Student Research Grants and Fellowships
Graduate Student Research Grants
Due April 1, 2024
Award Scope
The aim of the SCCEI Research Fund is to foster rigorous, data-driven research on China. Priority will go towards supporting high-quality research that is driven by doctoral students. Specifically, priority funding will go towards:
- Student projects with a realistic and well thought out plan for data acquisition, defined broadly to include both collection of new data and use of existing datasets;
- Summer projects that aim to build upon existing research;
- Non-China experts looking to build their capacity for conducting research in or on China.
Research awards may support travel, materials (including data access or acquisition), or other costs that are integral to the research project. Research may include both primary and secondary sources and need not take place entirely or even partly in the field. The SCCEI Research Fund will provide up to $10,000 per student award.
Proposal Format
Applicants should be prepared to upload three documents to complete their online application:
- A project proposal, no longer than 4 pages, that includes the following elements:
- A project description that covers:
- The specific research questions that the proposed research project aims to answer;
- A description of the proposed or existing data source to be drawn upon for the research;
- A detailed and practical plan for collecting and/or analyzing project data;
- How the proposed research project fits into dissertation or job market plans.
- A list of the project PIs and other team members;
- Estimated budget, including desired start and finish dates for the project.
- A budget narrative, describing the calculations and rationale for each budget line item.
- A project description that covers:
- A letter of recommendation from a faculty mentor or advisor, speaking to the applicant’s experience and ability to lead and complete the proposed project.
- A current CV.
Proposals should be submitted online.
Graduate Student Fellowships
Due April 15, 2024
Fellowships will provide up to two quarters of fellowship support for the 2024-25 academic year, in the form of tuition and a graduate stipend.
Preference is given to applications from Stanford graduate students who will be in their final year and who are completing their dissertations or students who are seeking to spend time off campus conducting research.
To apply, Stanford PhD students in TGR status must submit:
- Dissertation proposal (five pages maximum), including:
- A description of the question you are studying
- A convincing argument as to why the question is important and relevant
- A description of the data you will be using in the study
- An indication of which quarter you are requesting funding for, as well as a list or description of the specific activities you will work on during that quarter. (1 page maximum)
- CV
- One letter of recommendation from your dissertation supervisor or academic mentor.
Proposals should be submitted online.
Contact
For questions regarding this call for proposals, please contact Alexis Medina.