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Two Year Fellowships
Each year Oberlin Shansi awards Fellowships to China, India, Indonesia, and Japan. Fellows work with Shansi’s long-term partners - including universities, non-governmental organizations, and a United Nations Agency - for approximately two years. We also offer an Independent Fellowship where applicants can propose to work with an organization of their choosing in South, Southeast, or East Asia.
In-Asia Grants
Oberlin Shansi provides grants to Oberlin College & Conservatory students to promote individual and creative engagement with Asia. The purpose of these grants is to offer students funding for a Winter Term or summer project with a focus on a society and culture other than their own. The grants are up to $1,500 and must take place in East Asia, Southeast Asia or South Asia. Projects can include, but are not limited to, internships with non-governmental organizations and self-directed study. Only first, second, and third-year students as well as fourth-year double degree students are eligible for the grants.
Visiting Scholars
Visiting Scholars are faculty or staff chosen competitively from the Shansi partner institutions in Asia who spend up to a semester at Oberlin College to enhance their professional and scholarly development. They observe undergraduate teaching, familiarize themselves with the library and its information retrieval system, and pursue their areas of research.
Here at Home
Oberlin Shansi has a deeply rooted relationship with Oberlin College going back to our founding in 1908. Shansi is committed to supporting students and relevant programming on campus.
AAPI Experience Grants
The AAPI Experience Grant will support student projects that highlight the voices and experiences of Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities in North America
“I have felt incredibly lucky not only to have gained these new perspectives and many new friends, but also have found such a welcoming new place to call my home.”
— Julia Nakad, Fellow to Syiah Kuala University, 2010-2012