Fw: H-ASIA: Grant Opportunity: AAS NEAC Distinguished Speakers Bureau

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From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 10:24 PM
Subject: H-ASIA: Grant Opportunity: AAS NEAC Distinguished Speakers Bureau

> H-ASIA
> Septgember 6, 2011
>
> Grant Opportunity: Association for Asian Studies, Northeast Asia
> Council, Distinguished Speakers Bureau--hosting a leading scholar of
> Korea or Japan at your institution
> **********************************************************************
> From: Doreen Ilozor <dilozor@asian-studies.org>
>
> NEW GRANT OPPORTUNITY:
>
> NEAC Distinguished Speakers Bureau
>
> Host a Leading Scholar in Japanese or Korean Studies at Your College
> orUniversity.
>
> NEAC Provides the Honorarium and Most Travel Costs—Your Institution Just
> Covers the Local Expenses.
>
> The Distinguished Speakers Bureau of the Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) of
> the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) supports public presentations by
> senior scholars in Japanese and Korean studies at American colleges and
> universities, especially those without well-established programs on East
> Asia. The roster of NEAC Distinguished Speakers includes twelve prominent
> experts in Japanese and Korean history, anthropology, literature,
> religious
> studies, politics, linguistics, art, and contemporary affairs.
>
>
> Colleges and universities may apply to host one of the leading scholars of
> Japan and Korea who are members of the NEAC Distinguished Speakers Bureau.
> The invited speaker would be expected to give at least one formal, public
> lecture (chosen from a broad list of topics) as well as meet with classes
> and interact extensively with host faculty and their students while on
> campus. NEAC grant monies fund the honorarium and air travel for the NEAC
> Distinguished Speaker, up to the amount of the approved NEAC grant award,
> and the host institution is responsible for all local costs (food,
> lodging,
> marketing, airport transfer, etc.).
>
> The NEAC Distinguished Speakers Bureau, newly established in 2011, is
> supported by funds generously provided by the Japan-United States
> Friendship
> Commission (JUSFC) and the Korea Foundation (KF).
>
> Please see the AAS website for further details and application forms:
>
> http://www.asian-studies.org/grants/main.htm#NEAC_DSB
>
>
> Association for Asian Studies
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> Ann Arbor, MI 48108 USA
> Tel: (734) 665-2490
> Fax: (734) 665-3801
> www.asian-studies.org
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