FY09 Call for Proposals:
Harvard China Fund Faculty Grants

The Harvard China Fund, under the Office of the Provost, is pleased to announce its FY09 grants program for Harvard faculty, programs and schools. The purpose of the Fund is to support interdisciplinary research and teaching about and in China, focus Harvard’s considerable strengths in the field towards directly tackling challenges that face China, and improve communication and collaboration between Harvard’s Faculties and Schools and Chinese universities and research institutes.

Proposals may be in any field, but preference will be given to those projects that are interdisciplinary and novel. Priority will be given to projects that advance the research goals of Harvard faculty or improve the education of Harvard students. Collaborative projects which have the potential to be supported financially by Chinese universities or other relevant institutions are welcome.

Proposals shall be judged on the basis of academic excellence, innovation, feasibility, organizational support and the potential for impact in China. During this phase of the program, the Harvard China Fund expects to fund several proposals at the $150,000 to $250,000 range, and encourages applicants to consider this support as seed money or to seek matching funds.

Preference may be given to proposed projects for which funding might not be otherwise available from traditional sources. All proposals will be reviewed by the Harvard China Fund Steering Committee. Final proposals will be subject to external, peer reviews by readers familiar with the proposed field of work.

The competition is open to all Harvard faculty at the assistant, associate or full professorial rank who will be continuing at the university in that capacity for the duration of the project and who can demonstrate the endorsement of their school, department, or program for this project. Projects may include other researchers or participants, but they may not serve as the principal applicant.

Applicants interested in submitting proposals should e-mail a one-page project summary including a list of key participants and one-page preliminary budget to hcf@fas.harvard.edu by January 4, 2008. Potential applicants are also welcome to contact the Harvard China Fund to discuss their ideas further.

Following a review of the proposed projects, finalists will be asked to submit a formal proposal by March 1, 2008.

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