The Harvard-Yenching Institute awards Conference Travel Grants to Harvard faculty organizing major Asian Studies conferences at Harvard. The funding expands participation by Asia-based scholars who present papers or serve as panel discussants.
Eligible conferences must focus on the humanities or social sciences, emphasize culture, and have clear publication plans. Training programs and informal workshops are not supported.
Benefits & funding
- The grant reimburses economy-class airfare and accommodation.
- Funding is capped at US$10,000 per conference and US$2,500 per supported scholar.
- The Institute generally limits awards to one conference grant per Harvard center or institute in each fiscal year.
Eligibility
- A proposal must come from the Harvard faculty organizer or organizers of the conference.
- The event must be a major scholarly conference on Asian Studies in the humanities or social sciences, with a cultural emphasis and clear publication plans.
- Each supported Asia-based scholar must present a paper or serve as a panel discussant; involving scholars from more than one Asian country is preferred.
- The published rules state no nationality, age, gender, degree, or work-experience threshold for the Harvard faculty organizers.
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Application process
- 1Prepare a description of the conference’s scholarly rationale and objectives.
- 2Compile the invited and committed participant list, identify the Asia-based scholars requesting travel support, and add a budget, other sponsorship sources, and publication plans.
- 3Email the request to jflaherty@fas.harvard.edu by one of the two annual deadlines.
Program timeline
Application deadline
April 15 each year
Application deadline
October 15 each year