Scholarships for Asian Studies
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Asian Studies explores a variety of themes relating to Asian people and civilization. It includes such concepts as religion, culture, literature, history and philosophy. Asian studies majors will also include Asian language study as part of their curriculum.
Scholarships are available for students who wish to major in Asian Studies. Here are some examples of financial aid:
Bridging Scholarships for Study in Japan
Students wishing to study abroad may want to apply for the Bridging Scholarships for Study in Japan. The scholarship is open to U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are undergraduates at a U.S. college or university. Students studying in Japan for one semester will receive a stipend in the amount of $2,500.00. Those individuals who are planning on studying abroad for one academic year will receive $4,000.00.
Northern Illinois University, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Several Foreign Language Area Scholarships are available for graduate students. In addition to a tuition and fee waiver, a stipend of $14,000.00 is paid for a nine-month academic year.
Graduate students, both current and incoming, are invited to apply for $2,400.00 in funding from the Clark and Arlene Neher Scholarship. Interested individuals are to submit a completed application form, along with a personal statement setting out their career and/or research goals, a letter of recommendation, and an official transcript.
University of Hawaii, Asian Studies Program
The Pacific-Asian Scholarships pay two semesters of tuition for graduate students. Please note that fees (student activity and campus center) are not covered by the scholarship.
The Starr Foundation Graduate Fellowship in Asian Studies provides a stipend to graduate students in the amount of $2,200.00. The funds can be used toward summer language study programs, travel for research or to attend a conference, or field study.
The James Shigeta Scholarship in Asian Studies covers the cost of tuition for either an undergraduate or graduate student for one academic year. Some consideration is given to an applicant’s level of financial need when choosing scholarship recipients.
SIT Asia Fund for Study Abroad
A merit-based scholarship is offered to undergraduate students with a background/interest in Asian Studies. The scholarship will cover a portion of the cost of a program of study abroad. The amount of funding provided will depend on the student’s level of financial need. This scholarship program would be of interest to students looking to study in China, Viet Nam, Indonesia, or the Mekong Delta.
Scholarship recipients will be selected based on academic achievement, area of study chosen, and ability to conduct an independent field study. Applicants will submit letters of reference from faculty members.
University of Florida, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The Alice Zirger Memorial Scholarship provides funding in the amount of $1,000.00 each year to a female student. Scholarship recipients must either be enrolled in the second year of Japanese or Chinese or have studied an East Asian language for a minimum of two years. The applicants’ GPA is taken into consideration when choosing scholarship recipients.
In addition to the foregoing, up to six awards in the amount of $2,000.00-$3,000.00 each will be distributed under the Asian Studies Research Award program. Students pursuing any major interested in participating in a research project concerning Asia are invited to apply. A minimum GPA of 3.5 is required to be considered for this source of funding.
Scholarships for those interested in studying abroad in ranging from $500.00-$5,000.00 are also available.
