Financial Aid
Mitsubishi Graduate Research Fellowship for Japanese Studies
Purpose: The purpose of the Mitsubishi Graduate Research Fellowship is to fund research and some research-related expenses of graduate students who are beyond their first year of graduate study. Only graduate students who are in the College of Liberal Arts and who have completed (by 12/31/2008) more than nine graduate hours are eligible for consideration.
Grant awards may be used for expenses associated with collecting data to meet research goals such as travel to a research site in Japan, travel to a library with a strong Japan-related collection, or meet travel expenses associated with the presentation of preliminary research results to peers at conferences. Amounts and number of awards will vary annually.
Application deadline is March 2, 2009.
Application and more information
Mitsubishi Fellowships for Japanese Studies
These fellowships are awarded to graduate students who wish to pursue a graduate degree in which the primary focus is the region of Japan. These fellowships provide an academic-year stipend of $1,000-$5,000 and may include a waiver to entitle a student to pay in-state tuition rates, depending on funding for that year. Students do not directly apply for these fellowships, but rather are nominated by the department. Both incoming and current ANS and ACL students are eligible for these fellowships.
POSCO Graduate Research Fellowship for Korean Studies
Purpose: The purpose of the POSCO Graduate Research Fellowship is to fund research and some research-related expenses of graduate students who are beyond their first year of graduate study. Only graduate students who are in the College of Liberal Arts and who have completed (by 12/31/2008) more than nine graduate hours are eligible for consideration.
Grant awards may be used for expenses associated with collecting data to meet research goals such as travel to a research site in Korea, travel to a library with a strong Korea-related collection, or meet travel expenses associated with the presentation of preliminary research results to peers at conferences. Amounts and number of awards will vary annually.
Application deadline is March 2, 2009.
Application and more information
POSCO Fellowship for Korean Studies
These fellowships are awarded to graduate students who wish to pursue a graduate degree in which the primary focus is the region of Korea. These fellowships provide an academic-year stipend of $1,000-$5,000 and may include a waiver to entitle a student to pay in-state tuition rates, depending on funding for that year. Students do not directly apply for these fellowships, but rather are nominated by the department. Both incoming and current ANS and ACL students are eligible for these fellowships.
China Endowment Conference Travel Grant for Graduate Students
Purpose: The China Endowment is soliciting applications for graduate student travel grants to help subsidize the presentation of a China-related paper at an academic conference. To be eligible, students must be enrolled in a graduate degree program at UT and have a paper accepted at an upcoming or recently held academic conference. Preference will be given to doctoral students and to students whose primary research focus is China. Grants of up to $300 will be awarded at the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters. Grant awards are limited to a combined total of $600 per individual over a student's entire graduate enrollment.
Applications are due by October 17, 2008 for Fall awards and by February 1, 2009 for Spring awards.
China Endowment Fellowships
These fellowships are awarded to graduate students who wish to pursue a graduate degree in which the primary focus is the region of China or Taiwan. These fellowships provide an academic-year stipend of $1,000 and may include a waiver to entitle a student to pay in-state tuition rates, depending on funding for that year. Students do not directly apply for these fellowships, but rather are nominated by the department. Both incoming and current ANS and ACL students are eligible for these fellowships.
Chinese Language Study in Taiwan
The Ministry of Education in Taiwan has granted The University of Texas at Austin a year-long fellowship for study; please see Dr. Hsieh for the list of eligible institutions. The fellowship provides tuition and a monthly stipend. Deadline is March 2.
For more information on funding, please check out the Department of Asian Studies section on Financial Aid.