Programs
for the American Region

CCK Fellowships for Ph.D. dissertations and
Post-doctoral Grants

(Deadline for application: October 15)

Doctoral candidates may apply for financial support for the writing of their dissertations. Applicants must have completed all other requirements for their Ph.D. degree except the dissertation and must be legal permanent residents or citizens of the U.S. In addition, eligible applicants should not be employed or receive grants from other sources. A pre-doctoral dissertation grant is limited to $15,000.

The Foundation also provides post-doctoral grants to scholars who had just received their doctorates (within two years of their application). These applicants must be pursuing a scholarly project with the sponsorship of an academic institution. A letter of recommendation would be required from their sponsor. These grants would be for one year and will not exceed $30,000.

The following criteria will be used to evaluate Ph.D. dissertations and post-doctoral research:

  1. the significance of the contribution that the proposed project will make to the advancement of research and knowledge in the field of Chinese studies;

  2. the quality or the promise of quality of the applicant's work as a creative interpreter of Chinese studies;

  3. the quality of the conception, organization, research strategy and source material of the proposed project;

  4. the feasibility that the applicant can complete the entire project.
Applicants who reside in Canada should contact: 
          Canadian Asian Studies Association/ACEA
          Centre d'Etudes de l'Asie de l'est
          Université de Montreal
          C.P. 6128, Succursale A
          Montreal (Quebec)
          H3C 3J7 Canada
          Tel: 514-343-6569
          Fax: 514-343-7716