Thai Studies Faculty Research Grant

CSEAS is willing to support faculty research on Thailand and Thai-related issues. Proposals are judged on the following criteria:

• Scholarly merit and potential impact, both to your discipline AND to the understanding of Thailand.
• Contribution of the project to the distinction, visibility, and teaching of Thai Studies at the University of Michigan.
• Value of the project to advancing the applicant’s research agenda and career. Junior rank will be given preference over senior rank.  
• Record of previous CSEAS support, if any.
• Feasibility of the project and appropriateness of the research plan and budget. This should include a discussion of how Covid-19 might affect research plans.

Application Deadline: March 1 at 11:59 p.m.

Eligibility

Full-time University of Michigan faculty, librarians, and curators who will be teaching courses in the future.

Amount

Typical awards are between $4,000-8,000.

Application Procedures

• PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
• Please attach a statement of no more than 1000 words. The statement should explicitly describe the following:
  • Goals of your research. What will be learned as a result of the proposed project? 
  • Questions you seek to address, their importance to your discipline AND to the study of Thailand, and their connection to new lines of inquiry.
  • Research plan outlining your methodology and showing the specific work to be undertaken during the grant period.
  • If this proposal is part of an ongoing project, please specify the stage that it represents.
  • Eventual dissemination or publication plans.  How will you share the results of your research? If the project will lead to a book or an article, where do you plan to submit your manuscript?
• BUDGET: 
  • Please see a sample on the last page of this document.
  • No summer salary can be funded.
  • A travel per diem in Thailand (includes lodging, meals and transportation) should be used. Per diem rates are available here.
  • Computers and other permanent equipment cannot be funded.
• CURRICULUM VITAE:
  Please attach an up-to-date C.V. It should include publications, statement of Thailand-related experience.

SAMPLE BUDGET