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4/2/2010 

Asia Institute Graduate Fellowships, 2010-2011

For UCLA graduate students in any field. Application deadline: April 2, 2010
Awards: 2

4/2/2010 

Hiroshi Wagatsuma Memorial Fund Fellowships, 2010-11

Graduate Fellowships and Faculty Grants. Deadline: April 2, 2010
Amount: Up to $7000 for graduate students; $5000 for faculty grants

3/12/2010 

Thailand Travel Grants 2010

Travel grants for UCLA graduate students and undergraduates attending an academic program in Thailand in Summer 2010 or academic year 2010-11.
Amount: $1,000
Awards: 2

3/1/2010 

Graduate Student Fieldwork Fellowship for International Studies

The UCLA International Institute announces a series of Fieldwork Fellowships open to UCLA doctoral students in good standing whose research focuses on one or more aspects of international or regional studies.

3/1/2010 

The George and Sakaye Aratani Fellowship

Two fellowships of up to $8,000 each will be available for a beginning or continuing UCLA graduate student working in any area of Japanese Studies. Students of Japanese American descent who specialize in Japan-related graduate studies are particularly encouraged to apply.
Amount: up to $8,000
Awards: 2

3/1/2010 

The George and Sakaye Aratani Field Experience Scholarship

Up to three scholarships of up to $27,000 each will be available for a dissertation stage or professional advanced degree stage UCLA student to support an extended period of research and study in Japan.
Amount: ~$27,000
Awards: 3

3/1/2010 

The Herbert and Helen Kawahara Fellowship

One or two fellowships of $8,000 each will be available for UCLA graduate students who wish to develop Japan expertise as they pursue professional training in a given academic discipline. Students with little or no Japanese studies background will be considered, as will those who intend to expand their earlier work on Japan.
Amount: $8,000
Awards: 2

3/1/2010 

The Sasakawa Fellowship

Approximately 15 fellowships of up to $8,000 each will be awarded to continuing UCLA graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in Japanese Studies. Preference will be given to those who have demonstrated competence in the Japanese language. Categories of funding include, but are not limited to, fieldwork in Japan, tuition and fees, dissertation writing support, and other research-related travels.
Amount: up to $8,000
Awards: approximately 15

3/1/2010 

The Sasakawa Japanese Language Study Fellowship

A few fellowships of up to $10,000 each will be available for UCLA graduate students who plan to study the Japanese language in Japan or in the United States. This fellowship is not designed for taking Japanese classes at UCLA during the normal academic year, but is primarily for programs such as IUC (whole year or summer), Middlebury College Summer Program, or UCLA Summer intensive program.
Amount: up to $10,000
Awards: 3

3/1/2010 

Faculty Small Grants

Faculty Grants in the field of Japanese Studies will normally be available only to UCLA ladder faculty ($8000 maximum).
Amount: up to $8,000

3/1/2010 

Sasakawa Fund for Academic Exchanges Programs, Conferences, Symposia, and Workshops

Grants will be available for the support of Academic Exchange Programs, Conferences, Symposia, and Workshops involving Japanese universities and research institutions.
Amount: up to $8,000

3/1/2010 

Terasaki Postdoctoral Fellowship in Japanese Studies

The UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies invites applications for a 1-year postdoctoral position, for the 2010-11 academic year. The fellow will be expected to teach a one-quarter undergraduate course and present one public lecture while in residence, and to participate actively in Center colloquia and other public programs during the fellowship year. The Center welcomes applications from around the world.

3/1/2010 

Schusterman Israel Scholar Awards

Awards available for students pursuing a career in academia.
Amount: $15,000
Awards: 5
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

2/19/2010 

Southeast Asia - Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships

FLAS fellowships are designed to support graduate and undergraduate students who are studying Southeast Asian languages and area studies courses. Languages for academic year fellowships are Filipino, Indonesian, Khmer, Thai or Vietnamese. Fellowships are always contingent upon receipt of funds from the U.S. Department of Education.
Amount: $15,000 stipend ( plus UCLA fees which usually are paid by the department)

2/17/2010 

Latin America - Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship

Academic Year and Summer fellowships for Quechua, Portuguese, and Advanced Spanish combined with area studies.

2/17/2010 

UCLA and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Faculty Research Grants

The UCLA Asia Institute and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences announce a multi-year research initiative to encourage collaborative research and graduate training in the humanities and social sciences that creates innovative international connections among scholars and students researching topics related to China.
Amount: Up to $90,000 over three years
Awards: 1-2 per year

2/16/2010 

East Asia - Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship

Academic Year and Summer fellowships for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language and area studies.
Amount: $15,000 plus fees

2/16/2010 

Pre-dissertation Fellowships at East China Normal University, Shanghai

Pre-dissertation fellowships at ECNU for UCLA graduate students
Amount: Up to $4000
Awards: 1

2/10/2010 

National Security Education Program Scholarship

National Security Education Program David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships
This is a non-UCLA administered funding opportunity. Please refer all questions to originating funding agency

2/1/2010 

Lemelson Fellowships on Indonesia

The Indonesian Studies Program of UCLA's Center for Southeast Asian Studies is pleased to announce the availability of fellowships to support graduate student research on Indonesia for 2010-11.
Amount: $5,000

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