The Association for Asian Studies/China and Inner Asia Council has several small grants available to award members as a result of the generous funding of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation. 
 
Qualified individuals can apply for small grants up to $2,000 in a number of categories including: research travel, curriculum development, conference and seminar organization, collaborative projects, etc. 
 
Dissertation-level graduate students and scholars with special interests in China or Inner Asia are invited to submit proposals. Applicants must be AAS members, but there are no citizenship requirements. Junior and independent scholars, adjunct faculty, and dissertation-level graduate students are especially encouraged to apply.
 
The grant deadline for receiving applications in our Ann Arbor office is Tuesday, February 1, 2011.   Award notification will be made by the end of April and submitted projects must begin after May 1, 2011 and be completed by April 30, 2012 to be considered.
 
Please see the AAS website for further details and application forms:
 
http://www.asian-studies.org/grants/main.htm#CIAC