POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

Junior scholars who are affiliated with an accredited European university, who have received the Ph.D. degree within five years of the date of application, and who do not hold full-time salaried positions may apply for postdoctoral research fellowships. Awards for postdoctoral research range from EUR600 to EUR1,500 per month, depending on the nature of the project.

Preference will be given to postdoctoral fellows who are affiliated with and supported by an established center or association of Chinese Studies other than the one at which they completed the Ph.D. PD grants may be used either to revise a doctoral dissertation for publication or to start a new research project, but in principle thesis revision grants will be limited to one year. Towards the end of the first year of a two-year grant, the progress of the research will be evaluated to determine whether it merits continued support.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Beginning on August 1, 2009, the Foundation has begun to accept electronic applications for this type of grant. Applications must be submitted to our online application database. E-mail and paper applications will not be accepted. Applications may be submitted every year from August 1 to December 31. To begin the application process, please click here.

Each application should include the following steps, which includes the on-line submission of the applicant’s personal information, basic project data, and project abstract. In addition, you may only submit one PDF file. Please combine all relevant documents into a file no larger than 5 MB.

A. Items to be submitted with the electronic application

1. Detailed project description (approximately 7 pages or less, including one-page bibliographic essay on sources used, as well as a bibliography of primary sources and secondary scholarship not exceeding 70 items, any format acceptable);

2. Itemized budget;

3. Letter of endorsement from department head;

4. Curriculum vitae.

 B. Items to be mailed directly to the Foundation

1. Two letters of recommendation (must be submitted in sealed envelopes signed by the recommending professor).

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