We provide support for East Asian Studies Center faculty members.
We currently offer the following funding opportunities for full faculty members:
We are very pleased to announce that the East Asian Studies Center is once again accepting applications from full members for its conference/research travel award competition.
- Priority is given to faculty members who are conducting field research or are involved in a scholarly conference, as well as faculty who do not have funds in the form of research accounts etc (please indicate this on the application form).
- Applying for these and other travel funds strengthens the EASC Conference Travel Award application.
- The maximum award amount is up to $1,000, depending on number of applications.
- We will also consider applications for travel that occurred prior to the deadline. Thus, people who have already attended an early-semester conference will still be eligible for support.
Please note that these awards are available only to full EASC members. Applicants are eligible to apply once during the fall cycle and once again during the spring cycle, each academic year.
Application Deadline:
- Friday, January 31, 2025
Application materials include:
- One-page abstract of your paper or field research (in English)
- Notice of acceptance or copy of the conference program (not required for field research)
** All materials to be uploaded via the Application form. **
Questions? Address inquiries to:
Laura Judson
ljjudson@iu.edu
EASC has annual book subvention funding set aside on a rolling deadline basis. We ask that interested faculty please submit the following list of items to Assistant Director Laura Judson (ljjudson@iu.edu), after which the executive committee will discuss and respond with an award amount.
- Letter of interest in book subvention funding
- Book title and abstract, and intended audience of the work
- Use of funding will be for what purpose? (e.g. open access, et cetera)
- Anticipated subvention amount needed
- Anticipated date of book submission and/or publication
We are delighted to establish this new Taiwan Studies Program travel grant to encourage and promote Taiwan Studies at Indiana University.
The Taiwan Studies Faculty Research Travel Grant is an annual research travel grant of USD $3,000 for one full-time IU faculty member to engage in Taiwan-related research.
EASC and the principal investigator in charge of the Taiwan Studies Program will jointly manage and award this grant annually from the 2023-24 academic year to the 2025-26 academic year.
Application deadline:
- Friday, January 17, 2025
Questions? Address inquiries to:
Laura Judson,
Assistant Director, EASC
ljjudson@iu.edu
The Indiana University Taiwan Studies Initiative, with the help of the East Asian Studies Center, is pleased to announce a new Course Development Grant (CDG) that aims to further education about Taiwan at IU Bloomington. This CDG will provide instructors with a grant to fund the development of courses related to Taiwan, totaling either 1) $1,000 for a revised course or 2) up to $2,000 for a new course.
This application opens on April 15, 2025, and is due on May 2, 2025. The award decision announcement will be made on May 16, 2025.
Course Eligibility:
- Applicants will either
- Revise an existing course so that at least 25% of its material is related to Taiwan or any aspect(s) of Taiwanese politics, language, history, or culture
- Or create a new course dedicated to teaching students about Taiwan or any aspect(s) of Taiwanese politics, language, history, or culture
- Courses may be taught in any department or school on the IU Bloomington campus.
Applicant Eligibility:
- Applicants must be IU Bloomington instructors, including professors, lecturers, or graduate instructors.
- Applicants must have approval from their department to teach this course.
Application Materials:
- Applicant’s name, department, and title
- A description of planned revisions to an existing course or description of new course
- Number and title of the course to be revised and most recent course syllabus or proposed number and title of new course
- Applicant’s CV
- Acknowledgement of department chair’s support (this may be a short email)
Award Distribution
- Due to IU financial policy, awards will be distributed via paycheck/supplemental pay and taxed accordingly
Note: Preference will be given to courses which will be offered regularly.
For inquiries regarding the content of your course, please contact Taiwan Studies Initiative PI Dr. Fei-Hsien Wang feihwang@iu.edu. For inquiries regarding the submission process or application requirements, please contact taiwansp@iu.edu.