Dear colleagues,
I would like to announce the following
fellowship:
Chung-Hwa Institute Fellowship for Graduate
Students
The Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies is
launching a new fellowship
program for graduate students who are working in
pre-modern Chinese
Buddhism. This fellowship will be awarded annually to
support MA thesis
research, PhD. Dissertation Research and PhD. Dissertation
writing.**
*I. �� �� �� �� ��**Amount of Fellowship:*
*For Master
Students:*
* �� �he fellowship will be awarded to students at two stages
of research:*
#1. MA requirement completion and research: up to US
$3,000
#2. MA thesis writing: up to US $3,000
*For PhD.
Students:*
The fellowship will be awarded to students at three stages of
research:
#3. Pre-generals reconnaissance research: up to US
$4,000
#4. Post-generals dissertation research: up to US
$10,000
#5. Dissertation writing: up to US $10,000
The applicant
can only apply for one fellowship at a time. Please state
which fellowship
you are applying on the Application Form.
*II. �� �� �� **Eligibility for
the Fellowship:*
1. �� �� �tudents admitted into a MA program or
currently enrolled Ph.D.
candidates in Religious Studies, East Asian Studies,
or equivalent
departments in the United States, Europe and
Australia.
2. �� �� �ellowship only goes to those who plan on writing an
MA thesis or
dissertation.
3. �� �� �hesis or dissertation must be
written in English.
4. �� �� �o more than 3 years in the Master degree
program and no more than
5 years in the PhD. degree program.
*III. ��
**Required Documents:*
Application required documents should be sent by
e-mail (grant@chibs.edu.tw
):
1. �� �� ��
�� Application form (This form is available on-line at
http://www.chibs.edu.tw).
2. �� �� �� �� Curriculum
Vitae: must include a special section on all
university and external support
received during graduate study:
Fellowships, teaching or research
assistantships, tuition grants, and
summer support. The statement must also
include all university and external
support to which you are currently
applying.
3. �� �� �� �� For MA students: Two recommendation letters from
thesis advisers
(for funding #1 and #2 in Section I above) and a thesis
proposal in
1,000-1,500 words (for funding #2 in Section I above).
4.
�� �� �� �� For Ph.D. students: Two recommendation letters from
dissertation
advisers and a sample research paper (for funding #3 and #4 in
Section I
above) or an approved dissertation prospectus in 1,500-2,000 words
(for
funding #5 in Section I above).
5. �� �� �� �� The letters of
recommendation from scholars of Chinese Buddhism
must be submitted either by
mail or electronically (grant@chibs.edu.tw).
The application
will not be considered if these are omitted.
6. �� �� �� �� For all
applicants, an original research paper on the topic of
Chinese Buddhism in
10,000 to 20,000 words must be submitted.
7. �� �� �� �� The MA thesis or
PhD. dissertation prospectus must provide a
synopsis of the project including
title, key words in Chinese and English,
thesis summary, research aim and
methodological approach, bibliography
(primary and secondary sources, along
with an explanation why these sources
are relevant), research plan, budget
(requests for travel grants must
specify the extent of funding available from
the home institution),
location of research, and expected date of
completion.
*IV. �� **Deadlines and Procedures:*
Deadline for
receipt of application materials should *no later than March
1, 2013*.
Applications received after this date may not receive
consideration.
Applications will only be considered for projects that begin
on or after
March 1 every year. Awards will be decided by Chung-Hwa
Institute of Buddhist
Studies Committee. Applicants will be notified of
decisions by May or
sooner.
*Acceptance *of grant must be received through email *by
July 1, 2013*. The
first half of the grant will be awarded after the
acceptance is received.
Arrangements to receive the full amount may be
available in special cases.
Change of proposed research topics by grantees
must be made known to
the Chung-Hwa
Institute of Buddhist Studies. At the
end of the one-year award tenure,
grantees are required to submit a *final
report* through email *by December
15*. The other half of the grant will be
awarded after the final report is
received.
*V. �� �� �� **Grantee�€
Responsibility*
1. �� �� �� �� After the thesis/dissertation is
completed, the Grantee must
summit 2 printed copies of the work to Chung-Hwa
Institute of Buddhist
Studies.
2. �� �� �� �� Any future publication
that stems from this grant will
acknowledge funding received from Chung-Hwa
Institute of Buddhist Studies.
*VI. �� **Contact Information
***
Phone: �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� ��(+886-2) 24987171 ext. 2357 or
2362
Fax: �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� (+886-2)
24981176
E-mail: �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� grant@chibs.edu.tw
Website: �� �� ��
�� �� �� �� �� ��http://www.chibs.edu.tw
Mailing address: �� �� �harma
Drum Mountain
�� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� The
Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies
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�� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� New Taipei City, Taiwan,
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Chang Shen
with palms
joined
