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Blakemore Refresher Grants
Short-Term Grants for Advanced Asian Language Study
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Blakemore Refresher Grants provide
funding for short-term language study for periods of two months (minimum) or
longer (but less than an academic year).
Blakemore Refresher Grants are available only to:
 | Former Blakemore or Blakemore Freeman Fellows; |
| College professors teaching in an Asian field at a
university or college in the United States or post-doctoral professionals
whose degree and work is in an Asian field; |
| Graduates of the advanced-level
academic-year program at the Inter-University Center for
Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama, the Inter-University
Program for Chinese Language Studies at Tsinghua University
in Beijing or the International Chinese Language Program at
National Taiwan University in Taipei. |
The major differences between Blakemore
Freeman Fellowships and Blakemore Refresher Grants are:
| Limited eligibility |
| Shorter grant term |
| Modified list of supporting documents which
should accompany application |
Eligible Languages
| Grants will be made for advanced
study of the same principal modern languages of East and
Southeast Asia as are available for Blakemore Freeman
Fellowships. Click here
for further information. |
Eligible Language Programs/Length of Grant
Blakemore Refresher Grants will be
awarded for advanced-level language programs in Asia that are
a minimum of two months up to a period less than an academic year at:
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Selection Criteria
The same criteria used for the
regular Blakemore Freeman Fellowships shall apply to the
Blakemore Refresher Grants:
| A focused, well-defined career objective
involving Asia in which regular use of the language is an
important aspect. |
| The potential to make a significant
contribution to a field of study or area of professional or
business activity in an Asian country. |
| Prior experience in the Asian country or
involvement or participation in activities related to the
country. |
| Good academic, professional or business
background, appropriate to the career program. |
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Amount of Grant
| Tuition, plus a maintenance
stipend for travel, living and study expenses similar to that
provided for regular Blakemore Freeman Fellowships. |
| Stipend amounts are reviewed
annually by the Foundation in order to consider current exchange
rates and changes in the cost of living. |
Applications from former Blakemore Fellows or Blakemore Freeman Fellows
| Since the Foundation already has a
substantial file on former Blakemore Fellows, an application for a Refresher
Grant by a former Blakemore or Blakemore Freeman Fellow shall consist of a written request
stating the applicant's prior Blakemore grant, the proposed language program
and the proposed dates of study. The request should include a statement of why additional
language study is desired and how the applicant has used the language since
last receiving a Blakemore grant.
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Applications from all other eligible persons
Applications from all other eligible persons
shall consist of:
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| Essay (three to four pages in length,
double-spaced) discussing:
 | Reason for advanced study |
| Prior study and use of the language and involvement
with the Asian country |
| Career objectives and how the language will be
used to achieve them |
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| One recent letter of recommendation from
individual familiar with applicant's academic, professional or
business experience |
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| Curriculum vitae (applicable only to college
professors and other post-doctoral professionals) |
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| Latest official college transcript (applicable
only to those who have not yet received their doctorate) |
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| If there is no approved advanced-level language program
available in a country, an applicant
may propose a program combining study in an ordinary language program
supplemented
by private tutorials. If no language program exists at all in the country,
an applicant may
propose a program of full-time tutorials. Applicants for programs
involving tutorials should
submit the following additional information with their application: |
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| Information on the proposed language program |
| Information regarding the proposed tutors'
professional qualifications |
| Budget for estimated tutoring expenses |
| For full-time tutorial programs only, evidence (such
as a letter from a
knowledgeable university professor) that no appropriate language program
exists
in the Asian country
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| For full-time tutorial programs only, the applicant's
proposed affiliation during
the grant period with a recognized educational institution in the Asian
country |
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| Applications shall be considered once a year, with a
postmark due date of
December 30. |
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