East Asian Studies Program
Language Study
The East Asian Studies Program helps support summer language study by graduate students who wish to improve their command of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. Students should normally have completed at least one year's study of the language. Such language study should contribute significantly to the student's research program and have the approval of a faculty adviser. Among the programs for which support may be provided are: Princeton-in-Beijing, Princeton-in-Ishikawa, Hokkaido International Foundation (Hakodate), Inter-University Center (Yokohama), and Sogang University. Other programs may be considered for support if it can be established that they will provide the equivalent of one year of language study at Princeton. Students contemplating summer language study should apprise themselves of the application timetables for the various programs. Applicants should have their faculty advisor submit a letter of recommendation to Richard Chafey, Manager, EAS Program, 211 Jones Hall.
Pre-dissertation Research (1st and 2nd year students)
The East Asian Studies Program offers limited support of pre-dissertation research for graduate students in the summer after their first or second year of study to compliment their university summer funds. The funds may be used to investigate potential dissertation topics, to survey archival holdings, or to develop contacts in East Asia; research must be done primarily with East Asian language materials. Applicants should have their faculty advisor submit a letter of recommendation to Richard Chafey, Manager, EAS Program, 211 Jones Hall.
Dissertation Research Travel (3rd year and above)
A limited number of summer and academic year dissertation Traveling Fellowships in East Asian Studies are available to support research in East Asia, using East Asian language materials. These fellowships provide up to $1,500 support for summer research and are granted on a competitive basis. Applicants should have their faculty advisor submit a letter of recommendation to Richard Chafey, Manager, EAS Program, 211 Hall. Students who have not sought outside funding will not be considered for a travel grant.