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Cultivating lasting interest in China's social, political and economic development by encouraging volunteerism, social innovation, research, and educational exchange

Student Engagement Grant NEW!

OYCF has restarted its Student Engagement Grant, designed to support U.S.-based college students to create social groups that engage in educational activities related to China.

We offer small grants to support activities and initiatives that are creative, inclusive, and academically enriching. These activities may include, but are not limited to, reading groups, mini-lecture series, film societies, and salons organized by and for students for educational, self-growth and community-building purposes.

Social Innovation

Social development in China is one important area of focus for the OYCF members. In 2016, OYCF established an annual social innovation award to encourage volunteerism and social entrepreneurship, and to promote civil society exchange between the U.S. and China.

Due to COVID and difficulty for the selected Chinese teams to travel to the annual meeting, this program is in abeyance after the 2019 annual meeting.

Annual Meeting

OYCF organizes an annual meeting each spring or summer, which is the most important event for the organization since its founding in 1999. Known for its intellectual rigor, passionate participants, and informal character mixed with recreational activities, the OYCF annual meeting typically lasts 1.5 to 2 days. The meeting brings together OYCF members from around the world to network with new members, students, local residents, and others interested in the topic of the annual meeting.

Research

OYCF's research program aims to address critical policy issues in China and to encourage fieldwork research in the country.

In 2018, OYCF announces a new fellowship program to support graduate students in field research in China. Since then, over thirty PhD students from North American universities have received support from OYCF for their fieldwork research.

Announcements

OYCF 2024 Newsletter:

OYCF is pleased to share our fall 2024 newsletter after a successful annual meeting and celebration of our 25th year anniversary

New Grant and Fellowship

1. OYCF is pleased to announce the launch of the OYCF-Stilwell Fellowship on US-China Relations.

2. OYCF is pleased to announce the Student Engagement Grant to encourage student involvement.

2024 Awards:

Overseas Young Chinese Forum congratulates the following five recipients of the 2024 OYCF-Chow fellowship, supported by donations by Gregory C. and Paula K. Chow.

2024 Awardees:

Yingru Chen is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociocultural Anthropology at the University of California, Davis.

Junyi Han is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at Yale University.

Shumeng Han is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at the University of California, San Diego.

Pamela Tsui is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto.

Liubing Xie is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley.

Anyone who is above 18 and who has lived in both China and overseas for one year or more is eligible for membership in the OYCF. Endorsement or reference from a current member is generally required.

OYCF is a non-profit organization based in the United States.

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