IU graduate students traveling to academic conferences to present East Asia-related papers or research-related posters may apply for an EASC Conference Travel Award.
- Maximum award amount is $1000 (determined in part by conference destination) and is meant to supplement other sources of support, which applicants are strongly encouraged to seek.
- The College Graduate Office and the Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) also have conference travel funds for graduate students. Applying for these and other travel funds strengthens the EASC Conference Travel Award application.
Applicants are eligible to apply once during the fall cycle and once again during the spring cycle, each academic year.
Application Deadline
- Friday, January 30, 2026 (application portal will open on Wednesday January 14, 2026)
Applications must include:
Application
- One-page abstract of conference paper, poster
- One-page CV (including G.P.A. of graduate work at IU)
- Letter of acceptance or copy of the conference program
- An email attestation from your research advisor that they support your particicpation in this conference
** Abstract, CV, and Conference Acceptance/Program will all need to be uploaded along with the Application. The email attestation from your Advisor should be sent directly to easc@iu.edu.**
The East Asian Studies Center is offering a brand new travel grant of up to $500 to attend a conference related to your research. This award will only be available for the 2025-2026 academic year.
- This award is for graduate students whose area of study focuses on East Asia, and whose advisor is an affiliate faculty member with the East Asian Studies Center (you don't have to be getting your MA or PhD directly from EALC).
- You do not need to be presenting a paper or poster at the conference to be eligible for the award. The EASC graduate travel award for presenting at a conference is still offered twice a year, and is a separate application; applicants are not eligible to receive both awards for the same conference.
- Applications for the fall semester have closed. Applications will reopen on January 14, 2026, with a spring award deadline of January 30, 2026.
Application
We are delighted to offer our Taiwan Studies Program travel grant to encourage and promote Taiwan Studies at Indiana University for a second year.
The Taiwan Studies Student Summer Travel Grant is an annual research travel grant of USD $2,500 to one undergraduate or graduate student, to cover expenses for language learning or conducting research for their thesis. Travel or research must take place in Taiwan during the summer.
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 through the 2025-26 academic year.
Application deadline:
Application
Questions? Address inquiries to:
Laura Judson,
Assistant Director, EASC
ljjudson@iu.edu
EASC is offering a new funding opportunity for graduate students seeking research support. Applications are currently being accepted for research to be conducted during Summer 2026 and Fall 2026.
Successful applications must include:
- a research proposal of no more than 1,000 words that describes the project's content, scholarly significance, and contribution to the mission of EASC
- an itemized budget of no more than one page that lists the total funding requested, how funds will be used, and other available sources of funding applied for and/or received
- a CV
Application deadline:
- 9:00 AM Monday March 2, 2026
Application
Questions? Address inquiries to:
Laura Judson,
Assistant Director, EASC
ljjudson@iu.edu
