From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 6:49 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: Travel Grants: Ricci Inst. for Chinese-Western Cultural
History, Univ of San Francisco
> H-ASIA
> December 10, 2012
>
> Travel Grants, Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History,
> University of San Francisco
> DEADLINE DECEMBER 15, 2012
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> Travel Grants, Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History,
> University of San Francisco
>
>
> Location: California, United States
>
> Grant Date: 2012-12-15 (in 5 days)
>
> Date Submitted: 2012-12-04
>
> Announcement ID: 199282
>
>
>
> The Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History at the University
> of San Francisco Center for the Pacific Rim annually awards travel grants
> to encourage faculty members, graduate students, and other researchers
> from outside of the San Francisco Bay Area to use the Institutes library
> and archival collections for their research. Research topics may include,
> but are not limited to Chinese-Western cultural exchange, interaction
> and/or encounters, Jesuit interaction with China from the late Ming
> through early 20th century, and/or the history of Christianity in China.
>
> The Ricci Institute offers two types of travel grants (applicants may
> apply for one only):
>
> Domestic:
> * Domestic travel grants are intended to help defer the expenses of
> scholars traveling from within the United States to the USF Ricci
> Institute to perform research utilizing its archival and library
> collections.
> * Each domestic travel grant provides up to $1,000 for approved expenses
> for travel-related costs to conduct research at the Institute (preference
> will be given to applicants who will be in residence at the Institute for
> a minimum of one week/five working days.)
>
> International:
> * International travel grants are intended to help defer the expenses of
> scholars traveling from outside of the United States to the USF Ricci
> Institute to perform research utilizing its archival and library
> collections.
> * Each grant provides up to $2,000 for approved expenses for
> travel-related costs to conduct research at the Institute (preference will
> be given to applicants who will be in residence at the Institute for a
> minimum of one week/five working days.)
>
> Travel grant recipients are invited to participate in Ricci Institute and
> Center for the Pacific Rim events during the time of their residency. If
> feasible, they are also invited to give a presentation on their research
> to the University community. At the end of their residence, they are asked
> to submit a brief written report on the value of having used the resources
> at the Ricci Institute for their research.
>
> Awards are funded by the EDS-Stewart Chair for Chinese-Western Cultural
> History and, for scholars of Asian descent, the Ricci Asian Scholars
> Endowment.
>
> Deadlines for applications:
> For the 2013 spring semester: December 15, 2012
> For the summer period and the fall 2013 semester: March 31, 2013
>
> Application Process:
> A complete application consists of:
> [1] A cover letter
> [2] A current C.V.
> [3] A proposed budget including other funding sources, if any
> [4] The names and contact information for two references
> [5] Proof of citizenship/visa status (non U.S. citizens only)
> [6] A successful research proposal (600 words maximum) will include -
> a review of progress already made by the applicant;
> - plans for research at the USF Ricci Institute;
> - timeline or schedule of on-site activities;
> - and the contribution the research would make in the relevant
> field(s) and to the mission of the USF Ricci Institute (priority
> consideration will be given to applicants who demonstrate in their
> application how the Ricci Institutes library holdings will facilitate
> their research.)
>
> NOTE: Travel Grant funds are expected to supplement the applicants own
> resources used for travel to and stay in the San Francisco Bay Area for
> work done while in residence at the USF Ricci Institute. Award amounts are
> maximums based on receipts presented and will not be exceeded regardless
> of expenses incurred. Nominal limits of $450 for domestic airfare,
> $200/night for local hotel accommodation, and $50/day for meals are
> imposed by the University. Travel Grant funds may not be used for the
> purchase of software or computing technology. Please note that without
> exception all awardees must have a U.S. Social Security number in order to
> receive their reimbursements (may be applied for upon arrival in San
> Francisco.)
>
> Submit applications by mail to:
> Travel Grant Review Committee
> Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History
> University of San Francisco
> 2130 Fulton Street, Room LM280
> San Francisco, CA 94117-1080
> USA
>
>
> Submit applications by email to:
> lee@usfca.edu with the subject line: Travel Grant application.
>
> For more information about the USF Ricci Institutes resources, please
> visit: http://usf.usfca.edu/ricci//collection/index.htm
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Melissa Dale, Ph.D.
> Executive Director
> Center for the Pacific Rim
> University of San Francisco
> 2130 Fulton St.
> San Francisco, CA 94117-1080
> Email: mdale3@usfca.edu
> Visit the website at http://usf.usfca.edu/ricci//
>
>
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