The Center for Asian Studies welcomes proposals for the CAS Asia Symposium. In past years, CAS has sponsored a culminating symposium based on the Center’s academic year theme. Past symposia themes have included “Catastrophic Asia”, “Mediating Asia”, and “Asian Borderlands” among others. For the 2020-21 Academic Year, we invite symposium proposals from Asian Studies faculty. In addition to the symposium, the topic of the selected proposal will determine Center’s annual theme as well.
The symposium grant totals $6,000, with $4,000 to cover travel expenses for up to four invited non-local participants, $1,000 for venue, catering, publicity, and post-symposium publication-related costs, and $1,000 to be contributed to the organizing faculty member’s individual research account, to be used at his/her discretion.
The symposium may take the form of a small conference, workshop, or planning meeting, with the expectation that an academic publication, larger project proposal, or related academic product will result. While the symposium need not be open to the public, it is expected that there would be at least one public component, such as a keynote lecture, or public panel discussion. Overall symposium format is up to the organizing faculty. CAS will aid in logistical organization, travel arrangements, and publicity.
The symposium should be scheduled during the Fall 2020 semester.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit to cas@colorado.edua single PDF consisting of a brief cover letter, 2 page (1,000 word maximum) proposal describing the symposium format, targeted participants, expected outcome, overall significance, and benefit to Asian Studies at CU and more broadly. A budget statement is not necessary unless the proposed symposium deviates significantly from the grant particulars noted above.
Deadline: March 13th
Please contact Tim Oakes (toakes@colorado.edu) with any queries regarding symposium proposals.