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The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is currently accepting applications for its Chinese Language Fellowship Program (CLFP) 2026-2027. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
NBR’s Chinese Language Fellowship Program (CLFP), funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, awards two types of fellowships to American graduate students for one academic year of full-time intensive Chinese language training in Taiwan or China.
To be eligible for a fellowship, an applicant will:
To be considered for a fellowship, an applicant must submit:
A complete application form, answering questions about academic experiences, Chinese language skills, and Chinese language classes taken.
A two-page summary resume, inclusive of academic and professional honors received (full academic CVs will not be reviewed).
A two-page cover letter that addresses how their proposed Chinese language program will contribute to their language training, doctoral studies, and future plans.
A letter of recommendation from an academic supervisor or professor (sent directly by reference to Fern Hinrix at [email protected] by February 16, 2026)
A letter of recommendation from a recent Chinese language teacher (sent directly by reference to Fern Hinrix at [email protected] by February 16, 2026).
Electronic transcripts from all educational institutions you are currently attending and/or from which they have received a degree (please upload as PDFs in the application portal).
If not evident through transcripts or if you are applying to the Prospective PhD track…
Please explain your plans to pursue a PhD program in your cover letter.
Please ask your academic supervisor or professor to address your aptitude for a PhD program in his/her letter of recommendation.
