East Asian Studies Program

 

The Program in East Asian Studies supports Ph.D. students in humanities and social science departments who are concentrating on East Asian topics for their dissertation research. Priority is given to intensive, advanced language study at approved programs that is crucial for research and to research abroad that furthers students’ dissertation research. Application must be made by March 1, 2012, through the Common Application on the Graduate School’s website. Reasonable budgets and accurate applications are required. The principal advisor must also submit a letter of recommendation. Funding is intended to pay for extra expenses required for special courses or research, not for regular living expenses, which should be covered through the regular university stipend. Students in their first five years of enrollment or in their first year of DCE status are eligible. 

 

 

The Program in East Asian Studies supports summer study of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and other languages for students whose dissertation research requires it. Normally language programs should be intensive (full-time, at least four hours per day, five days per week, a minimum of eight weeks), i.e., providing the equivalent of one year of language study, and advanced (second-year and beyond). Application deadlines for language programs vary and most occur before Princeton’s deadline for funding applications. Programs regularly supported include:

 

Chinese: Princeton-in-Beijing, the Inter-University Program (Beijing).

Japanese: Princeton-in-Ishikawa, Hokkaido International Foundation (Hakodate), Inter-University Center (Yokohama), KCJS.

Korean: Sogang University; Seoul National University.

Tibetan: University of Virginia, University of Wisconsin.

 

 

The Program in East Asian Studies supports summer research that contributes directly to completion of the dissertation. Students typically attend courses or workshops; survey archives, collections, or field sites; or develop contacts essential to their dissertation topics. Normally primary materials are in East Asian languages, and research is conducted in the local language.

 

 

Students should complete the Common Application on the Graduate School website by March 1, 2012.  Applications should include:  

 

1)  Proposal: One paragraph describing the work to be undertaken during the summer for which funding is sought

2)  Overall Program of Study: One paragraph describing how the summer’s work advances the dissertation

3)  Budget: No more than one page indicating:

a. basic expenses (airfare, essential travel, room  and board, tuition and fees) based on economy class fares and student housing; we do not cover incidental expenses like visas, copying costs, cell phones, etc.; and

b. expected income, including monthly stipend from the university, top-up awards, and

funds from other sources

4)  Recommendation: One letter of recommendation is required from the principal advisor, sent separately by e-mail attachment to Richard Chafey, Manager, East Asian Studies Program (chafey@princeton.edu).