Postgraduate Research Grant for the Study of the Tainan Region 2024
Purpose of the grant:
The grant aims to encourage M.A. and Ph.D. candidates to pursue their studies on humanities or social sciences studies on the Tainan area. The inclusive purpose of the grant is to nourish interest in the Tainan region, to enhance knowledge about its past and present, and to open up to other localities and countries.
Applicants’ qualifications:
Applicants applying to the Tainan Research Postgraduate Grant must meet the following requirements:
- Must either be M.A. students or Ph.D. candidates in a university or a college, in Taiwan or abroad;
- The subject of their M.A. theses or Ph.D. dissertations must relate to the Tainan area, fully or in comparison with other regions of Taiwan or any corner of Asia, in the field of humanities or social sciences;
- For reasons of accounting, they must complete their thesis in two years (2026) after being granted.
- The subject has not received any grant.
Number of recipients and amount of grants:
- Two Ph.D. grants; each will be granted at NTD 100,000.
- Five M.A. grants; each will be granted at NTD 50,000.
- The grant will be divided into two portions and be delivered in two times: 2/5 in November 2024 3/5 after the completion of the dissertation/thesis and after the ICTAHSSR board receives a copy before July 2026.
- The grant recipient can provide a copy of the first-hand information from fieldwork research for ICTAHSSR.
Application deadline and period of selection:
Applications will be received before May 31st, 2024. The envelope containing the application must be postmarked by the 31th of May, at the latest.
For more details about the application process, please see the guidelines here:
