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AAS Annual Conference Travel Grant Recipients
Astghik Hovhannisyan, Russian-Armenian University, AAS2026 Annual Conference Travel Grant Recipient 
Feng Guo, University of Edinburgh AAS2026 Annual Conference Travel Grant Recipient. Group photo of panel: Eco-Encounters: Reconsidering Flora and Fauna in Chinese Art and Material Culture. From left to right: Shing-Kwan Chan, Lisa Claypool, Anran Tu, Wilson Chan, Feng Guo, Fa-ti Fan. 
A photo of Ngoi Hui Chien, AAS2026 Travel Grant Recipient and panelists . From left to right: Ngoi Hui Chien, Junlin Ma, Poon Soon Yi, and Wenxin Liang. 
Jessie Tannenbaum, Virginia Tech, AAS2026 Annual Conference Travel Grant Recipient 
AAS Travel Grant recipients, including those awarded the AAS Annual Conference Travel Grant, Geiss Hsu Annual Conference Travel Grant, International Exchange Grant, Japan Studies Graduate Student Travel Grant, Korean Studies Graduate Student Travel Grant, and South Asia Council Conference Travel Award on Saturday, March 14, 2026. 
Timothy Sim, University of Cambridge, AAS2026 Annual Conference Travel Grant Recipient
Grants with rolling application deadlines:
- Funds are available for 2026 COC Outreach Grants.
- 2026 NEAC DSB applications are open. Limited funds are available for Japan Speakers, and funds are available for Korea Speakers.
- Funds are available for SAC Conference Travel Awards in 2026 for applications for AAS-in-Asia 2026 and any upcoming AAS Regional Conference in 2026.
AAS Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) Distinguished Speakers Bureau
The Northeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies (NEAC) solicits applications from American colleges or universities (especially those without well-established programs on East Asia) to invite a distinguished scholar to give a public lecture on their campus, to meet with teachers and students, and possibly to visit classes.
AAS Council of Conferences (COC) Outreach Grants
AAS Council of Conferences (COC) Outreach Grants of up to $3,000 are made available to encourage education in Asian Studies.
South Asia Council Conference Travel Award
The South Asia Council is pleased to offer approximately thirty $150 – $200 awards to scholars who plan to present South Asia-related research at any AAS-affiliated conference in 2026, including the AAS Annual Conference, AAS-in-Asia, and AAS regional conferences.
Not currently accepting applications:
Please note that all stated dates are subject to change.
Annual Conference Travel Grant
Annual Deadline: November preceding the AAS Annual conference
Thanks to the generous support from our members, we are proud to offer the Annual Conference travel grant, which awards $500 to individuals to enable their annual conference participation.
Short-Term Research Grant in the History of Japanese Sexualities
Annual Deadline: October 1
Awards of up to $3,500 will be available for early-career scholars to cover travel and research expenses on trips to Japan for research projects focused on the history of Japanese sexualities.
Established in Honor of Mark McLelland
AAS Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) Korean Studies Grants
Annual Deadline: February 1
The Northeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies (NEAC), in conjunction with the Korea Foundation, offers a grant program in Korean studies designed to assist the research of individual scholars based in North America to improve the quality of teaching about Korea on both the college and precollege levels, and to integrate the study of Korea into the major academic disciplines.
AAS Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) Japan Studies Grants
Annual Deadline: October 1
The Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) of the Association for Asian Studies, in conjunction with the Japan-US Friendship Commission, supports a variety of grant programs in Japanese studies designed to facilitate the research of individual scholars, to improve the quality of teaching about Japan on both the college and precollege levels, and to integrate the study of Japan into the major academic disciplines.
Geiss Hsu Annual Conference Travel Grant
Annual Deadline: November preceding the AAS Annual conference
Thanks to the generous support from the Geiss Hsu Foundation, we are able to offer the Geiss Hsu Annual Conference Travel Grant, which will award up to $2,000 each in travel support to scholars specializing in studies of Ming China, as well as scholars who engage in research related to the Ming. Applicants do not need to be a part of an organized session to receive the grant, nor do they need to be current AAS members.
Japan Studies Graduate Student Travel Grant
Annual Deadline: December preceding the AAS Annual conference
Thanks to the generous support from the Japan-US Friendship Commission, we are able to offer the Japan Studies Graduate Student travel grant, which awards $500 up to $1,000 to individuals to enable their AAS conference participation.
Korea Studies Graduate Student Travel Grant
Annual Deadline: December preceding the AAS Annual conference
Thanks to the generous support from the Korea Foundation, we are able to offer the Korea Studies Graduate Student travel grant, which awards $500 to individuals who are current Korean Studies graduate students to enable their AAS conference participation.
Chaplin Memorial Award for Excellence in Japanese Language Teaching
The Hamako Ito Chaplin Award for Excellence in Japanese Language Teaching is an annual prize of $1,000 that will be awarded to either a current graduate student or a full-time instructor of Japanese for excellence in Japanese language teaching at the college level.
AAS East and Inner Asia Council (EIAC) Small Grants
Application Portal Open: December 1, 2026
Annual Deadline: February 1
The East and Inner Asia Council of the AAS (EIAC) makes awards of up to $2,000. Dissertation-level graduate students and scholars with special interests in China, Taiwan, East or Inner Asia are invited to submit proposals.
Gosling-Lim Fellowship
Annual Deadline: February 1
The fellowship provides US $55,000 of funding for postdoctoral research and writing, to be expended over 8-12 months while the recipient is in residence or otherwise based at an academic institution, in Southeast Asia or abroad, other than their home institution and the institution at which their doctorate was obtained. The fellowship may be used in any discipline and for any country of Southeast Asia (i.e., Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam).
Graduate Student Paper Prizes
Annual Deadline in March, after the AAS Annual Conference concludes
Each year the Area Councils offers a best paper prize to graduate students presenting at the Annual Conference. Submission requirements and prize amounts vary by area council.
Cultivating the Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) Research Grants in South and Southeast Asia
The application portal is closed.
Cultivating the Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) Research Grants are available for short- (up to 2 months), medium (2-6 months), and long-term (12 months) research projects that advance the fields of the humanities and social sciences in South and Southeast Asia. Junior faculty, graduate students, senior or independent scholars, women, and ethnic minority groups with South or Southeast Asian nationality are encouraged to apply.
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