About Luce/ACLS Travel Grants
The Luce/ACLS Travel Grants in China Studies for 2024/2025 are funding opportunities provided by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) in collaboration with the Henry Luce Foundation.
This grant is available to graduate students enrolled in a PhD program and non-tenure track faculty at any career stage.
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It offers financial support for travel to conduct basic research in China or research related to China studies in databases, collections, and archives around the world.
The Luce/ACLS Travel Grants can be used to visit libraries, archives, and field sites, establish connections with scholars in Chinese-language communities, and obtain necessary permissions for fieldwork or archival research.
Status: Open
Funding Type: Travel Grant
Amount: $5,000
Eligible Applicants: PhD students, post-doctoral fellows
Activity Country: China
Citizenship: United States, Canada
Residency: Global
Duration: 12 months
Letter of Intent Deadline: November 14, 2024
Eligibility
Applicants must be either graduate students enrolled in a PhD program at an accredited university in the United States or Canada, or contingent faculty at any career stage affiliated with a university in the United States or Canada.
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Contingent faculty must either hold a PhD from an accredited institution in the United States or Canada, or be a US or Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or work-authorized individual with a PhD from any accredited institution by the application deadline.
Applicants must have a working knowledge of Chinese or another language relevant to Chinese studies (e.g., Tibetan, Uyghur). Tenure-track and tenured faculty are not eligible for this grant.
Budget and Duration
The grant provides $5,000 for travel within a 12-month period. Other sources of support may be accepted during this time.
Travel can occur at any time during these 12 months, and multiple trips are allowed. The grant period must start between July 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025.
Grant funds can be used for travel-related expenses (e.g., air and ground transportation, visas, living costs), contacting scholars in Chinese-language communities, and accessing databases, collections, and archives (e.g., permits, fees).
Additional Information
Selection criteria for the grant include the research design and significance of the project to the field of China studies, the necessity of travel for the project, the feasibility of the proposed plan of work, and the institutional resources available to the scholar.
Key Dates
The application deadline for the Luce/ACLS Travel Grants in China Studies for 2024/2025 is November 14, 2024.
Luce/ACLS Travel Grants Application Process
Applications must be submitted online and should include:
— A completed application form
— An application essay (up to two double-spaced pages in Arial or Helvetica 11-point font)
— A work plan (up to one double-spaced page in Arial or Helvetica 11-point font)
— A bibliography (up to two pages, double-spaced between entries, in Arial or Helvetica 11-point font)
— Optional supporting materials (e.g., images, musical scores, or similar non-text materials, without annotations, up to two pages)
— One letter of reference (required only for graduate students)
Selection Process
The selection for the Luce/ACLS Travel Grants in China Studies for 2024/2025 will be based on:
— The research design and significance of the project to the field of China studies
— The need for travel to support the project
— The feasibility of the proposed work plan
— The institutional resources available to the scholar
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