Grants and Fellowships

Brooks Hickman '02 is selected as one of 18 Luce Scholars for 2008-09                                                     http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=4464

http://www.wlu.edu/prebuilt/scene_on_campus/archive/03-18-2008/index.html

Luce Scholarships

The Luce scholarships were established to provide future American leaders with a deeper, first-hand appreciation of Asian cultures and societies. Every year 18 American college graduates are chosen to live for ten months in East and Southeast Asia and to work with fellow professionals there. The Luce Scholars program is not for Asian specialists or for those who have already lived for some time in Asia; instead, it offers a cultural and experiential opportunity to those with career interests outside of Asian studies who might not otherwise live or work in East Asia.

The Luce program operates throughout most of East and Southeast Asia. It is appropriate for a candidate to express a preference for a particular country, but candidates cannot be guaranteed their first choice. The Foundation then seeks out a firm or institution where the scholar can work and provides a significant monthly stipend, cost of living and housing allowances, plus air fare to Asia.

The Luce Foundation judges applicants on the basis of high academic achievement, a clearly defined career interest, leadership potential, and adaptability to other cultures. Luce Scholars must be under 30 years of age by September 1 of the year in which the award is used. Materials usually arrive in mid-summer. Applications are reviewed first by the Committee on Graduate Fellowships, which selects two nominees and then forwards their materials to the Luce Foundation.

INTERNAL W&L DEADLINE:  November 1st

Luce Scholars Program Deadline: First Monday in December

Liaison: Associate Dean Ikeda

Luce Scholarship Web Site