Current and prospective students are encouraged to contact their departments for information on other scholarships, fellowships, and assistantships that may be separately administered. The scholarships and fellowships described below are awarded on a competitive basis. Winners and alternates are selected by committees composed of members of the Asian Studies Program faculty. Current as well as prospective full-time students at the University of Pittsburgh are encouraged to apply. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, these awards are of two types.
Study abroad is supported only at the advanced level .
Recipients may combine these fellowships with departmental awards, such as teaching assistantships. Undergraduates are ineligible for these awards. Preference will be given to students who will have completed at least two years of language training in Japanese or Chinese by the inception of the award period. A high level of academic ability is expected. Chancellors Graduate Fellowships in Chinese Studies.