Deadline: 3-Feb-22
The Asian Cultural Council (ACC) is pleased to announce the Graduate Scholarship Program for students who have been admitted to a graduate degree program in the U.S. in an eligible field.
This funding may be used for travel and living expenses, but it will not be sufficient to cover full tuition costs. Applicants who have not yet received an admissions offer are welcome to apply, but ACC must receive proof of admission before funding can be awarded.
Priority is given to applicants who choose to study abroad because comparable programs are not available in their home country, and to those working in fields that are underrepresented in their home country. By enabling access to academic training for international students, ACC aims to contribute to the diversification of scholarly narratives and critical discourse.
Although funding is only awarded for one year at a time, recipients may reapply in successive years and are likely to receive renewed support if they remain a student in good standing.
Funding Period: June 1, 2022 – December 31, 2023
Eligible Fields
- Archaeology
- Architecture*
- Art History
- Arts Administration
- Arts Criticism
- Conservation
- Crafts
- Curation
- Dance
- Ethnomusicology
- Film/Video/Photography
- Literature**
- Museum Studies
- Music
- Theater
- Visual Art
*for design, aesthetic theory, and/or aesthetic history only; projects with an economic, social, scientific, or technological focus are not eligible
**for travel to/from Japan only
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications for this program are currently only accepted for applicants who are citizens or residing in Japan.
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To be selected, applicants must:
- Show a track record of artistic, scholarly, or professional excellence and potential for continued growth
- Be positioned to use their education to influence a larger community or field
- Represent an artistic practice, profession, or field of scholarship that is underserved by graduate programs or underrepresented in their home country
- Apply to graduate programs independently and send ACC proof of acceptance as soon as possible
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Once selected, graduate scholarship recipients are expected to:
- Matriculate or continue in a degree-granting graduate program during the funding period
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Please note the following restrictions:
- Degree programs in education are not eligible, even if the focus is arts-related
- Commercial degree programs, and applicants with a commercial arts background, are not eligible
- ACC cannot recommend specific graduate programs or help prospective students with their applications to graduate school
For more information, visit ACC.
For more information, visit https://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/our-work/programs/fellowships-and-grants/graduate-scholarship