American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) / Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Early Career Research Fellowships in Buddhist Studies
Early Career Research Fellowships offer support for research and writing in Buddhist studies for pre-tenure scholars who hold the PhD degree, with priority given to those teaching full time.
These fellowships provide scholars time free from teaching and other responsibilities to concentrate on research and writing for the project proposed. Priority will be given to unemployed or underemployed scholars; emeriti are not eligible. The fellowship period may last up to nine months, during which time no teaching, commissioned research on other topics, or administrative duties are allowed. The fellowship may be separated into two periods, each of which must be a minimum of three months. If the duration is less than nine months (minimum of six months), the stipend will be prorated.
There are no restrictions as to the location of the work conducted. Each applicant must identify a significant scholarly product (monograph, series of journal articles, etc.) that will result from the fellowship. At the end of the fellowship tenure, a final report will be due describing progress made. Fellows will be asked to report to ACLS any publications based on their fellowship work, when they are published.
Up to two years
Tenure of the fellowship may begin no earlier than July 1, 2024, and must conclude by June 30, 2026. The tenure may last up to nine months (minimum: 6 months) and may be divided into two periods, each of which must be a minimum of three months.
Stipend: Up to $70,000, to provide release from other duties for devoting full time to the proposed project. The exact stipend will be calculated based on a fellows’ current academic salary and other fellowships, grants, and sabbatical salary to be received during fellowship tenure. There is no additional financial support for dependents.
- Applicants must have a PhD degree conferred (officially awarded) by an accredited university. An established scholar who can demonstrate the equivalent of the PhD in publications and professional experience may also qualify.
- An applicant must hold a PhD degree conferred no earlier than January 1, 2018.
- If the PhD is not conferred (officially awarded) by the application deadline, the applicant must submit:
- (At the time of application) an institutional statement signed by a university official (dissertation advisor or departmental chair) confirming that the applicant is on schedule to complete the PhD by May 31, 2024.
- (By May 31, 2024) a letter from the applicant’s graduate school confirming that the dissertation has been submitted and approved by the graduate school for conferral according to the university calendar. The applicant is responsible for submitting the dissertation on time in order to meet this requirement. The applicant should request that the graduate school send the letter to ACLS at [email protected].
- Applicants who have obtained tenure, or who have submitted tenure materials for review by the application deadline are not eligible.
- A scholarly product must be proposed. It may be written in any language.
- The application must be written in English by the applicant.
- There are no restrictions as to the location of work proposed or the citizenship/residence of applicants.