The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announces a new initiative supporting research and teaching in Buddhist studies funded by a $1.9 million grant from the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation (http://www.rhfamilyfoundation.org/).

Working with the Foundation, ACLS will offer an articulated set of fellowship and grant competitions that will expand the understanding and interpretation of Buddhist thought in scholarship and society, strengthen international networks of Buddhist studies, and increase the visibility of innovative currents in those studies. ACLS will organize competitions for the following:

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Robert H. N.Ho Family Foundation/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies

http://www.acls.org/programs/buddhist-studies/#diss
Robert H. N.Ho Family Foundation/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships in Buddhist Studies

http://www.acls.org/programs/buddhist-studies/#collab
Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation/ACLS Collaborative Research Grants in Buddhist Studies

http://www.acls.org/programs/buddhist-studies/#vp

Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation/ACLS Visiting Professorships in Buddhist Studies

These are global competitions. There are no restrictions as to the location of work proposed or the citizenship of applicants.

Applications must be submitted through the ACLS Online Fellowship Application system (OFA). Sample applications and a link to OFA will be available in July 2013.

Further details may be found here:

http://www.acls.org/programs/buddhist-studies/