Asia Art Archive (AAA) announces a call for proposals for The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Greater China Research Grant. With support from The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, the grant offers one-year fellowships to up to three individuals to study AAA’s Collection and develop historical research projects on topics relating to contemporary art in Mainland China, Taiwan, Macau, and Hong Kong.
With a panel of judges, including curators and scholars in the field, AAA will assess applicants based on their knowledge of contemporary art in the Greater China region, relevant experience in the field, proposed methodology, and feasibility of the proposed research. 
Application guidelines
Scope
Applicants are welcome to draw on AAA’s extensive collection of primary source documents from the Greater China region, and are encouraged to propose their own topics. Applicants can develop research proposals that explore specific periods of time, themes, or phenomena in contemporary art from a broad Chinese context.
Eligible applicants
Postgraduates (including pre-doctoral fellows) with a research focus on contemporary art or Greater China studies, and independent scholars and writers with solid research and publication track records.
Project completion
The selected projects are expected to begin in March 2018 and to complete by March 2019.
The top grantee will be required to submit interim reports updating AAA on his or her progress. Upon completion, the top grantee must submit to AAA all documents and original materials collected during the course of the project, a written paper, a complete bibliography, and an inventory of collected materials. The project will conclude with two public presentations by the grantee in 2019 (one at AAA in Hong Kong).
Runners-up will be required to submit a final paper and give a public presentation in Hong Kong or their relevant city.
Applicants are required to provide tentative timelines for the project.
Budget
AAA will award 15,000 USD (approx. 120,000 HKD) to the top grantee. Budgets should allow for a two-month residency in Hong Kong; research trips to Mainland China, Taiwan, and/or Macau during the residency; and acquisition of new materials.
Up to two runners-up will be awarded 5,000 USD (approx. 40,000 HKD) each for their research projects.
Applicants are required to provide line item budgets with their proposals.
Enquires & proposal submission
Please send enquiries and proposals to Asia Art Archive via [email protected] with the following:
–CV (academic history, relevant past projects, and at least two references)
–Research project description (objectives, approach, and background)
–Tentative timeline
–Budget proposal
Applicants may be contacted for additional information.
Asia Art Archive is an independent non-profit organisation initiated in 2000 in response to the urgent need to document and make accessible the multiple recent histories of art in the region. With one of the most valuable collections of material on art freely available from its website and onsite library, AAA builds tools and communities to collectively expand knowledge through research, residency, and educational programmes.
Application deadline: November 26, 2017
Asia Art Archive
233 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan
Hong Kong
Sponsored by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation.
