Luce Early Career Fellowships in China Studies (Flexible) at ACLS 2025

Summary

• Application DeadlineNovember 14, 2024
• Value$15,000
• Study LevelPostdoctoral Fellowships
• SponsorAmerican Council of Learned Societies ACLS
• City to studyNew York

Table of Content

• Overview
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Programme Overview

Flexible research fellowships will enable recent PhDs (without tenure and within eight years of the PhD) with heavy teaching and service responsibilities to carry out research and writing towards a significant scholarly product. Workshops and events for fellows will be held in 2024 and 2025 and the deadline for this fellowship is on 14th of november 2024.

Benefits

Stipend of $15,000 ($5,000 per month) for the equivalent of three months’ work accomplished over a twelve-month period.

Requirements

• An applicant must hold a PhD from an institution in the United States or Canada, OR be a US or Canadian citizen/permanent resident with a PhD from any institution.
  • An applicant must hold a PhD degree conferred no earlier than January 1, 2015.
  • If the PhD is not conferred (officially awarded) by the application deadline, the applicant must submit:
    • (At the time of application) an institutional statement signed by a university official (dissertation advisor or departmental chair) confirming that the applicant is on schedule to complete the PhD by April 15, 2024.
    • (By April 15, 2024) a letter from the applicant’s graduate school confirming that the dissertation has been submitted and approved by the graduate school for conferral according to the university calendar. The applicant is responsible for submitting the dissertation on time in order to meet this requirement. The applicant should request that the graduate school send the letter to ACLS at [email protected].
• An applicant who is not a US or Canadian citizen/permanent resident must have an affiliation, or a long-term regular research or teaching appointment, with a university or college in the United States or Canada.
• Applicants who have obtained tenure, or who have submitted tenure materials for review by the application deadline, are not eligible.
• A working knowledge of Chinese is required, or knowledge of another language used in China studies (e.g., Tibetan, Uyghur).

Interview Dates and Process

Applications will be reviewed by a panel of scholars in China studies according to the following criteria:

• The research design and intellectual organization of the project.
• The significance of the topic and its potential contribution to China studies.
• The ability of the applicant to accomplish the proposed research, based on academic training and success of previous research projects.
• The feasibility of the plan of work.

Application Deadline

November 14, 2024

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to American Council of Learned Societies ACLS on ofa.acls.org to apply