CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
EARLY MEDIEVAL CHINA GROUP, INC.
SPONSORSHIP OF PANELS AT THE 2024 MEETING OF THE AAS
DUE BY 25 JULY 2023
The Early Medieval China Group (EMCG) is happy to announce that it will sponsor up to two panels on topics related to the study of early medieval China that are to be proposed to the Association for Asian Studies Annual Conterence, either for the virtual conterence on March 1, 2024, or for the in-person conference in Seattle on March 14-17, 2024.
The subventions of up to $1,200 for the virtual panel and up to $1,700 for the in-person panel are intended to defray some of the costs of presenting research at the AAS Annual Meeting, including travel and registration expenses. Funding is contingent on the panel's acceptance for presentation at AAS. Funding levels are determined during the review process.
Proposed panels may extend beyond early medieval China (ca. 2nd-6th c. CE) to include the Han and/or Tang dynasties. All participants in the panel should be or become members of the Early Medieval China Group. Membership also includes a subscription to our annual journal Early Medieval China. If you would like to become a member, please go to our website at https://www.earlymedievalchinagroup.org/ and follow the link to the membership page.
Scholars and graduate students at any stage of their careers are eligible. Members of the board of the Early Medieval China Group are eligible to participate in applications for panel sponsorships but are recused from the selection process and not eligible for subventions.
Your application should include the following information: title of your panel; names of all panelists; panel abstract and individual abstracts; brief CVs (1-2 pp.) of participants; statement
describing what funding support the applicants expect to receive from other sources, including from their institutions: name and mailing address of the panelist who will receive and distribute the funds. Please send your application as a single PDF file to antie.richter@colorado.edu by July 25, 2023. Submissions will be reviewed by the Group's board. We will notify successful applicants by July 31, 2023.
For more information on the Early Medieval China Group, https://www.earlymedievalchinagroup.org/