Joint HYI-NUS Doctoral Scholarship
Program
Professor Linda GroveConsultant
Harvard-Yenching Institute
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• Within HYI’s remit, focusing on East and Southeast Asian Studies (interdisciplinary / disciplinary approach)
Areas of StudyAreas of Study
Candidates’ fields of research in Candidates’ fields of research in the humanities and social the humanities and social sciences to be considered:sciences to be considered:AnthropologyArchaeologyHistory (including Art History, Economic
History, and Legal History)LinguisticsLiteraturePhilosophyPoliticsStudy of ReligionSociology
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At NUS, fields of research to be considered:Disciplinary (Humanities / Social
Science / Cultural Studies in Asia), orArea studies (Chinese Studies, Malay
Studies, Japanese Studies, South Asian Studies & Southeast Asian Studies)
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Areas of StudyAreas of Study
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• Be from HYI partner institutions
• Enrol for NUS PhD
• Participate in academic events organized by HYI and/or NUS
Candidates Candidates must: must:
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• Funding up to 4 years altogether• 2 ½ - 3 years in NUS• 1 - 1 ½ years in the United States• Funded by HYI• Use of resources at the host university (chance to be assigned a mentor)
FundingFunding
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Selections take place between June and December
• Application to each institution separately
(HYI Deadline: September 30 NUS Deadline: November 1)
• Joint offers announced in late January / early February
Selection & OfferSelection & Offer
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• At NUS: a supervisor assigned at the end of the 1st semester at the very latest
• Program of study, in consultation with HYI
• Evaluation by both institutions
Candidature & Candidature & ContinuationContinuation
Please visit us atPlease visit us at::
http://www.harvard-yenching.org/
and and
http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/graduate/
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A glimpse into A glimpse into Harvard-Yenching InstituteHarvard-Yenching Institute
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OriginsOriginsHarvard-Yenching
Institute founded in 1928, funded by the estate of Charles M. Hall, inventor of the process for refining aluminum and founder of ALCOA
MissionMissionCharles M. Hall’s vision: to promote
the study of liberal arts in Asia and to support the development of higher education in Asia
China focused programs to 1949Expansion to other countries in Asia
after 1949Since 1950: More than 1000 faculty
from Asia have received fellowships and more than 300 doctoral students from Asia have received their degrees with HYI support
Harvard-Yenching LibraryHarvard-Yenching Library
DirectorsDirectorsCurrent director,
Dr. Elizabeth Perry, well-known expert on 20th century Chinese politics, popular protest in China; President of the Association of Asian Studies in 2007
Activities of HYIActivities of HYICreating a
community of scholars
SeminarsPresentations by
fellows and visiting scholars
WorkshopsTraining
Programs
HYI Scholars and FellowsHYI Scholars and Fellows
HYI ProgramsHYI ProgramsJoint NUS-HYI Doctoral Fellowship
ScholarshipVisiting Scholars Program: for partner
universities in Asia (11 month research grants at HYI in Cambridge)
Visiting Fellows Program: for advanced graduate students from Asian Partners to conduct dissertation research at HYI for 18 months
Other HYI programsOther HYI programsHYI and Regional Studies—East Asia
◦Open to students from Asian countries who are accepted into the Regional Studies East Asia Master’s Program at Harvard University. Candidates apply to the RSEA program, and if accepted may be nominated for the HYI sponsored scholarship which provides 2 years of support for MA and an additional 1.5 years of support if admitted to Ph.D. course
Partners in Southeast AsiaPartners in Southeast AsiaNational University of SingaporeCambodia:
◦Pannasastra University◦Royal Academy of Cambodia◦Royal University of Fine Arts◦Royal University of Phnom Penh
Partners in Southeast AsiaPartners in Southeast AsiaThailand
◦Chiang Mai University◦Chulalongkorn University◦Thammasat University
Vietnam◦Southern Institute of Sustainable
Development◦University of Social Sciences - Ho Chi Minh
City◦Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences –
Hanoi◦Vietnam National University - Hanoi
Other Asian PartnersOther Asian PartnersChina: 19 Universities and
Research InstitutesHong Kong: 2 UniversitiesJapan: 11 UniversitiesKorea: 12 UniversitiesTaiwan: 3 Universities
For more information please visit the HYI home page
http://www.harvard-yenching.org/
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