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Dr. Mohinder and Saroj Bahl Grant in Indian Studies

Amount: 
$500.00
Purpose of grant: 
To fund research or other educational expenses for projects and education that support India, Indian Studies, or people of Indian origin
Eligibility: 

Funded through a generous donation in the name of Dr. Mohinder Bahl and Mrs. Saroj Bahl, students, faculty, and affiliated researchers may apply for up to $500 to help fund research, travel, or other educational expenses for projects and education that support India, Indian Studies, or people of Indian origin. Strong preference will be given to students, faculty, or researchers with demonstrated financial need.

Requirements: Application form (link); statement of purpose (1000 words or less) that describes how the project, travel, research, or educational expense will be used to fulfill the mission of the Dr. Mohinder and Saroj Bahl fund of supporting India, Indian Studies, and people of Indian origin; detailed budget including other sources of funding. These materials should be emailed to eer31@pitt.edu.

Grant Eligibility: 
Faculty
Student
Graduate
Undergraduate
Scholarship sponsors: 
ASC
Contact Person: 
Emily Rook-Koepsel
Contact details: 
rookkoepsel@pitt.edu
412-648-7371

Rawski Graduate Student- Faculty Research Partnership in China and Chinese Studies Fellowship

Amount: 
$6000
Purpose of grant: 
Graduate Student- Faculty research partnerships which will support collaborative research between a faculty member and a graduate student.

$6000 Graduate Student- Faculty research partnerships which will support collaborative research between a faculty member and a graduate student. The faculty member and graduate student will commit to meeting during the Spring semester as preparation for graduate summer research. They will commit to produce a product during the Fall semester after the award. Graduate students will be awarded $5000 and their faculty partner will be awarded $1000 to complete the research project.

Grant Eligibility: 
Faculty
Graduate
Scholarship sponsors: 
ASC
Contact Person: 
Emily Rook-Koepsel
Contact details: 
rookkoepsel@pitt.edu
412-648-7371

Rawski Summer Faculty Research Scholarship in China and Chinese Studies

Amount: 
$5000.00
Purpose of grant: 
$5000 faculty research summer scholarships that can be used to supplement ongoing research funds or to support summer research in China, Taiwan, or Hong Kong or on China or Chinese studies related topics

Requirements: application form (here); budget; research statement-- no more than 5 pages single spaced which include project statement of purpose, importance to field, plan of research, and planned research deliverables (research deliverables can include conference presentations, journal articles, book publications/ contracts, policy white papers, or other public distribution of scholarship.); current CV; a completed

Grant Eligibility: 
Faculty
Scholarship sponsors: 
ASC
Contact Person: 
Emily Rook-Koepsel
Contact details: 
rookkoepsel@pitt.edu
412-648-7371

Pittsburgh-Renmin Joint Seed Fund

Amount: 
Up to $10,000
Purpose of grant: 
Facilitating joint research and publication projects between faculty at University of Pittsburgh and Renmin University
Eligibility: 
  • Project must be a collaborative project with co-project leaders at University of Pittsburgh and Renmin University.
  • Preference will be given to projects with a focus on: Green Supply Chains; Impact/ Management of urban environments on sustainability and health outcomes; Research in the areas of transportation and connectivity, energy improvements in public buildings, gray water innovations, and eco districts; and Food-energy-water connections.
Region: 
China

Applicants must complete this attached application and return it to Dr. Emily Rook-Koepsel at rookkoepsel@pitt.edu. Please include a supporting statement that outlines the rationale for the activity, a detailed budget, a letter of support from the faculty at Renmin University, and the CVs of the applicants from both institutions.

Grant Eligibility: 
Faculty
Scholarship sponsors: 
ASC
Contact Person: 
Emily Rook-Koepsel
Contact details: 
rookkoepsel@pitt.edu
412-648-7371

China Studies Small Grants

Amount: 
variable amount
Deadline details: 

Rolling deadline. Applications will be reviewed on the first Friday of each month (except when the university is in recess).

Purpose of grant: 
This grant is a meant to support China Studies faculty in bringing speakers, conferences, and other academic events on to the Pitt campus
Eligibility: 

Full-time and part-time tenure-stream, tenured and non tenure-stream faculty (including lecturers, adjunct faculty, and contract faculty) at all Schools, Departments, Centers, Institutes and Campuses on the University of Pittsburgh are eligible to submit proposals.

Faculty must submit an application here and upload:

  1. 1-2 typed proposal describing the goals of the project and a rationale for the items requested
  2. Itemized budget of expected project costs including the exact time period when funds will be needed.
  3. A completed ASC Funding Request Form.
Grant Eligibility: 
Faculty
Scholarship sponsors: 
ASC
Contact Person: 
Emily Rook-Koepsel
Contact details: 
rookkoepsel@pitt.edu
412-648-7371

Japan Studies Event Support

Amount: 
variable amount
Deadline details: 

Rolling deadline. Applications are reviewed the first week of each month (unless the university is in recess). Please apply at least two months in advance of the event if your request is only for funding. If you would like ASC assistance with the event, please apply as far as possible in advance.
Please contact James Cook at jacook@pitt.edu after submitting your proposal if your proposal requires a faster timeline.

