Mobility Funding
Duration: 2-6 months
Field/Area: Korean Studies and Korea-related topics in Humanities and Social Sciences
Who can apply: foreign scholars from foreign universities, including individuals with Korean nationality with permanent residence status outside of South Korea
Application deadline: varies please check current calls
More info: https://www.aks.ac.kr/ikorea/cop/bbs/selectBoardList.do?bbsId=BBSMSTR_000000000190&adiInfo9=eng&listAll=1&menuNo=6010110000&lang=eng
Duration: 3 months - 1 year
Field/Area: all fields of research
Who can apply:
- all Europeans [including UK, Israel, Switzerland, Turkey, Balkan and Baltic countries] (to conduct research in Japan)
- Japanese researchers (to conduct research in Europe)
Application deadline: 15 September 2025
More info: https://www.canonfoundation.org/programmes/research-fellowships/
Duration: Short term (Conference/Seminar) and 1 year
Field/Area: Humanities and Social Sciences with a focus an Chinese culture and society
Who can apply: Graduate students at academic intitutions
Application deadline: varies by region/program
More info: http://www.cckf.org.tw/en/programs
Duration: 3 months - 1 year
Field/Area: Social Sciences and Humanities, with a topic related Taiwan, cross-strait relations, Asia-Pacific region and Sinology
Who can apply:
A. foreign nationals who are professors, associate professors, assistant professors, post-doctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, or doctoral program students at related departments of overseas universities, or are research fellows at an equivalent level in academic institutions abroad;
B. candidates recommended by ROC (Taiwan) overseas missions with a field of study on Taiwan's foreign relations or cross-strait relations.
Those who are currently conducting research, teaching, or studying in Taiwan are ineligible.
Application deadline: May/June
More info: https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/eng/about.aspx
Duration: up to 6 years (stays in China for less than a year are also possible)
Field/Area: China
Who can apply: Doctoral students from EU member countries
Application deadline: usually between January and March
More info: http://eu.china-mission.gov.cn/eng/zglx/
Duration: 1-12 months
Field/Area: All disciplines
Who can apply: Doctoral students at German universities
Application deadline: May/June, October/November, Febuary/March
More info: DAAD Website
Duration: Up to 12 months
Field/Area: Japanese Studies or Japan-related projects
Who can apply: Doctoral students of German language universities or of German citizenship
More Information: https://www.dijtokyo.org/de/stipendien/
Duration: 1 week
Field/Area: China
Who can apply: researchers who wish to undertake specialised research in one of the major European sinological libraries or museums for Chinese art
Application deadline: Any time
More info: https://chinesestudies.eu/resources-2/grants-and-awards/
Duration: 2-3 months
Field/Area: Japanese Studies
Who can apply: doctoral researchers at European institutions
Application deadline: usually around April/May
More info: https://eajs.eu/eajs-activities/toshiba-international-foundation-fellowships/
Duration: short and longterm (depends on program)
Field/Area: All disciplines
Who can apply: Doctoral Students enrolled at FU
Application deadline: varies, but at least 3 months in advance
More info: Erasmus+
Duration: 10-12 months
Field/Area: All disciplines
Who can apply: Doctoral students who want to conduct part of their research in the U.S.
Application deadline: 15. September
More info: https://www.studienstiftung.de/erp
Duration: 30 days to 12 months
Field/Area: All disciplines
Who can apply: Elsa-Neumann fellows
Application deadline: Any time (8 weeks prior)
More info: DAAD Website
Duration: short term (21-89 days) & long term (4-12 monts)
Field/Area: Japanese Studies
Who can apply: Doctoral students from countries with diplomatic relations with Japan who want to conduct research in Japan
Application deadline: usually beginning of December
More info: https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/program/intel.html
Duration: 1-12 months
Field/Area: All disciplines
Who can apply: Doctoral students who want to conduct research in Japan
Application deadline: 4 times each year
More info: DAAD Website
Duration: 1-6 months
Field/Area: Korean Studies or Korea-related social sciences and humanities
Who can apply: Doctoral candidates who completed their coursework and are in the process of writing their dissertation
Application Deadline: twice per year
More Information: https://www.kf.or.kr/kfEng/cm/cntnts/cntntsView.do?mi=2222&cntntsId=1677
Duration: 2-6 months
Field/Area: Projects that include undertaking research in Taiwan (ROC)
Who can apply: Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers (please see website for exceptions)
Application Deadline: 30. September
More Information: https://edu.law.moe.gov.tw/EngLawContent.aspx?lan=E&id=20421&KW=Short+Term+Research
Field/Area: Social sciences and humanities, with a topic related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, mainland China, the Asia Pacific, and Sinology
Who can apply: Researchers outside of Taiwan (ROC)
Application Deadline: May and June every year
More Information: https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/eng/about.as
Duration: July/August Summer School
Field/Area: All subjects (selection based on plausibility)
Who can apply: Graduate students (min. 3-year BA)
Application Deadline: Febuary
More Information: DAAD Website.
Duration: Up to 6 months
Field/Area: Any subject
Who can apply: FU researchers and students
Application Deadline: Fall (first half following year) and Spring (second half following year)
More Information: https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/international/studium_ausland/promos/index.html
Duration: varies
Field/Area: All disciplines (research to be conducted at UnaEuropa partner university)
Who can apply: doctoral and postdoctoral researchers (mas. 6 years after PhD completion) of FU
Application deadline: varies
More info: https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/international/doctoral-researchers/Una-Early-Career/index.html