ASAA Postdoctoral Writing Grant

The ASAA has established a Postdoctoral Writing Grant to assist PhD graduates to develop work for publication. This replaces what was formerly known as the ASAA Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Writing Grant consists of a one-off honorarium of $5,000.

Applicants must be members of the ASAA, have been awarded no less than 7 years before the closing date, and not hold a permanent or full-time fixed-term academic position. The selection committee will consider both the quality of the applicant and of the proposed publication project.

Applications for the Postdoctoral Writing Grant are closed. The timing of the announcement for the winners of this grant will be posted on this page once known. The committee will not enter into correspondence from applicants regarding the announcement deadline. Individual feedback is not provided to unsuccessful applicants.

It is a condition of receipt of the grant that the winner is willing to serve on the committee for this grant in a future round.

Eligibility criteria

Applicants must be members of the ASAA at the time of application.
Applicants must have been awarded a PhD no more than seven years before the closing date for applications. For eligibility purposes the award date is the date listed on the applicant’s academic transcript.
Applicants must not hold a permanent or full-time fixed-term academic position while in receipt of the grant. Those in casual or part-time fixed term academic positions are encouraged to apply, including research assistants who may be classified as professional/general staff.

Selection criteria

The ASAA Executive will award the writing grant on the recommendation of a selection committee that will consider both the quality of the applicant and the quality of the proposed publication project. The selection committee will take into account the applicant’s track record relative to opportunity.

Applicants should note that this Writing Grant is intended to enable the preparation of a publication. It is hoped that award holders will offer any completed manuscript to either the Asian Studies Review or one of the ASAA publication series as appropriate.

Application procedure

Applications for the 2023 Postdoctoral Writing Grant closed on Friday 28 April 2023.

The application form requested:

Date of award and name of institution awarding PhD
Statement of employment since PhD graduation (no more than 500 words)
List of publications (pdf format, max 8MB)
Description of the proposed publication that the grant will assist in bringing to completion (no more than 500 words)
Names and addresses of two academic referees

Important Dates

Applications for the 2023 Postdoctoral Writing Grant closed on 28 April 2023.

Past Winners

A list of previous winners of the ASAA Postdoctoral Writing Grant can be found here.