Conference Travel Grants

Overview

In order to increase participation of Asia-based scholars in major scholarly conferences on Asian Studies organized by faculty members of Harvard University, the Institute welcomes proposals from the conference faculty organizer(s) for a grant to support several such scholars (preferably from more than one Asian country) per conference. This grant is limited to conferences focused on the humanities or social sciences with an emphasis on culture.

Terms and conditions

These grants will be in the form of reimbursement for (economy-class) travel and accommodation expenses of up to $10,000 per conference (with a maximum of $2500 per scholar).

Application Process

Requests for travel grants should be made by the conference organizer(s) and mailed to:

Conference Travel Grants
Harvard-Yenching Institute
Vanserg Hall, Suite 20,
25 Francis Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138

Applications can also be e-mailed to programs@harvard-yenching.org. A complete application should consist of: a detailed description of the scholarly rationale and objectives of the conference, a list of invited and committed participants, including the proposed attendees from Asia for whom travel support is being requested, information on other sources of sponsorship, and publication plans.