In order to encourage outstanding research in the humanities and social sciences, the China Foundation for the Promotion of Education and Culture has made a donation to provide the awardee of the Dr. Hu Shih Memorial Chair Professorship in Academia Sinica US$15,000 to $20,000 each year (depending on the Foundation’s annual budget). Candidates should be Academia Sinica full-time research staff at the rank of associate research fellow or above, and their research fields should be in the humanities and social sciences. On recommendation of the Dr. Hu Shih Memorial Chair Professorship Review Committee, the awardee will deliver the Lecture in Honor of Late President Hu Shih in 2023.

Applicants may apply through submission, based on the recommendation of one of the AS humanities and social sciences institutes or research centers, or the Dr. Hu Shih Memorial Chair Professorship Review Committee.

Please submit your application to the Department of Academic Affairs and Instrument Service by January 14, 2022. Application materials include a CV, list of publications, research proposal, three representative publications (3 copies of each), and a “Conflict of Interest List” when applicable. Research proposals submitted to this Chair Professorship should not be submitted to other institutes for other funding, unless under special circumstances that require additional explanation in the application. For further information and enquiries, please contact Ms. Wang at 886-2-2787-2563.