2025 OYCF-Chow Fieldwork Fellowship Now Open for Application
OYCF is delighted to announce that the application period for the 2025 OYCF-Chow Fellowship for Field Research in China is now open. This fellowship, generously funded by Gregory C. and Paula K. Chow, provides graduate students in humanities and social sciences from U.S. or Canadian universities with an opportunity to conduct fieldwork in China for their thesis projects. Successful applicants can receive up to $5,000 in financial support. Priority will be given to research projects focusing on contemporary economic, social, cultural, or political issues in China. However, historical or comparative studies with a substantial amount of fieldwork in China are also eligible for consideration. The names of fellowship recipients will be officially announced on the OYCF website as distinguished OYCF-Chow Fellows. Don't miss this chance to advance your research and contribute to the understanding of critical issues in China. Apply now!
Student Engagement Grant Recipients
Overseas Young Chinese Forum (OYCF) is pleased to announce the inaugural recipients of the re-launched Student Engagement Grant. Program Grant
- China Reading & innovation Lab, Columbia University.
- Sociology Forums and Workshops, joint with The Center for the Study of Contemporary China (CSCC), University of Pennsylvania.
Single Event Grant
- Global China Paper Workshop, Northeastern University.
We congratulate the recipient groups and their organizers for taking the lead in creating local spaces for meaningful connections through educational activities that foster a deeper understanding of Chinese culture, society, history, and current affairs across diverse disciplinary backgrounds.
For more information on the Student Engagement Grant, including eligibility and application process, visit https://oycf.net/Students or contact SEG@oycf.net.
Overseas Young Chinese Forum (OYCF) is pleased to announce the inaugural recipients of the re-launched Student Engagement Grant.
Program Grant
- China Reading & innovation Lab, Columbia University.
- Sociology Forums and Workshops, joint with The Center for the Study of Contemporary China (CSCC), University of Pennsylvania.
Single Event Grant
- Global China Paper Workshop, Northeastern University.
We congratulate the recipient groups and their organizers for taking the lead in creating local spaces for meaningful connections through educational activities that foster a deeper understanding of Chinese culture, society, history, and current affairs across diverse disciplinary backgrounds.
For more information on the Student Engagement Grant, including eligibility and application process, visit https://oycf.net/Students or contact SEG@oycf.net.
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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.
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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.
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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. Read more
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2015 Announcements:
- 2025 OYCF-Chow Fellowship: The 2025 OYCF-Chow Fieldwork Fellowship is now open for applications, offering up to $5,000 in support for graduate students in the humanities and social sciences from U.S. or Canadian universities to conduct thesis-related field research in China.
- Student Engagement Grant: OYCF proudly announces the inaugural recipients of its re-launched Student Engagement Grant, recognizing innovative educational initiatives that create local spaces for deepening the understanding of Chinese culture, society, history, and current affairs.
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 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.
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