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Appendix A: Funding for Graduate and Postdoctoral Research in China
Appendix A: Funding for Graduate and Postdoctoral Research in China
Pages 157-172
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mail (no inquiries or applications will be accepted by fax) and must include the following information: highest degree held and date received; country of citizenship or permanent legal residence; academic or other position; field of specialization; proposed subject of research or study, proposed date for beginning tenure of the award and duration requested; and specific award program for which application is requested.
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Chiang Ching-kuo FoundationllCCS Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research: Support is available for six to twelve months of full-time original research on Chinese culture or society, including synthesis or reinterpretation of the applicant's previous research. These fellowships are intended to support research or writing outside the People's Republic of China, although short visits to the PRC may be supported as part of a coherent program carried out primarily elsewhere.
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Grants range in duration from one to three monks. Asian Art and Religion Fellowships: American scholars, specialists, and artists wishing to conduct research and undertake projects in South, Southeast, and East Asia involving interdisciplinary study of Asian arts and religion may apply for support through this program.
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supports field research by scientists and humanists working to investigate and/or preserve our physical, biological, and cultural heritage. CFR considers a broad range of basic and applied field research initiatives, giving particular attention to those of a multi-disciplinary nature or involving international collaboration.
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Chiang Ching-kuo Senior Scholar Awards Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange Suite 131, Van Ness Center 4301 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20008 Telephone: 202-362-2914 FAX: 202-362-2935 Description: Chiang Ching-kuo (CCK) Foundation grants support work in Chinese studies only in the humanities and social sciences.
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Requirements: No allowance is made for capital equipment, administrative costs, or overhead. Individual scholars may accept only one grant from the Senior Scholar Awards program, American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship, or Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation/Joint Committee on Chinese Studies Fellowship in a single annual cycle.
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Under the National Program for Advanced Study and Research in China, the Graduate and Research Programs support American scholarly interests in the social sciences and humanities through sponsorship of long-term study and research in China. Research Program: The Research Program supports individuals in the social sciences and humanities to conduct China studies research in the PRC.
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Kress Travel Fellowships facilitate the viewing of materials essential for completing dissertation research. Kress Dissertation Fellowships support final preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
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Lindbergh Grants Program 708 South 3rd Street, Suite 110 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Telephone: 612-338-1703 FAX: 612-338-6826 Description: The Lindbergh Grants Program supports research and educational projects that focus on a balance between the advancement of technology and preservation of the human/natural environment in the following categories: aviation/aerospace, agriculture, arts and humanities, biomedical research, conservation of natural resources, exploration, health and population sciences, intercultural communication, oceanography, waste disposal management, water resource management, and wildlife preservation. The Fund gives priority to research and educational projects that best address the issue of balance and are technically superior, regardless of category.
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Typical grant size: Awards range in size from $60,000 to $180,000 per project, over a three-year period. Requirements: Luce welcomes proposals submitted by both Chinese and American scholars.
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Anticipated travel expenses will be verified through the Society's travel office and should be based on economy airfare rates. The Society does not provide funds for publication of research results (including page charges or reprints)
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Through the Division of International Programs (INT) , the Foundation supports programs to initiate and develop international scientific cooperative activities and to foster U.S.
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citizens or permanent residents. Candidates must be graduate students in good standing at an institution of higher education and, when the fellowship period begins, have been admitted to candidacy in a doctoral degree program in modern foreign languages and area studies at that institution; they must be planning a teaching career in the United States upon graduation and possess adequate skills in the languages necessary to carry out the dissertation research project.
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Budgets may be supplemented by a flat $5,000 family allowance if family members accompany the fellow to the host country for six months or longer. Requirements: Candidates must be nationals of World Bank member countries.
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