Asian American Studies Research Award

Funding for Summer Research and Travel

Students are invited to submit proposals for funding to assist with their research and travel costs, museum fees, and other related expenses.

Deadline each year:

· April 15th

Proposal format:

We encourage students to approach this process with rigor, specificity, and comprehensiveness. We ask that each application offer:

· A 250-300 word description of the research agenda and why it is meaningful for the student’s future work in Asian American Studies and/or their larger career goals.

· A work schedule, accompanied by a specific timetable for travel and lodging.

· An itemized budget in USD.

Students should be aware:

· Travel as above, reasonable lodging, photocopy costs, and museum entrance fees for research purposes are all permissible costs for research trips.

· Students will submit receipts including boarding passes immediately after their trip. A travel advance is possible for prepaid airfare with receipts. If automobile mileage reimbursement is requested, you must submit a map with mileage indicated, as well as providing an airfare quote to verify that mileage costs were less than the airfare. If renting a car domestically, extra insurance is not reimbursed. No reimbursement can be made for lost receipts. Please email your proposals to Sabnam Ghosh, Asian American Studies Lecturer (sabnamghosh@wustl.edu) and Noah Cohan, AMCS Assistant Director (ncohan@wustl.edu) by the April 15th deadline.