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East Asia Institute (EAI) is seeking applications for the Fellows Program from established and next-generation East Asia specialists of the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and other non-Asian regions to give seminars and lectures based on unpublished articles.
The “Fellows Program on Peace, Governance, and Development in East Asia” was established in 2005 by EAI, funded by the Japan Foundation, the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange of Taiwan, and YBM/KIS, an education institute of Korea .The Program is designed to give the Fellows the flexibility required to bring out the best of their expertise in seminars and lectures.
Eligibility
Application is open to tenured, tenure-track as well as non-tenured East Asianist professors based in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and other non-Asian regions, conducting research in the fields of political science, international relations, and sociology. Seminars and lectures will be conducted in English.
Subject of Articles, Seminars and Lectures
The EAI Fellows Program allows Fellows to choose subjects of their articles, seminars and lectures within the broadly defined themes of peace, governance, and development in East Asia. The articles must be unpublished papers based on primary research and written solely for the purpose of the Fellows Program. The papers must be 10,000 words in length and written in English. Lectures and seminars shall be held in English in order to reach all audiences of East Asia.
Fellowship Benefits and Provisions
The Fellows Program provides ranging from $8,000 to $10,000 for each of the EAI Fellows. The grant covers an honorarium for the articles, seminars and lectures, as well as the cost of ground transportation, round-trip economy-class international air transportation, hotel accommodation, meals, and a per diem for a three-week stay in East Asia. The EAI and the Partner Institutions that the Fellows visit, will help in supporting the fellowship travel, including transportation, hotel accommodation, and other research activities.
Facilities
Each of the Partner Institutions chosen for a visit provides an office space with access to telephone, fax, and the Internet. The Fellows may stay at the Partner Institutions for research purposes after their seminars and lectures if there is available space at the Member Institutions.
Opportunities for Networking
Each of the Partner Institutions will invite major scholars of its country to expert seminars. The Partner Institutions will also offer assistance in arranging additional seminars or lectures at other institutions, as well as interviews and field research, according to their research interest if the Fellows are interested in reaching out to a wider circle of scholars and institutions.
Time and Location of Visit
The EAI Fellows choose their visiting period from spring to winter, 2012. Fellows must stay in East Asia for at least three weeks and visit two or more Partner Institutions they have chosen to present seminars and lectures based on their unpublished articles written solely for the purpose of Fellows Program. If the Fellows complete their lectures and seminars earlier, they are strongly encouraged to use their remaining days for their own field research in East Asia.
Last date for submission of applications is September 2, 2011.
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