2024-25 Stanford Center on China's Economy & Institutions Graduate Student Fellowships
The Stanford Center on China’s Economy & Institutions (SCCEI) is pleased to invite proposals from Stanford PhD students in any field to fund dissertation research on contemporary issues related to China’s economy, broadly defined. Fellowships will provide up to two quarters of fellowship support in the form of tuition and a graduate stipend.
Preference is given to applications from Stanford graduate students who will be in their final year and who are completing their dissertations or students who are seeking to spend a quarter conducting research off campus.
Eligibility and Requirements
- PhD students in any field who are using quantitative data on or from China are eligible to apply.
- Research should be focused on a contemporary issue related to China’s economy, broadly defined.
- Students must have completed all coursework and be in the dissertation stage of their research (TGR status) by the time of the award.
Application deadline:
The deadline for proposal submission is Monday, April 15, at 11:59pm. Awards will be announced within one month of the application deadline.
Award conditions:
Prior to receiving funding, fellowship recipients must submit:
- 100-word abstract of their dissertation research
- Short biography written in the third person to be used on the SCCEI website
- Photograph of the recipient to be used on the SCCEI website
Within one year of the award, fellowship recipients must submit a brief report on research progress, as well as an update on future academic plans, which may be shared with donors. This final report should be written in non-technical language, and should include:
- dissertation research topic,
- short summary of the research,
- research findings and contributions,
- how the fellowship enhanced or supported the research,
- the stage of the research, and
- next steps, including future academic and/or professional career plans.
Additional award conditions:
- In the recipient's dissertation, as well as any resulting publications, the fellowship recipient agrees to acknowledge that the research was supported by the Stanford Center on China’s Economy & Institutions.
- Awardees may be invited to present their work at a workshop or seminar organized by Stanford Center on China’s Economy & Institutions.
Application:
To apply, Stanford PhD students in TGR status must submit:
- Dissertation proposal (five pages maximum), including:
- A description of the question you are studying
- A convincing argument as to why the question is important and relevant
- A description of the data you will be using in the study
- An indication of which quarter(s) you are requesting funding for, as well as a list or description of the specific activities you will work on during that time. (1 page maximum)
- CV
- One letter of recommendation from your dissertation supervisor or academic mentor. Letters have the same deadline as the application and must be submitted by the faculty member through SOLO.
Please note: All file uploads must be submitted as PDF files.
Recommendation letter:
Faculty recommendation letters have the same deadline as the graduate student fellowship application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that their letter of recommendation is submitted by the application deadline.
Students request recommendation letters within the application on the SOLO platform. A link is immediately sent to the faculty member, who can then upload the letter via SOLO. Letters should be submitted as PDF files.
Faculty may submit letters of recommendation at any time after receiving the link and do NOT have to wait for the student to complete and submit the application. This means that students, out of courtesy to the faculty, should initiate their application early enough to give advance notice to their recommenders, even if students plan to finalize the application closer to the deadline.
