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The Wu Family Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships

Thanks to a generous gift provided by Justina and Ming Wu, the Center for Taiwan Studies at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), will launch a Taiwan Studies Dissertation Fellowship Program, with two awarded annually, each in the amount of $30,000.

The fellowship program is designed for doctoral candidates, who are enrolled in a major research university while completing the last year of their Ph.D. research on the topic of Taiwan studies. Applicants must submit supporting materials pertaining to the writing of their dissertations, including a detailed project description and at least two recommendation letters, in addition to a copy of CV. Funding for successful applications will be announced around May. (More details will be available, keep checking for updates!)

Priority is given to doctoral candidates who are neither employed full-time nor receiving grants from other sources. In principle, applicants may only apply one time. Recipients of the fellowship should give a book talk at the Center on their dissertation topic and duly acknowledge the Program upon submission of the theses or of the monographs to be published later. The fellowship will run from July 1st, 2025, to June 30th, 2026.

Eligibility

Ph.D. students who are in the last year of writing their dissertations, and who meet all of the following conditions are eligible to apply:

  1. The dissertation topic is on Taiwan, with preliminary research done.

  2. With strong track record to indicate potential contributions to the field.

  3. Supporting documents from dissertation adviser or committee to state the likelihood that the applicant can successfully complete the dissertation during the grant period.

Application Procedures

  1. Applications must be submitted to our website by decided deadline.

  2. Please follow instructions and complete the on-line submission steps with the applicant’s personal information, basic project data, and supporting documents in place.

  3. Wait for the “success” notice to make sure all files uploaded and well received.

Application Materials

Items to be submitted with the electronic application:

  1. Detailed project description (approximately 7 pages, indicating expected date of completion, on top of providing a brief account of research problematic, design, methodology, originality, and potential contributions).

  2. Departmental letter demonstrating proof of candidacy.

  3. Updated Curriculum Vitae.

  4. Two letters of recommendation, including one by the dissertation advisor confirming that the project is in its final year.

Deadline

  1. The deadline for Doctoral Fellowships applications will be on May 15th, 2025.

  2. Final results will be announced on June 15th, 2025.

 

Please stay tuned for more information, or contact us at taiwan@ucsd.edu if have any questions.