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

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.

2019年OYCF公益创新擂台赛

OYCF is pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 OYCF Social Innovation Contest at the OYCF annual meeting :

同城-中学性别平等教育

Annual Meeting

The 2019 OYCF Annual Meeting successfully concluded on July 7, 2019. Interspersed with public talks by three distinguished experts on women in China, three startup “social organizations” from China presented their work to the OYCFers in attendance. These organizations are chosen from a competitive pool of applicants. They have distinguished themselves for their work to promote women’s power and gender equality in China. The annual meeting culminated in the presentation of social innovation awards to the three organizations and fellowship awards to the graduate students.

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. The first four recipients were announced at the 2018 OYCF Annual Meeting. 2019 recipients of the fieldwork fellowship was just announced in April 2019.

Announcements

OYCF is pleased to announce that the 2023 OYCF-Chow Fieldwork Fellowship is open to application from graduate students in humanities, social science and policy studies.

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OYCF awarded the 2022 OYCF-Chow Fieldwork Fellowship to the following five PhD students from four universities in the U.S. and Canada:

Ran Chen is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Arizona.

Teng Ge is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago.

Yen-Ting Hsu is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego.

Fan Li is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Geography at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Xiaogao Zhou is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago.

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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