Summer Research Grants
The Fairbank Center offers grants to support graduate student summer research during in or relating to China and Taiwan. The competition is open to graduate students from all schools at Harvard at all stages of their academic careers. Grants will not exceed $3,000. Recipients are required to submit, upon their return, a brief report on their work over the summer. Chinese studies applicants should apply to the Fairbank Center Summer Research Grants. Please submit the standard application to Jorge Espada. For further instructions, see the GSAS Graduate Summer Standard Application Web page.
Language Study Grants
The Fairbank Center offers grants for students enrolled in any master’s or doctoral program at Harvard for advanced study of the languages necessary to pursue research related to Chinese studies. Please apply for the Graduate Summer Language Grants for East, South and Southeast Asian Language Study, found on the GSAS Graduate Summer Standard Application Web page.
Taiwan Study Grants
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies offers grants to support Harvard University graduate students for study in Taiwan for advanced language, training, or research. Research travel is supported only for summer projects and applications will be accepted through the Fairbank Center Summer Research Grants process, above. For formal programs (e.g., language or training opportunities) during the academic year, applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Application Form. Please submit non-summer applications to Associate Director Lydia Chen (lydiac@fas.harvard.edu).
Conference Travel Grants
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies offers grants to support Harvard University graduate students to travel to professional conferences to present their original research on Chinese studies. The maximum grant is $500, and a limited number of grants can be awarded each year. Application Form. Please submit applications to Associate Director Lydia Chen (lydiac@fas.harvard.edu).
Graduate Student Associates
The Fairbank Center welcomes Harvard University advanced doctoral students to be affiliated with the Center during one year of their dissertation research and writing. Approximately 10 graduate student associates will be selected each year. Students may be from any school or department of the university, with research focus on China. Selection will be based on quality of research project, the student’s need for on-campus space, and the interests of the Fairbank Center in supporting a diverse community of scholars. details >>
Desmond and Whitney Shum Fellowship
The Desmond and Whitney Shum Fellowship supports graduate students undertaking social science research projects in China. Harvard doctoral candidates from any school within the university specializing in a field of the social sciences are eligible, with preference given to students of government, public policy, public administration, economics, law, and sociology. Award decisions are made by a committee of faculty associated with the Fairbank Center. details >>