In order to encourage outstanding research in the humanities, the China Foundation for the Promotion of Education and Culture has made a donation to the Dr. Hu Shih Memorial Chair Professorship, Academia Sinica in 2024 to sponsor one awardee, who will receive US$15,000 and deliver the Lecture in Honor of Late President Hu Shih in 2025.
Applicants should be Academia Sinica (AS) full-time research staff at the rank of Associate Research Fellow or above, and their research fields should be in the humanities. The applicant pool will be generated through: (1) self-nomination by eligible research staff; (2) the recommendation of an AS humanities and social sciences institute or research center; (3) the recommendation of the Dr. Hu Shih Memorial Chair Professorship Review Committee.
Applicants should provide a curriculum vitae in both Chinese and English, a list of publications, a research proposal (with an English abstract), three representative publications in the past 10 years, and a “Conflict of Interest List” when applicable. Research proposals submitted to this Chair Professorship should not be submitted to other agencies for funding, unless under special circumstances for which a detailed explanation in the application is required.
This award is processed through online application. Please log in the Academic Service Management System, Academic Sinica (https://asms.sinica.edu.tw/) and complete the application before August 8, 2024. Late applications will not be considered. If the representative publication is a monograph, please send three copies of the monograph to the Department of Academic Affairs and Instrument Service.