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

Summary

• Application DeadlineNovember 14, 2024
• Value$45,000
• 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

 Long-term fellowships are financially supported by the Henry Luce Foundation, with additional funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities,this is a mega opportunity to study in US with many amazing benefits.Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed on this webpage, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). For you to benefit from this, you have to apply now because the deadline for this programme is on the 14th day of november 2024.

 

Benefits

Stipend: Minimum $20,000, maximum $45,000 calculated as $5,000 per month for four to nine months’ work accomplished full time.

Tenure: The fellowship period must begin between July 1, 2024, and September 30, 2025.

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.
• 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).
• The project must aim to produce a scholarly text.
• Other support may be accepted during the fellowship tenure.
• Some long-term fellowships will be supported by the NEH. No separate application is required but to be eligible for an NEH award, applicants must meet the following additional requirements:
  • Both US citizens and foreign nationals must have lived in the US for the three years immediately preceding November 16, 2023.
  • No other NEH support may be accepted during the fellowship tenure.
  • Fellows must have never been debarred or suspended by any federal department or agency.
  • Projects cannot include material obscene, libelous, offensive, or defamatory (e.g., hate speech, personal attacks, material constituting harassment) in any user-generated content, comments, blog posts, links, and other social media.
  • Fellows must not be delinquent on repayment of federal debts (e.g., student loans, federal taxes, child support payments, payroll taxes for household or other employees).
  • Any ACLS board members, advisory committee members, selection committee members, officers, and staff are not eligible for one year after the completion of service.
  • The application must propose full time research (no less than four consecutive months).
  • Fellows receiving NEH funds must submit a final report to both ACLS and NEH.

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