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- RESOURCE> A Sakya Digital Library website launch
- MA/PhD FELLOWSHIP> Fellowship opportunities for graduate students by the Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies
RESOURCE> A Sakya Digital Library website launch
Dear friends and colleagues,
We are very happy to celebrate this new year by
announcing the launch of A Sakya Digital Library website,
in commemoration of the parinirvana of Khenchen Appey Rinpoche.
This new website contains the Tibetan texts Khenchen
Appey Rinpoche collected, had digitized and published for the preservation and
transmission of the Sakya tradition. We hope to include more texts in the
future.
To view the website in Tibetan, to read the texts online and to
use the internal search engine, your computer must be able to view and type
Tibetan. In case you need help for this, please go to: www.digitaltibetan.org.
With our best wishes,
Christian Bernert
International Buddhist Academy
Chödung Karmo Translation Group
MA/PhD FELLOWSHIP> Fellowship opportunities for graduate students by the Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies
by Wen Liu
Dear colleagues:The Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies is carrying on an annual fellowship program for graduate students who are working on pre-modern Chinese Buddhism. This fellowship is to support MA thesis research, PhD dissertation research and PhD dissertation writing. For details, please check the following or visit our website at http://www.chibs.edu.tw/eng_html/index_eng00_08.html. Thanks.
Wen-Ren Liu
Chung-Hwa Institute Fellowship for Graduate Students
I. Offers of Fellowship:
For Master Students:
The fellowship will be awarded to students for thesis writing for a grant of up to US $3000.
For PhD. Students:
The fellowship will be awarded to students for research at three stages:
1. Pre-generals reconnaissance research: up to US $4,000
2. Post-generals dissertation research: up to US $10,000
3. Dissertation writing: up to US $10,000
An applicant can only apply for one fellowship at a time. Please specify the intended fellowship on the Application Form.
II. Eligibility for the Fellowship:
1. Students currently enrolled in graduate programs in the fields of religious studies, East Asian studies, or equivalent majors in an accredited university or institute.
2. Thesis or dissertation must be written in English.
III. Required Documents:
All the required documents for application should be sent by e-mail (to: grant@chibs.edu.tw):
1. The completed 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 supports received during graduate study: fellowships, teaching or research assistantships, tuition grants, and/or summer support.
3. For MA students: Two recommendation letters, at least one from thesis adviser and an introduction to thesis research for 1,000-1,500 words.
4. For PhD students: Two recommendation letters, at least one from dissertation adviser and a sample research paper (for funding opportunities #1 and #2 listed in Section I above), or an approved dissertation prospectus for1,500-2,000 words (for funding opportunity #3).
5. The letters of recommendation must be submitted either by mail or electronically (to: grant@chibs.edu.tw). The application will not be considered without the letters of recommendation.
6. For all applicants, an authentic research paper on topics of Chinese Buddhism for10,000 to 20,000 words must be submitted for review.
7. The MA thesis or PhD. dissertation prospectus must provide a synopsis of the project including title, key words in both 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, location of research, and expected date of completion.
IV. Deadlines and Procedures:
Deadline for submission of application materials would be March 1st every year. Applications will only be considered for projects that begin on or after March 1st each year. Awards will be decided by a committee organized by Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies. Applicants will be notified of decisions by May.
Acceptance of awarded grant must be received through email by July 1st in the same year. The first half of the grant will be awarded after the acceptance being expressed. Arrangements for the full amount to be awarded may be available in special cases. Changes of proposed research topics by grantees must be made known to the Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies. Grantees are required to submit a final report via email when the funded research completed. The second half of the grant will be awarded after the final report being received, which is suggested to be by the end of that year.
V. Grantee’s 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 must acknowledge the funding received from Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies.
VI. Contact Information
Phone: (+886-2) 24987171 ext. 2363 or 2362
Fax: (+886-2) 24981176
E-mail: grant@chibs.edu.tw
Website: http://www.chibs.edu.tw
Mailing address: Dharma Drum Mountain
The Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies
No. 555, Fagu Rd., Jinshan Dist.
New Taipei City 20842, Taiwan, R.O.C.
