Applications for the 2025 fellowships are open from July 1st 2024- December 30th, 2024.
The 2025 Blakemore Kingfisher Art History Language Fellowships will be awarded for 9-12 months study of Chinese or Korean language at approved programs in East Asia.
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, the Blakemore Foundation is looking for a mature purpose: a career path that will require and benefit from fluency in that Asian language throughout that individual’s life.
Blakemore Kingfisher Fellows will receive a stipend for living, travel, and study expenses and full tuition for an academic year of study at:
- International Chinese Language Program at National Taiwan University
- Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies at Tsinghua University
- Seoul National University , Sogang University, or the Inter-University Center for Korean Language Study at Sungkyunkwan University
Applications may be submitted at: https://blakemorefoundation.communityforce.com./
For more information: https://www.blakemorefoundation.org/blakemorekingfisher
