The Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Kansas, a federally designated National Resource Center, is offering travel grants to scholars outside the Lawrence Kansas area who wish to use the University's East Asian Library collection during the 2007-2008 academic year (through July 2008). A limited number of travel grants of up to $300 each will be awarded to cover travel, living and photocopy expenses. Applicants at institutions where there are no or few library resources in the East Asian languages
will be given priority consideration. The awards must be used before
August 1, 2008.

The East Asian collection has over 260,000 volumes in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, substantial periodical holdings, and electronic resources. The collection is especially strong in the fields of Chinese and Japanese art history, history, literature, religion, and Japanese women's studies. For further information about the collection please consult http://www.lib.ku.edu/eastasia/ or contact Vickie Doll, Head of the East Asian Library, at vdoll at ku.edu or (785) 864-4669.

Applications for the grant, including a one page description of the research topic, the type/subject of materials you are seeking, a current curriculum vitae, and an estimated budget should be directed to

Library Travel Grant Program
Center for East Asian Studies
Bailey Hall Room 202
1440 Jayhawk Blvd
Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone: (785) 864-3849
Fax: (785) 864-5034
Email: ceas at ku.edu (attn: Travel Grant)

Vickie Fu Doll
Head and Chinese Studies Librarian
East Asian Library
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
Fax: (785) 864-3850
Email: vdoll at ku.edu