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Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies Research Grant Deadline

Posted by Elizabeth Braaksma for Haenicke Institute for Global Education

The Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies provides support to Western Michigan University faculty for research and creative activities related to the study of greater China. All board-appointed, full-time faculty are eligible to apply. 

Timothy Light Center Research Grants are valued up to $4,000 each. The deadline for submitting proposals is Feb. 28 and Sept. 30 each year. Click here for more information.

A unit of the Haenicke Institute for Global Education, WMU’s Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies was established in 2010 to enhance the work of faculty and graduate researchers with expertise in Sinology, or those with teaching or research interests in China.  

The Center encourages interdisciplinary collaboration and global partnerships to enrich international curriculum, art and culture on campus.  Learn about last year's awardees and their projects here

Tuesday, Sep. 30, 2025 — midnight to 11:59 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 — midnight to 11:59 p.m.
Jingcai Chen, Program Manager