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Here are just a few examples of the way CEAPS has supported students.
“The study abroad opportunities provided by these fellowships made me think about the world differently and inspired me to pursue research...Now that I am halfway through my PhD program, I can confidently say that I have made it this far because of the generosity of CEAPS, something I am forever grateful for.”
Kolten Conklen (BA '22 in Global Studies & East Asian Languages & Cultures)
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellow & Wanxiang Fellow
“The grant allowed me to conduct fieldwork in Indonesia, collect primary observations, and engage with local communities to gather unique qualitative and quantitative data. Without this support, my work would have been limited to secondary sources, desk-based work, or more constrained regional studies.”
Azifah Astrina (PhD Candidate, Political Science)
Dissertation Travel Grant Recipient
“My fellowship allowed me the dedicated study and research time I had long wished for. The advanced Japanese courses on translation and historiography that I took equipped me with essential skills for my current research exploring Japanese influences on Chinese printing in the 19th and 20th centuries. The fellowship made me feel supported and acknowledged my efforts in the field.”
Yangyang Liu (PhD student, School of Information Science & MA '21 East Asian Languages & Cultures)
Conference Travel Grant Recipient & IGI Graduate Language Fellow
“Support from CEAPS helped me continue my dissertation work impacted by the pandemic in 2020, when there weren’t many funding opportunities. Thanks to the timely support from this grant, I was able to collect data and complete my dissertation in South Korea and Taiwan. This comparative aspect of my research has since helped me to develop new projects in both countries. This travel also helped me to maintain an academic network with local scholars in both South Korea and Taiwan.”
Sanghoon Kim-Leffingwell (PhD '22 in Political Science)
Dissertation Travel Grant Recipient
“Having direct access to sources and perspectives in Cambodia gave me insights I could not have gained otherwise. The grant gave me confidence in pursuing ambitious research question and affirmed my commitment to a research career focused on Southeast Asia and the international politics of foreign aid.”
Paul Un (PhD Candidate, Political Science)
Dissertation Travel Grant Recipient
“This fellowship gave me time and financial resources to focus on my Japanese studies through language and area studies classes. This would have been difficult to do while working part time. The support from my FLAS and IGI fellowships gave me resources and space to develop a career path through my work with Japanese collections at the library.”
Rebecca Stover (PhD Student, History)
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellow & IGI Graduate Language Fellow