July 11-12, 2024
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Application deadline: April 19, 2024 EXTENDED to May 1

Thanks to funding from the Henry Luce Foundation, the Association for Asian Studies is pleased to announce that we will host a dissertation workshop for Ph.D. students currently enrolled in higher education institutions in Asia. The workshop, sponsored by the AAS East and Inner Asia Council (EIAC), will take place July 11-12, 2024, immediately following the summer 2024 AAS-in-Asia conference in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The workshop theme will be “Global China: China’s Interactions Across and Beyond Asia.”  

The dissertation workshop will provide students, especially those based in less-resourced countries of Asia, with mentorship from leading scholars and to help them develop networks to navigate the challenging process of developing a strong prospectus, accomplishing the necessary research, and writing a good dissertation.

To ensure effectiveness, participation is limited to 10 students. Mentors will be Dr. Jean Oi (Stanford University, AAS president 2023-2024) and Dr. Prasenjit Duara (Duke University, AAS president 2019-2020), with a third mentor selected after the submission deadline. Mentors will lead discussions in seminar style, providing feedback on each student’s work, and also opening a space for students to comment on peers’ works work while responding to critique on their own work. During the day and a half workshop, time will be set aside for informal meetings and discussions, as well as group dinners and social gatherings. To help ensure the best possible use of this valuable face-to-face time, the workshop will meet virtually one month prior to the in-person meeting, when each student will circulate a draft of their work to be discussed at the in-person meeting.

The workshop will be limited to students who have defended their dissertation prospectus.  

EIAC encourages students across disciplines to apply for the workshop. We extend a special invitation to those in the underrepresented disciplines in the AAS, including sociology, economics, and political science, to apply.

Students selected for the workshop will receive a grant to cover the costs of:

• lowest economy class airfare
• AAS-in-Asia conference registration fee
• lodging (shared room) during the workshop
• meals during the workshop

All application materials must be submitted via the AAS application portal by May 1, 2024.

To apply, please submit the following:

• A Letter of Interest, which must mention 1) why your research should be considered a Global China project; and 2) your language competencies
• At least one letter of recommendation from your academic advisor. Letters of recommendation must be emailed directly by your advisor to webmaster@asianstudies.org no later than May 1, 2024.
• Dissertation Prospectus or dissertation abstract and one completed chapter
• CV