Luce/ACLS Travel Grants in China Studies 2024/2025

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American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) in partnership with the Henry Luce Foundation Worldwide 2025

Information

The Luce/ACLS Travel Grants in China Studies 2024/2025 offers a travel grant competition for graduate students in a PhD program and non-tenure track faculty at any career stage. The grant supports travel for basic research in China or China studies-related research anywhere in the world, including libraries, archives, field sites, and related activities. Funds may be used for travel costs, contacting scholars, and access to databases and archives, with a grant amount of $5,000 and a 12-month grant period.

Benefits

Travel funds of $5,000 for up to 12 months; the grant supports travel to libraries, archives, field sites, and related research activities.

Eligibility

Applicants must be graduate students enrolled in a PhD program or contingent faculty at US or Canadian institutions, and must have a working knowledge of Chinese or other relevant language; tenure-track faculty are not eligible.

Application

Submit an online application including form, essay, work plan, bibliography, and one reference letter (graduate students).

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Opportunity Details

TypeGrant

FundingPartially funded

OrganiserAmerican Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) in partnership with the Henry Luce Foundation

LocationWorldwide

Dates July 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025

Study level PhD / Doctoral, Postdoc, Early-career professional

Open toOpen to applicants affiliated with universities in the United States or Canada, with eligibility not limited by nationality beyond institutional affiliation requirements.

History / Humanities Social Sciences