2026 at 5:00 pm (PST)
- Applications are due: March 2, 2026 at 5:00 pm (PST)
- Eligibility: All PhD candidates enrolled in Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences are eligible to apply.
- Deadlines:
- 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
- Application deadline: Rolling applications
- Eligibility: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
- Center for South Asia Conference Travel Grant
- Application deadline: typically June (check with lalita [at] stanford.edu (Lalita du Perron))
- 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.
- 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
- Japanese Studies Fellowship Programs
- 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: March 2, 2026 at 5:00 pm (PST)
- 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 13, 2026 at 5:00 pm (PST)
- Eligibility: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
- Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS), Center for East Asian Studies
- Application deadline: February 13, 2026 at 11:59 pm (PST)
- 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: February 13, 2026 at 11:59 pm (PST)
- 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 13, 2026 at 5:00 pm (PST)
- Eligibility: All currently-enrolled Stanford graduate students
- The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies
- Application deadline: closed for 2026
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 18, 2026
- Barlow Graduate Student Prize in Chinese Studies (ASPAC)
- Submission deadline: check 2026 conference website for updates
- 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: typically June (check with lalita [at] stanford.edu (Lalita du Perron))
- Eligibility: Open to all Stanford graduate students who are presenting a paper at the Annual Conference on South Asia in Madison, Wisconsin.