Funding for East Asian Studies

Weatherhead Undergraduate Training Grant

Provides up to $2,500 in support to undergraduate students for summer projects in East Asia that develop academic and/or professional expertise.  Examples of eligible projects include research or a secured, uncompensated internship. Projects involving a single East Asian country are eligible, and priority will be given to projects that cross traditional disciplinary, geographic, or temporal boundaries, as well as to applicants with a commitment to make East Asia a part of their long-term careers.

• Provides summer funding to support projects such as internships or research to encourage undergraduate study and engagement with modern and contemporary East Asia.
• Eligibility
  • Undergraduate students matriculated in Barnard College, Columbia College, and the School of General Studies
  • Minimum GPA of 3.5
  • Completed at least two courses in East Asian studies before applying
  • Available to current and continuing students only
• Examples of projects include research or unpaid internships in East Asia
• Provides
  • Up to $2,500 in support
• Average of 4 awards per summer.
• Selection criteria include:
  • Academic excellence
  • Demonstrated commitment to East Asia, and to incorporating it in one’s long-term academic or professional career goals

Application Procedures

• Apply through the undergraduate college or school in which you are matriculated (see below)
• Application materials:
  • Basic Application and Weatherhead Undergraduate Training Grant Application Forms
  • one to two-page description of the proposed project
  • detailed project budget
  • official Columbia University transcript
  • one letter of recommendation from a Columbia/Barnard faculty member or instructor
  • if the project is an internship, a letter from the host organization confirming the internship

for Barnard College Students

Submit all application materials noted above
by March 5, 2010 to

Dean James Runsdorf
Dean of Studies Office
Barnard College
105I Milbank
New York, NY 10027
212-854-2024
jrunsdor@barnard.edu

for Columbia College Students

Submit all application materials noted above
by March 5, 2010 to

Dean Michael Pippenger
Office of Academic Affairs
Columbia College
208 Hamilton Hall
New York, NY 10027
212-854-5429
mp2496@columbia.edu

for School of General Studies Students

Submit all application materials noted above
by March 5, 2010 to

Dean Vanessa Karahalios
Office of the Dean of Students
School of General Studies
Columbia University
403 Lewisohn Hall
New York, NY 10027
212-854-2881
vk2104@columbia.edu

General questions on the Weatherhead Undergraduate Training Grant should be directed to cb2462@columbia.edu at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute.