The Chiang Ching Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange is a non-profit organization headquartered in Taipei, the capital of the Republic of China. The Foundation was established in 1989 in honour of the late President Chiang Ching kuo. The main objective of the Foundation is to promote the study of Chinese culture and society, broadly defined.

CCK Fellowships for PhD Dissertations

Subjects: Chinese studies in the humanities and social sciences.

Purpose: Supporting doctoral candidates who are enroled in an accredit European university to complete their dissertations.

Eligibility: Applicants should have completed all other requirements for their PhD degrees. Applicants should be enroled in an accredited European university.

Level of Study: Doctorate

Type: Fellowship

Value: €15,000

Length of Study: 1 year

Frequency: Annual

No. of awards offered: Varies

Closing Date: January 15th

Funding: Foundation

No. of awards given last year: 11

No. of applicants last year: 44

Chiang Ching Kuo Foundation Doctoral Fellowships

Subjects: Chinese studies in the field of humanities and social sciences.

Purpose: To financially support Doctoral candidates while writing their dissertations.

Eligibility: Open to applicants who have completed all other requirements for their PhD degree except the dissertation. Candidates must not be employed or receive grants from other sources.

Level of Study: Doctorate

Type: Fellowships

Value: Up to US$15,000

Length of Study: 1 year

Frequency: Annual

No. of awards offered: Varies

Application Procedure: Applicants need to submit a 1 page summary of the proposed project, budget, curriculum vitae and detailed description of the proposed project along with the application form. Application forms are available online.

Closing Date: October 15th

Funding: Commercial, private

For further information contact:

Email: cckf@ms1.hinet.net

Chiang Ching Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange Eminent Scholar Lectureship

Subjects: All subjects.

Purpose: To sponsor eminent foreign scholars to come to Taiwan to take up lectureships or positions as visiting scholars.

Eligibility: Open to eminent scholars invited by universities or academic institutions of Taiwan.

Level of Study: Lectureship

Type: Lectureship/Prize

Value: New Taiwan $2,000,000

Length of Study: 1 year

Frequency: Annual

Study Establishment: Universities or academic institutions in Taiwan

Country of Study: Taiwan

Application Procedure: Applicants must use the application forms provided by the Foundation. The application must be sent by registered mail to the Secretariat. Electronic version of all application materials must be enclosed on diskette or sent as email attachment to cckf@ms1.hinet.net with heading ‘Application Materials from (Name)’ in the header of the message. Applications are accepted from June 1st.

Closing Date: October 15th

Funding: Foundation

Additional Information: Project directors who are currently receiving Foundation aid are ineligible to apply. Project directors may not submit more than one application.

For further information contact:

Email: cckf@ms1.hinet.net

Chiang Ching Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange Publication Subsidies

Subjects: Academic works, periodicals, and journals.

Purpose: To assist in the final stages of publishing academic works.

Eligibility: Open to scholars in the final stages of publishing academic works. Applications from scholars affiliated with institutions in Taiwan must involve cooperation with one or more scholars from other countries. Applicants for publication subsidies must be affiliated with a university or other academic institution.

Type: Grant

Value: Ranges between New Taiwan $5,000 and $10,000. Publication Subsidy Grants may only be used to cover editing, indexing, and other relevant publication costs. Translation and research-related expenses may not be included

Application Procedure: Applicants must use the application forms provided directly from the Foundation Secretariat. Three copies of the application and supporting documents must be submitted by registered mail to the Secretariat. In addition, electronic version of all application materials must be enclosed on diskette or sent as email attachment to cckf@ms1.hinet.net with heading ‘Application Materials from (Name)’ in the header of the message.

Closing Date: September 15th and January 15th

Funding: Trusts

Additional Information: Please check the website for more details.

For further information contact:

The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange

Email: cckfnao@aol.com

Conference and Seminar Grants

Subjects: Chinese studies in humanities and social sciences.

Purpose: Supporting conferences and seminars on specific subjects related to Chinese studies.

Eligibility: Academic scholars in American, European and Asian Pacific universities are eligible to apply for Conference and Seminar grantee.

Type: Grant

Value: Up to $25,000

No. of awards offered: Varies in accordance to our budget

Closing Date: September 15th for Conference and Seminars from January through June of the following year; January 15th for Conference and Seminars from July through December of the same year

Funding: Foundation

No. of awards given last year: 18

No. of applicants last year: 44

Additional Information: The number includes grantees of American, European and Asian-Pacific universities.

Doctoral Fellowships

Subjects: Chinese studies in humanities and social sciences.

Purpose: Supporting doctoral candidates for completing their dissertation in the last stage of their doctoral programs.

Eligibility: Applicants should have completed all other requirements for their PhD degree. Applicants should be enroled in an accredited university in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Central and Southern America.

