In-Asia Grants

Summers & Winters in Asia

Photo Credit: Lisa Keegan

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 social enterprises, volunteer work, artistic exploration through dance, musical, and studio art training, and independent research. (All research activities are subject to IRB approval.)

  • In select cases, In-Asia Grants can be used to help defer costs for studying Asian languages not offered at Oberlin College. Language programs must be based in Asia. Applicants pursuing language study are strongly encouraged to articulate plans for engagement with local communities through an independent project or volunteer work in their proposals.

  • Within one month of the end of the project, grant recipients are required to submit to Oberlin Shansi a short narrative report, no more than 2 pages, of the results of the project. Using the information in the report as a starting point, the recipient will work with Shansi staff on finalizing their final project, which could be a blog post, paper, photo essay, performance, presentation, or video.

First-, second-, and third-year students as well as fourth-year double degree students are eligible for the grants. If you have any questions, please email us at shansi@oberlin.edu to schedule a meeting.

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