GHF is now accepting applications through September 1, 2022.
Project awards fund activities that confirm GHF’s mission, such as exhibitions, performances, K-12 outreach, conferences, and more. Subvention awards support not-for-profit presses in publishing print and open-access books that align with the Foundation’s mission and goals.
We are pleased to welcome Pauline Yu, President Emeritus, American Council on Learned Societies, to the Geiss Hsu Foundation Board. Dr. Yu will begin her three-year term in September.
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Mid-career, senior, and emerging scholars from all areas of the humanities with a strong record of peer-reviewed work are encouraged to apply. In partnership with the James P. Geiss and Margaret Y. Hsu Foundation, the Center welcomes fellowship applications from scholars engaged in the study of early modern China and its world, during and adjacent to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Scholars from all parts of the globe are eligible; stipends and travel expenses are provided. Fellowship applicants must have a PhD or equivalent scholarly credentials. Fellowships are supported by the Center’s own endowment, private foundation grants, contributions from alumni and friends, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Located in the vibrant Research Triangle region of North Carolina, the Center affords access to the rich cultural and intellectual communities supported by the area’s research institutes, universities, and dynamic arts scene. Fellows enjoy private studies, in-house dining, and superb library services that deliver all research materials.
Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. ET, October 6, 2022. For more information and to apply, please visit this link.
The National Humanities Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national or ethnic origin, handicap, sexual orientation, or age. We are dedicated to fair treatment, diversity, and inclusion.
The National Humanities Center is one of the world’s leading centers for advanced study and the only independent institution of its kind dedicated exclusively to the humanities. For over four decades, the Center has encouraged excellence in scholarship and teaching while constantly affirming the vital importance of the humanities in American life.
Residential Fellowships at the National Humanities Center
The Geiss Hsu Foundation is pleased to announce a three-year partnership with the National Humanities Center to provide residential fellowship support to a scholar of early modern China and its world, beginning with the 2023–24 academic year and concluding in 2025–26. Applications open July 1.
For more information about the partnership and the application process, visit this link.
The Board of Directors of the Geiss Hsu Foundation is delighted to announce awards made during the spring application cycle. These awards support publications, exhibitions, and conferences that advance scholarship and interpretation of the Ming dynasty and adjacent time periods and peoples.
Project Awards
Zhu Da (1626–1705), Flowers on a River. Qing dynasty. Hand scroll; ink on paper, image size: 18 1/2 × 508 7/8 in. (47 × 1292.5 cm). Collection of the Tianjin Museum
Society for Ming Studies: Promoting theJournal of the Society for Ming Studies
Subvention Awards
Open-Access Publishing
Cornell East Asia Series, an imprint of Cornell University Press: Bandits in Print: The Water Margin and the Transformations of Vernacular Fiction by Scott Gregory
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Art History and the Center for East Asian Studies are pleased to host an online launch for Julia K. Murray’s new book, The Aura of Confucius: Relics and Representations of the Sage at the Kongzhai Shrine in Shanghai (Cambridge University Press), a conversation between the author and Professor James Robson of Harvard University. A subvention award from the Geiss Hsu Foundation supported this book.
FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2022 1-2:30 pm (US Central Time)
(11am-12:30pm US Pacific Time / 2-3:30pm US Eastern Time / 7-8:30pm British Time / 8-9:30pm Central Europe Time / 1-2:30am on 4/23 China Time)
Nine junior scholars will present their research during the Annual Meeting of the Society for Ming Studies, held at the Association for Asian Studies Conference in Hawaii. An award from the Geiss Hsu Foundation supported their travel.