UB Asian Studies Research Award Application Period Now Open!

The Asian Studies Program invites UB College of Arts and Sciences, UB School of Architecture and Planning, and UB School of Social Work faculty and graduate students to apply for funding to support scholarly activity in or related to Asia. Requests for funding to support overseas research will be given priority. Requests to support attendance at an annual conference will be considered only for graduate students whose papers have already been accepted for a conference. All expenses must be incurred between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020. Please note: this funding opportunity is open only to UB College of Arts and Sciences, UB School of Architecture and Planning, and UB School of Social Work faculty and graduate students. Tenured members of the Asian Studies Program Executive Committee are not eligible for funding.

Research award recipients are expected to share their research at an Asia at Noon presentation in the 2020-2021 academic year.

The maximum award per applicant is $1,000. Requests for smaller amounts are encouraged. Since this award will not cover all costs associated with overseas travel, applicants are encouraged to seek additional funding from other sources.

All applications are due by October 4, 2019, 4:30pm EDT. Applicants will be informed of results by November 15, 2019. Please submit applications to Asian-Studies@buffalo.edu.

Proposals are to be submitted to as a single pdf document and must include:

  1. Proposal narrative (maximum of 5 double-spaced pages) with the following sections:
    • Aims of the research, including its significance/impacts and plans for sharing research results
    • Work plan, including knowledge of Asian languages relevant to project
  1. Itemized budget: with short budget narrative including other funding secured or applied for
  2. Curriculum vitae: short version of two pages or less
  3. Optional: one-page bibliography (this does not count toward the 5-page limit)

Incomplete and late proposals will not be considered.

The proposal deadline is October 4, 2019, 4:30pm EDT.