Purpose of grant: 
This grant is a meant to support Japan Studies faculty in bringing speakers, conferences, and other academic events on to the Pitt campus
Eligibility: 

Full-time and part-time tenure-stream, tenured and non tenure-stream faculty (including lecturers, adjunct faculty, and contract faculty) at all Schools, Departments, Centers, Institutes and Campuses on the University of Pittsburgh are eligible to submit proposals. Please contact the Japan Council Speaker Committee chair with your proposal before submitting (below). The Speaker Committee can pre-approve your application, which will speed up the process of approval. (Current chair is Dr. Charles Exley: exley@pitt.edu).

Region: 
Japan

Faculty must submit an application here and upload:

Grant Eligibility: 
Faculty
Scholarship sponsors: 
ASC
Contact Person: 
Emily Rook-Koepsel
Contact details: 
rookkoepsel@pitt.edu
412-648-7371

Japan Studies Publication Support

Amount: 
up to $3000
Deadline details: 

Rolling deadline. Applications are reviewed the first week of each month (unless the university is in recess). Please apply at least two months in advance of the need for this support.

Purpose of grant: 
This grant can support (a) preparation of a manuscript publication related to Japan or (b) a subsidy paid directly to publisher to defray costs of publishing book(s) related to Japan by full-time Pitt faculty.
Eligibility: 

Full-time faculty working on a manuscript publication related to Japan are eligible to apply for the Japan Studies Publication Support grant. Preference will be given to 1) single-authored books, 2) followed by co-authored books, and 3) then edited books of essays and translations. In the case of 2) and 3), at least one of the authors, translators or editors must be an eligible member of the University of Pittsburgh faculty. It can also be used by the author to pay for proofreading, copyediting, indexing, or any other costs of preparing a manuscript for publication. Limited funds are available in any given year to provide publication subsidies, and not all requests can be met. Generally, more than one request per project/book is unlikely to be funded.

Region: 
Japan

Faculty must submit an application here.
Applications should include the following:  

Grant Eligibility: 
Faculty
Scholarship sponsors: 
ASC
Contact Person: 
Emily Rook-Koepsel
Contact details: 
rookkoepsel@pitt.edu
412-648-7371

Korea Studies Research Grant

Amount: 
$1000-$2000
Purpose of grant: 
This grant supports faculty research or conference presentations focused on North or South Korea
Eligibility: 

This grant covers travel expenses, research or conference expenses, and incidentals for research projects based on a concrete and clearly defined agenda in Korean studies OR exploratory Korean Studies Research based on well-defined research proposals. Full-time and part-time tenure-stream, tenured and non tenure-stream faculty (including lecturers, adjunct faculty, and contract faculty) at all Schools, Departments, Centers, Institutes and Campuses of the University of Pittsburgh are eligible to submit proposals.

Faculty are eligible to apply for up to $2000 for one year of research. Preference is given to projects that begin during the current fiscal year.

Region: 
Korea
  • Application form (here)
Grant Eligibility: 
Faculty
Scholarship sponsors: 
ASC
Contact Person: 
Emily Rook-Koepsel
Contact details: 
rookkoepsel@pitt.edu
412-648-7371

China and Chinese Studies Faculty Conference Travel Grants

Amount: 
$600 (international or Hawaii); $300 (domestic, including Mexico and Canada)
Deadline details: 

Applicants must apply before conference dates. Applications will be accepted Sept. 15, Dec. 1, March 15, July 15. If you are accepted for a conference after one deadline but before the next one, please contact Emily Rook-Koepsel (rookkoepsel@pitt.edu) for more information.

Purpose of grant: 
This grant provides partial support for presentation of China-related conference papers
Eligibility: 

Full-time and part-time tenure-stream, tenured and non tenure-stream faculty (including lecturers, adjunct faculty, and contract faculty) at all Schools, Departments, Centers, Institutes and Campuses of the University of Pittsburgh are eligible to submit proposals.

Region: 
China

Please complete the submittable application here:https://ucis.submittable.com/submit/90366/china-studies-conference-grant-faculty . Applications should be submitted BEFORE the conference takes place. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Decisions will be made on applications on or around the 15th of August, October, December, February, and April.
 
The application will prompt you to complete the application form and upload:

Grant Eligibility: 
Faculty
Scholarship sponsors: 
ASC
Contact Person: 
Emily Rook-Koepsel
Contact details: 
rookkoepsel@pitt.edu
412-648-7371

Japan Studies Small Grants

Amount: 
Up to $1500 per person per fiscal year
Deadline details: 

Rolling; applications reviewed the first week of each month so please apply as early as possible

Purpose of grant: 
This grant supports faculty research and teaching related to Japan Studies
Eligibility: 

Full-time and part-time tenure-stream, tenured and non tenure-stream faculty (including lecturers, adjunct faculty, and contract faculty) at all Schools, Departments, Centers, Institutes and Campuses of the University of Pittsburgh are eligible to submit proposals.

Region: 
Japan

Faculty must complete application here and upload

Grant Eligibility: 
Faculty
Scholarship sponsors: 
ASC
Contact Person: 
Brenda Jordan
Contact details: 
jordanb@pitt.edu
412-648-7763