Harvard-Yenching Library Travel Grant

Assisting scholars from outside the Boston area in their use of Harvard-Yenching Library collections in their research.

The Harvard-Yenching Library awards several grants each year to help scholars from the U.S. and Canada travel to Cambridge to use our collections in their research.

These merit-based awards are open to non-tenured faculty, dissertation-writing Ph.D. candidates (or ABDs), and independent scholars. Priority consideration will be given to applicants from institutions with limited or no East Asian language library resources, and those without major East Asian library collections nearby.

For 2026, 10 grants of $2,000 are available. Grant applications are due by January 31, 2026 and awards must be used by August 31, 2026.

This program is made possible through the support of the Harvard-Yenching Institute.

How to Apply

Your application must include: 

  • A 1-page resume
  • A brief research proposal
  • A list of titles of specific Harvard-Yenching Library resources needed for your research

The deadline to apply is January 31, 2026. 

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For additional information, please contact:

Jidong Yang