2016 CCS Research Grant for Foreign Scholars(Up to NT$60,000 Fund)

Description:

The Center for Chinese Studies (CCS) is offering research grant for three months to one year. The grants are awarded to foreign professors, associate professors, assistant professors (including post-doctoral researchers)
and doctoral candidates in Chinese studies-related departments at foreign universities, as well as researchers at related foreign academic institutes. The research should be undertaken in Taiwan, and be focused mainly on Taiwan or Chinese studies. Applications should be submitted to CCS by May 31 of each year before the year in which grants are intended to be used.

Study Subject(s): Taiwan or Chinese studies.

Course Level: PhD and Post-doctoral Research

Scholarship Provider: Center for Chinese Studies (CCS), Taiwan

Scholarship can be taken at: Taiwan

Eligibility:
-Foreign professors, associate professors, assistant professors (including post-doctoral researchers) and doctoral candidates in Chinese studies-related departments at foreign universities, as well as researchers at related foreign academic institutes are eligible top apply.
-Grant recipients are entitled to travel and research subsidies. Eligibility for travel subsidy is restricted to foreign scholars who currently reside abroad; CSC regrets that scholars already in Taiwan are ineligible.

Who is to apply?

Foreign scholars are eligible to apply for this research grant.

Duration of award(s): The duration of the grants may be between three months and one year.

Number of award(s): N/A

What does it cover? 

CCS provides assistance with research expenses, research materials, liaison with universities and research institutions, and use of CCS facilities, etc. A direct round-trip ticket between the domicile of grant recipients and Taipei is available; monthly grants are awarded according to the following scale: 
Full Professor-NT$ 60,000; Associate Professor-NT$50,000; Assistant Professor-NT$40,000; Doctoral Candidate-NT$40,000. Accidental death and disability insurance of NT$1 million and medical treatment for each accident of NT$50,000 will be provided for the tenure of the grant.

Notification: Winners will be notified by the end of August of the same year after a careful review.

Application Process: Applications should be submitted online through the link below. Applications should include the following documents:

*Application form

*Research plan
*Curriculum Vitae (including a list of publications)
*Letter(s) of recommendation

Online Application 

Application Deadline:  May 31 of each year before the year in which grants are intended to be used.

Visit the application official page for more information and application.

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