The American Council of Learned Societies is pleased to announce the fifth annual competition for grants to individuals in the archaeology and early history of East and Southeast Asia. This program is undertaken in cooperation with the Henry Luce Foundation.
Research fellowships and training grants will be awarded for study of the peoples and cultures of early East Asia. Comparative projects and those that build scholarly networks are especially encouraged. Proposals may cover prehistoric or historical periods, but must focus on research or training that involves excavations and/or excavated materials.
For the purposes of this program, "East and Southeast Asia" refers to Brunei, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
ACLS grants to individuals are part of the comprehensive Luce Initiative on East and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History, which also includes a competition for invited institutions—universities and museums—administered by the Luce Foundation’s Asia Program.
Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS grants to individuals seek to
- promote research, including the interpretation and analysis of sites, artifacts, and texts;
- train the next generation of specialists;
- foster cooperation among specialists in East and Southeast Asia, and in the United States and Canada; and
- bring to wide public appreciation the results of recent discoveries and research.
General inquiries about the competition should be sent via email to the ACLS Fellowships Office in New York. Information about submitting applications is also available from ACLS offices in Beijing at atai@cscprc.org and Hanoi at edex@ceevn.org.