The grants are available annually for doctoral candidates who are not employed or receiving grants from other sources. The Foundation also provides post-doctoral research grants to scholars. CASA welcomes applications from junior scholars who are not in any regular tenure track positions. They can be from any discipline, as long as their projects focus on an aspect of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, or overseas Chinese communities. Priority will be given to research projects rather than as assistance for the publication of PhD dissertations.
Successful applicants have to be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants at the time of the award.
High priority will be given to those studying in a Canadian university. An Executive Summary or Abstract of no more than 100 words. This summary should include the title, the subject area, and proposed activities during the period of the CCK Award. Clear indication of the ways in which the proposed program of research go beyond the Doctoral Dissertation. A Project Description of no more than two pages, exclusive of references.