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East Asia and the Pacific|Hong Kong

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Award #9132
Category:  Research
Number of Awards: 2
Deadline:  August 1, 2008
Grant Activity: Conduct research on some aspect of Hong Kong life including politics, business, economics, public policy, public administration, modern history, environmental studies (non-science), urban studies, education, communication, journalism and media, or cultural life including literature and the arts. Projects may also focus on the relationship between Hong Kong and southern China.
Language: If required by the project, appropriate level of facility in Cantonese or Mandarin Chinese.
Additional Qualifications: Applicants must be 3 years beyond the Ph.D. or other terminal degree at the time of application.
Location: Affiliation to be determined.
Length of Grant: 4 months to 6 months
Starting Date: September 1, 2009 or later, but work must be completed by August 31, 2010
Comments: Preference will be given to projects involving collaboration with Hong Kong scholars. Applicants should indicate a proposed affiliation and secure a letter of invitation. Host institutions may ask a grantee to teach one course in order to secure access to faculty housing. The Hong Kong-America Center (HKAC) can assist with securing an affiliation or can serve as an affiliation. Please contact Dr. Glenn Shive, the executive director of HKAC, at glennshive@cuhk.edu.hk regarding affiliations, but questions regarding applying should be directed to the CIES program officer.
Staff: Assistant Director David B.J. Adams, 202.686.4021, dadams@cies.iie.org or Program Associate Trevor Foley, 202.686.4025, tfoley@cies.iie.org

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