Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Early Career Research Fellowships by ACLS 2025

Summary

• Application DeadlineDecember 3, 2024
• Value$70,000
• 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

Early Career Research Fellowships offer support for research and writing in Buddhist Studies for pre-tenure scholars holding a PhD degree, with priority given to those teaching full-time. These fellowships provide scholars time free from teaching and other responsibilities to concentrate on research and writing for the project proposed. The fellowship period may last up to nine months, during which time no teaching, commissioned research on other topics, or administrative duties are allowed. Applicants may request a waiver of this requirement if their institutions do not provide leave. The fellowship may be separated into two periods, each of which must be a minimum of three months. If the duration is less than nine months (minimum of six months), the stipend will be prorated. The deadline for this scholar ship will be on 3rd of december 2024 so apply now.

Benefits

• Stipend: Up to $70,000, to provide release from other duties for devoting full time to the proposed project. The exact stipend will be calculated based on a fellows’ current academic salary and other fellowships, grants, and sabbatical salary to be received during fellowship tenure. There is no additional financial support for dependents.

Requirements

• Applicants must have a PhD degree conferred (officially awarded) by an accredited university. An established scholar who can demonstrate the equivalent of the PhD in publications and professional experience may also qualify.
  • An applicant must hold a PhD degree conferred no earlier than January 1, 2018.
  • 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 May 31, 2024.
    • (By May 31, 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].
• Applicants who have obtained tenure, or who have submitted tenure materials for review by the application deadline are not eligible.
• A scholarly product must be proposed. It may be written in any language.
• The application must be written in English by the applicant.
• There are no restrictions as to the location of work proposed or the citizenship/residence of applicants.

Interview Dates and Process

• Significance of the topic and its potential contribution to Buddhist Studies.
• Coherence and cogency of presentation.
• Feasibility of the plan of work.
• Record of the applicant’s previous accomplishments.
• Applicants seeking support for a project that has previously been funded through the Early Career Research Fellowships program should articulate clearly what is different about the new application. Ex. If applying for an Early Career Fellowship to convert into a book a dissertation that was previously supported by this program, the extent of the revisions should be clearly explained.

Application Deadline

December 3, 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