Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellowships in China Studies 2024/2025 (Flexible)

The Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellowships in China Studies 2024/2025 (Flexible) fund research and writing by early career scholars, with workshops and events for fellows planned in 2025 and 2026. The program is financially supported by the Henry Luce Foundation and administered by ACLS, offering a stipend to support a significant scholarly project in the humanities or interpretive social sciences related to China studies.

Financial support in the form of a stipend; opportunities for participation in workshops and events for fellows in 2025 and 2026.

Open to recent PhDs (within eight years of the PhD) who are not tenure‑tracked, with additional eligibility criteria including US/Canada affiliation or citizenship for applicants not based in North America, and a working knowledge of Chinese or another China-studies language.

Applications are submitted online; required materials include a completed application form, essay, work plan, bibliography, applicant’s statement, publications list, and optional supporting materials.