Level of Study: Doctorate

Type: Fellowship

Value: US$18,000

Length of Study: 1 year

Frequency: Annual

No. of awards offered: Varies

Closing Date: October 15th

Funding: Foundation

No. of awards given last year: 28

No. of applicants last year: 104

For further information contact:

The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, 8361 B Greensboro Dr, McLean, VA, 22102, United States of America

Tel: (1) 703 903 7460

Fax: (1) 703 903 7462

Email: cckfnao@aol.com

Junior Scholar Grants

Purpose: The Foundation provides grants for time off for research and writing to postdoctoral and assistant professors without tenure who are affiliated with an accredited American university and who have taught for no more than 6 years since receiving PhD degree.

Eligibility: Junior Scholar Grants is only available for applicants who are affiliated with an American university.

Type: Grant

Value: Up to $30,000

Frequency: Annual

No. of awards offered: Varies

Closing Date: October 15th

Funding: Foundation

No. of awards given last year: 20

No. of applicants last year: 80

For further information contact:

The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, 8361 B Greensboro Dr, McLean, VA, 22102, United States of America

Tel: (1) 703 903 7460

Fax: (1) 703 903 7462

Email: cckfnao@aol.com

Lecture Series Grants

Subjects: Chinese studies in humanities and social sciences.

Purpose: Supporting lectures by distinguished scholars at the sponsoring institutions.

Eligibility: Lecture Series Grants are only available for European universities sponsoring the lectures of distinguished professors.

Type: Grant

Value: Maximum amount is €25,000

Frequency: Annual

No. of awards offered: Varies

Closing Date: October 15th

Funding: Foundation

No. of awards given last year: 1

No. of applicants last year: 1

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

Subjects: Chinese studies in the humanities and social sciences.

Purpose: To support Junior Scholars who do not hold full-time positions to revise their dissertations for publication or start a new research project.

Eligibility: Applicants who have received PhD degrees within 5 years are eligible to apply for it. Applicants who have not received PhD degrees should submit proof of the completion of their defense.

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Type: Fellowship

Value: €21,000 per grant per year

Length of Study: Up to 2 years

Frequency: Annual

No. of awards offered: Varies

Closing Date: January 15th

Funding: Foundation

No. of awards given last year: 2

No. of applicants last year: 19

Publication Subsidies

Subjects: Chinese studies in humanities and social sciences.

Purpose: Applications may be submitted for the publication of scholarly works related to Chinese studies in humanities and social sciences.

Eligibility: Academic scholars in American, European and Asian-Pacific universities are eligible to apply for Publication subsidies.

Value: US$5,000–10,000

No. of awards offered: Varies

Application Procedure: All applications must be submitted to our online application database. Email and paper applications will not be accepted. The online application database is available annually from August 1 to September 15 and December 1 to January 15 of the following year (to start the application process, please click here). The Foundation will initially direct all messages and correspondence about the applications to respective project directors. If a grant is approved, the CCK Foundation, in most cases, will then correspond with the university’s grant administrator to arrange payments over the period of the grant. The Foundation does not provide a written critique for unsuccessful applications.

Closing Date: September 15th and January 15th

Funding: Foundation

No. of awards given last year: 8

No. of applicants last year: 20

Additional Information: The number includes grantees from American, European and Asian-Pacific universities.

Research Grants

Subjects: The Foundation provides support for research on Chinese studies in the humanities and social sciences.

Purpose: To encourage researchers focusing on the social, cultural, economic or political development of Taiwan.

Eligibility: Academic scholars in American, European, and Asian-Pacific universities are eligible to apply for Research Grants.

Type: Research grant

Value: First month $120 a day; thereafter $60 a day; and round trip costs from the East coast to East Asia are approx. $1,500

Length of Study: Up to 3 years

Frequency: Annual

No. of awards offered: Varies in accordance to the budget

Application Procedure: Applicants must submit their material to our online application database from every August 1st to October 15th.

Closing Date: October 15th

Funding: Foundation

No. of awards given last year: 21

No. of applicants last year: 94

Additional Information: The number includes grantees from American, European and Asian-Pacific universities.

Scholar Grants

Subjects: Chinese studies in humanities and social sciences.

Purpose: To help replace half of the salary of faculty on sabbatical, or for time off for research and writing.

Eligibility: Tenure faculty, including full professors and associate professor, in the accredited universities in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Central and Southern America are eligible to apply for scholar grants.

Type: Grant

Value: $40,000 or $35,000

Frequency: Annual

No. of awards offered: Varies

Closing Date: October 15th

No. of awards given last year: 12

No. of applicants last year: 42

For further information contact:

The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, 8361 B Greensboro Dr, McLean, VA, 22102, United States of America

Tel: (1) 703 903 7460

Fax: (1) 703 903 7462

Email: cckfnao@aol.com

Senior Scholar Grants

Subjects: Chinese studies in humanities and social sciences.

Purpose: Support full professors or senior scholars wishing to take 1 year’s sabbatical leave to do research a writing.

Eligibility: Senior Scholar Grants are available for applicants who are affiliated with accredited universities in Europe and Asian-Pacific region.

Type: Grant

Value: Up to $40,000 or $35,000

Frequency: Annual

No. of awards offered: Varies

Application Procedure: Applications should be accompanied by a letter of recommendation from the chairman of the department, from the dean of the college or the provost of the university.

Closing Date: October 15th

Funding: Foundation