The chief mission of the center is to advance the world-class research and teaching on society, politics, and the economy of contemporary China at Duke Kunshan University—and, in so doing, to contribute to the international reputation of a unique global liberal arts university. The center has two basic functions: (1) to support the research of DKU faculty; (2) to enhance the research capacity of DKU students, especially undergraduate students.
CSCC supports research projects which explore the social, cultural, economic and political aspects of Chinese societies, and encourages research to comprehend the study not only of the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, but also the global Chinese diaspora.
Faculty affiliated with DKU or Duke are regularly invited to apply for funding for projects to be undertaken at DKU or jointly between DKU and Duke. We fund a number of projects throughout the year, including Student Research Fund (up to $2000), Pilot Research Fund (up to $6000), and Junior Faculty Research Product Workshop (up to $10,000).
Funding decisions are made in consultation with the DKU Executive Committee of the center.
If you have any questions please contact Chi Zhang at chi.zhang323@dukekunshan.edu.cn or the co-director of the center.
Summer Student Research Fund: 2,000 USD/project.
We welcome any ideas and projects that can involve undergraduate or graduate students in research, including signature works. The supervising faculty member should send a one-page research plan (including how you can enhance undergraduate research, how you will identify the students, and what the “products” you will expect from this project) with a brief description of budget (during summer, student research assistants are allowed to work up to 160 hours/month). In the case that your project cannot be completed by the summer, the funding deadline can be extended.
The application is due March 15, 2022, and the result will be announced by the end of March. We will fund up to 12 Summer Research Grant this year. Each successful project is expected to participate in a student poster exhibition in the following Fall semester.
Junior Faculty Research Product Workshop
Each junior faculty member whose research focuses on society, politics, culture, or the economy of contemporary China is eligible for a research product conference award and can expect at least one such award before promotion. “Research product” can be either books, special issues, or series of articles in collaboration with other DKU/Duke/Wuhan University professors. Faculty members who do not qualify for funding by other Duke Kunshan University sources are given priority.
Application materials consist of: a curriculum vitae, project description, proposed workshop participants and rationale for their selection, and a sample chapter or working paper from the project.
Deadline March 30, 2022, with the workshop to take place in Fall 2022 or Spring 2023. For inquiries, please email Keping Wu.
Please submit your application to Chi Zhang at: chi.zhang323@dukekunshan.edu.cn.