CAPS Fundings

Dr. Ken Tadashi Oshima

Funding Opportunities

Faculty & Student Support

CAPS offers funding opportunities and support to its faculty and students in four key areas: hosting visiting guest lecturers, professional development, co-sponsorship of student groups, and faculty reading interest groups. While preference is given to applicants whose primary research focus is Asia, all are encouraged to apply.

Additionally, CAPS continues to welcome grant initiatives led by individual faculty members. As in the past, CAPS staff are available to assist with budget development and management for these activities.

Faculty

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Proposals are accepted for guest lectures on Asia or the Pacific. Funding covers honorarium, travel, and related costs for public campus events.
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This lecture series honors Mr. Myung Sup Lim, founder of Optrontec, by highlighting Korean history and culture, just as his company brings the world into focus through optical innovation.
 
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The Yoko McClain Fund brings top scholars to UO for lectures and seminars supporting Japanese Language and Literature, honoring her lasting impact on the field.
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CAPS now offers $300 honoraria for external faculty to speak in UO classes, virtually or in person, on Asia-Pacific topics.
 
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Awards of up to are available to CAPS faculty for conference travel, research visits, and publication costs, after department funds are used.
 
CAPS Faculty Reading Group Sponsorship
A limited number of $500 grants are available to support CAPS-focused reading groups of at least three faculty or grad students (with a faculty coordinator). 
 

Students

Freeman Internship Fellowships Sign
The Freeman Foundation grant supports UO students with stipends for internships in East and Southeast Asia, helping cover travel and living costs as they gain international working experience.
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Grants of up to $500 for graduate students studying Asia, supporting conference travel, research visits, and publication-related expenses.
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CAPS offers up to $100 per year per group in co-sponsorships for UO student events related to Asia or the Pacific that align with its mission.
 

Other Funding Opportunities

Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Scholarship ($2,000)

The Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Scholarship, made possible by an endowment from Norman Sundberg, Professor Emeritus, Psychology, and Donna Sundberg, is designed to support graduate students studying Southeast Asia. Awards may be requested for educational expenses, including tuition supplements, travel, equipment purchase, books and supplies, or other educational needs. 

Professional Development Graduate Award (Up to $2,000)

Funded by the Division of Graduate Studies and, in part, by the Gary E. Smith Foundation, this award supports outstanding graduate students pursuing activities that enhance their skills, knowledge, and abilities beyond their academic coursework and research, preparing them for post-graduation careers and increasing their overall employability and success in their chosen fields.

Oregon Sylff Fellowships for International Research ($15,000)

The Sylff program aims to identify and nurture leaders who will overcome differences in nationality, language, ethnicity, religion, and political systems to tackle global issues, and who have the integrity, determination, and expertise to bring about positive social change in global society and their local community.

Japan America Friendship Fund Scholarship ($2,000 to $3,000)

The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures is pleased to offer multiple Japanese America Friendship Fund Scholarships for studying abroad in Japan during any academic term in the school year or summer. The Japan America Friendship Fund is a travel scholarship intended to assist students, who will study Japanese language and culture. By so doing, they will be participating in sustaining and improving Japanese/American relations and understanding. 

Wegmann Scholarship For Chinese Studies ($1,000 to $2,000)

Global Education Oregon is pleased to offer funding for undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences studying Chinese and accepted to a UO-sponsored study abroad program in China or Taiwan. The scholarship may be used to assist students with standard educational expenses including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room and board, and travel associated with the study abroad experience.

Global Oregon Graduate Research Awards (Up to $2,000)

The Global Oregon Initiative invites UO graduate students to apply for research awards of up to $2,000 offered to support international research. It promotes internationalization in the student experience, in research, and in our outreach to the state and the world.

Global Oregon Undergraduate Research Awards (Up to $500)

The Global Oregon Initiative invites UO undergraduate students to apply for research awards of up to $500 offered to support global education experiences (intensive study abroad, international internships, international research opportunities, participation in international events, etc.).

CSWS Graduate Student Funding Research Grants (Up to $3,000)

The Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) invites graduate student grant funding applications for research on any aspect of the study of women and/or gender from across the disciplines on topics that align with the Center’s mission to fund research, scholarship, and creative work that addresses the complexities of women’s lives and the complicated nature of gender identities and inequalities. 

OHC Graduate Research Support Fellowship(Up to $1,000)

The purpose of the Graduate Research Support Fellowship program is to stimulate humanities research and support graduate education by providing doctoral students with resources to assist with their doctoral research and the completion of their dissertations.