FELLOWSHIPS AND RESEARCH SUPPORT

THE COUNCIL ON EAST ASIAN STUDIES AT YALE UNIVERSITY (CEAS)

CHARLES KAO FUND RESEARCH GRANTS

The Councils on East Asian and Southeast Asian Studies are offering grants to students of Yale College (including graduating seniors), graduate students in M.A. and Ph.D. programs in the Yale Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, and graduate students in the Yale professional schools for summer research in East and Southeast Asia. In general, applications from international students proposing research projects in their country of origin are ineligible for Charles Kao Fund Research Grants. Research should focus on the impact of technology transfer processes between Asia and the West and/or among East Asia and Southeast Asia, and the social, cultural, and political transformations in these regions.

The theme of technology transfer may be interpreted in a variety of ways and should provide the focus for your project, but successful projects will be the ones which best place this within a sociological, cultural, or political context. Previous winning projects have focused on the following topics: Computer-Mediated Courtship in Modern Japan; Fighting the Drug Scourge or Bolstering the Junta?: The Implications of Technology Transfer for the Eradication of Opium Poppies in Shan State, Burma; The Effects of Migration and Ethnicity on Forest Conservation in Vietnam; Airport Island: Exploring the Legal, Political, Economic and Cultural Implications of Asia’s Newest Brand of Moneymakers; Information Technology and Stratification Processes in Contemporary Chinese Secondary Schools; Social and Environmental Change in the Aftermath of War: Development among the Phnong of Northeast Cambodia; and Social and Environmental Impacts to the Introduction of New Mining Technologies in Mongolia.

Grant requests of up to $5,000 to support field research or other creative projects in Asia will be entertained. Priority will be given to students with demonstrated long-term academic commitment to and professional preparation for work in East or Southeast Asia, who have already acquired the necessary level of language proficiency to complete their proposed research work, or who need substantial first-hand exposure to Asia to complete a course of academic study. In their application, students should specify how their proposals address the issue of "technology transfer."

Recipients of a Charles Kao Grant must submit a project report of no less than three pages upon their return from abroad. This report should include a detailed summary of the student’s research, as well as all itemized original receipts for expenses covered by the grant. Detailed requirements on reporting are provided in award letters. Accepting a Charles Kao Grant
obligates one to fulfill these requirements.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ON-LINE THROUGH THE YALE STUDENT GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS DATABASE (http://studentgrants.yale.edu).

Please read the application instructions carefully. It is the applicant's responsibility to see that a complete application, including letter of recommendation and transcript, is submitted on-line before the deadline on Friday, February 12, 2010. Applications cannot be considered without complete information (i.e., application form; project proposal; budget including information about other possible sources of funding; resume; Yale transcript; and letter of recommendation).

All applicants will be notified of the results of this award competition via email by mid-April 2010.

IMPORTANT NOTES: All undergraduate students must adhere to the Yale University International Travel Policy. For more information, please visit http://www.world.yale.edu/travel.

Yale University policy requires that certain types of research projects involving human subjects be reviewed and approved by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior to the start of the study to ensure that the project meets University Policy and any other applicable regulations. To see if your project needs to be reviewed, for advice on working with human subjects, and for more information about the IRB process and requirements, please visit the following website: http://www.yale.edu/hsc/Investigator/Student_projects.pdf

OTHER CEAS FELLOWSHIPS AND RESEARCH SUPPORT GRANTS
Summer Language Mini-Grants
Summer Travel & Research Grants
Dissertation Research Grants