ELIGIBILITY
1. Citizens of and residents in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, the People�s Republic of China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, the Republic of Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
2. Master�s/doctoral degree or equivalent professional training and experiences (minimum of 3 years of university teaching experiences for scholars or 5 years of work experience for professionals).
3. Applicants must be 45 years old or younger at the time of the application deadline. However, those up to 50 years old proposing to do research in the field of Humanities may be given special consideration.
4. Proficiency in English or in the language of the host country appropriate to the proposed research project.
5. Those who are currently enrolled in a degree program, or have just completed a degree program for less than one to two years will not be eligible to apply. Those who were a recipient of a Ford Foundation fellowship grant within the last two years prior to the application are also ineligible.
CONDITIONS OF THE AWARDS
1. The proposed research projects for the ASIA Fellows Awards can be carried out in only one participating country (except the applicant�s own) and under the following conditions:
a) No applicants can propose to conduct their research in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea or Taiwan.
b) Applicants from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore cannot undertake research in each other�s countries.
c) Applicants from Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan can only apply to conduct their research in Thailand, the ASF host country.
2. Any portion of the proposed project that will be undertaken in the applicant�s own country will not be funded under the ASIA Fellows Awards.
3. The proposed grant period must be between 6 to 9 months. Once awarded, a fellow is required to conduct research at the proposed host country throughout the grant period. Splitting of the grant period or conducting research in the applicant�s own country during the proposed grant period is not allowed under any circumstances.
4. While an applicant from South Asia or Southeast Asia may propose a research project in a country within his/her own region, preference is given to applicants who propose to conduct research in a region of Asia other than their own (e.g., an award to an Indian scholar or professional for research in China).
5. Applicants should not plan to conduct their research in a country with which their home country has a difficult diplomatic relationship because of the uncertainties of securing an affiliation and obtaining a research clearance and visa for a long-term stay.
6. It is preferable that invitation letter or e-mail to confirm affiliation from a host institution be obtained and submitted together with the application.
7. Fellowship awards are not for the purpose of completing requirements towards an academic degree (master�s thesis or doctoral dissertations).
