Association for Asian Studies Grants

The Association for Asian Studies Grants (AAS) offers a number of grants to support long-term and short-term research on specific topics in Asian Studies. Read the description for each grant for specific information about eligibility requirements.

AAS East and Inner Asia Council (EIAC) Small Grants

The East and Inner Asia Council of the AAS (EIAC) makes awards of up to $2,000. Dissertation-level graduate students and scholars with special interests in China, Taiwan, East or Inner Asia are invited to submit proposals.

AAS-Gale Fellowship

The AAS-Gale Non-Residential Fellowship will support research or teaching projects that rely on Gale Primary Sources and use digital humanities methodologies.

AAS Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) Japan Studies Grants

NEAC supports a variety of grant programs in Japanese studies designed to facilitate the research of individual scholars, to improve the quality of teaching about Japan on both the college and precollege levels, and to integrate the study of Japan into the major academic disciplines.

AAS Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) Korean Studies Grants

NEAC offers a grant program in Korean studies designed to assist the research of individual scholars based in North America to improve the quality of teaching about Korea on both the college and precollege levels, and to integrate the study of Korea into the major academic disciplines.

Cultivating the Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) Research Grants in South and Southeast Asia

Cultivating the Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) Research Grants are available for short- (up to 2 months), medium (2-6 months), and long-term (12 months) research projects that advance the fields of the humanities and social sciences in South and Southeast Asia. Junior faculty, graduate students, senior or independent scholars, women, and ethnic minority groups with South or Southeast Asian nationality are encouraged to apply.