2004

Pre-proposal planning.

2005

February

Funding awarded by The Henry Luce Foundation.

June

Meeting in Princeton to discuss access issues with David Germano and Melvyn Goldstein.

July-August

Preliminary survey of prospective sites in central and western Tibet, meetings with prospective faculty.

October

Funding awarded by E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.

November

Meeting with U.S. advisors, representatives from universities, including: University of California, Berkeley: Patricia Berger, University of California, Santa Barbara: Jose I. Cabezon, University of Chicago: Christian Wedemeyer, Columbia University: Gray Tuttle, Harvard University: Leonard van der Kuijp, Indiana University: Elliot H. Sperling, University of Kansas: Marsha Haufler, University of Michigan: Gareth Sparham, Northwestern University: Sarah E. Fraser, University of Pennsylvania: Michael W. Meister, Smith College: Marylin M. Rhie, Yale University: Jacob Dalton.

2006

January

Funding awarded by The Silkroad Foundation.
 

April

Meeting in Princeton to discuss pedagogy and syllabus with core faculty.

September

Applications for students available on website.

2007

January 2

Application deadline (deadline for receipt in Princeton).

February 1

Selection of participants announced.

Final itinerary, syllabus, assigned readings, and research bibliography posted on website.

June 7-July 5

Tentative dates for Tibet Site Seminar in central and western Tibet. See Itinerary for detail.

2008

Spring

Conference in Princeton on Art History, Buddhist Studies, and Tibet (tentative)