At both the undergraduate and graduate levels, Asian Studies actively promotes fellowships and scholarships for those students who wish to pursue language training programs and Asia-related research projects in Asian countries. Applications for these scholarships and fellowships are considered annually for various language and cultural areas in East Asian Studies, South Asian Studies, and Southeast Asian Studies, as well as for certain economic, scientific, and technological links between a particular Asian country and the applicant's country.
Competitions for foreign students take place
annually for both semester and full-year funding available from
Asian countries such as Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong,
India, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. Most scholarships and
fellowships support return airfare, monthly living allowance,
tuition and other academic fees, and field study allowance.
Examples of these funding resources for Canadian and other
students include the following:
Japan's Monbusho (Ministry of Education): one-year scholarships for undergraduate students in Japanese language and Japanese Studies
The Japan Foundation: Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Fellowships Application deadline: usually November 10
The Korea Foundation Korean Language Training Scholarships for graduate students. Application deadline: May 31
The Korea Research Foundation:
Academy of Korean Studies and Korean
Studies Fellowships Language
training fellowships and research grants for
graduate students. Application deadline:
December 31
Taiwan's Ministry of Education and Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Canada Undergraduate and graduate scholarships in Chinese Studies. Application deadline: March 31
The CCK (Chiang Ching-kuo) Foundation, Taiwan: Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships
IUB (Inter-University Board) for Chinese Language Studies Fellowships for Chinese language studies at National Taiwan University or at Tsinghua University in Beijing. For both undergraduate and graduate students. Application deadline: February 1. Application form IUB For Chinese Language Studies
Blackmore Foundation: Fellowships for Advanced Asian Language Training For graduate students, teachers, and other professionals dealing with Asians. Japanese at the Inter-University Center, Yokohama, Japan. Korean at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. Chinese at the Inter-University Program, Taipei, Taiwan. Balinese at Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia.
Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowships in India Studies Language Training or Research fellowships for graduate students in India Arts Fellowships for Indian art. Application deadline: June 30
Bangladesh Studies Program Graduate Fellowships in Bangladesh Studies. Application deadline: November 1
US-Indonesia Society: Student Travel Grants for Language Programme, Research and Independent Study Application: 30 days before travel
In addition, other scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate students are available from the following Canadian-international funding sources: Asia Pacific Foundation Canada-Taiwan Scholarship Programme (for Chinese language training), Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada and Human Resources Development Canada CIDA (The Canadian International Development Agency) and Canadian Bureau for International Education Canadian Bureau for International Education and Celanese Canada Internationalist Fellowships
