The Blakemore Foundation is now accepting applications for our fellowships for an academic year of full-time advanced language study at approved language programs in Asia during the 2025/2026 academic year. All fellowships provide full tuition and a stipend for living, travel and study expenses. We would appreciate your sharing this opportunity with your students and other potential applicants.
Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded to graduating seniors, college graduates, graduate students and young/mid-career professionals for advanced study of Chinese (in Taiwan), Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Khmer, Thai, or Vietnamese in Asia. Study of Chinese in Beijing is available as a Blakemore Fellowship. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States, have completed (at minimum) the third year of study of the Asian language, and are ready to advance to professional fluency.
Blakemore Kingfisher Art History Language Fellowships will be awarded for study of Chinese or Korean in East Asia, with expanded eligibility for the 2025 grants. These grants are open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada, and to foreign nationals studying in colleges or universities in the United States or Canada, who have a well-demonstrated intent to study the pre-twentieth century history of Chinese or Korean art at the doctoral level. Applicants must have received a bachelor's degree by the start of a grant and have completed (at minimum) two years of classroom study of the language in rigorous college-level language programs.
Who should apply? The Blakemore Foundation is looking for exceptional candidates who will make significant contributions to their career field. The ideal candidate is someone with stellar grades, outstanding recommendations, and a demonstrated commitment to the Asian country and language. Beyond commitment, we are looking for a mature purpose: a career path that will require and benefit from fluency in that Asian language throughout that individual's life.
Applications for all fellowship programs may be submitted at https://blakemorefoundation.communityforce.com with a deadline of December 30, 2024. More detailed information on our fellowship programs is available on our website at www.blakemorefoundation.org. Candidates are welcome to contact us directly by email or phone with questions or concerns.
David K.Y. Tang, Trustee
Blakemore Foundation
P.O. Box 50347 ● Bellevue, WA 98015
Office 206.427.4838
ContactUs@blakemorefoundation.org
www.blakemorefoundation.org
Approved Language Programs
- International Chinese Language Program at National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan
- Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China (Blakemore Kingfisher and Blakemore Fellowships)
- Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama, Japan (Blakemore Freeman Fellowships)
- Inter-University Center for Korean Language Studies at Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul National University, Sogang University
In addition, Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are also available for advanced language study in: ● Thailand ● Vietnam ● Indonesia ● Cambodia