Grants for Study of Asian Arts, US citizens

Blakemore Foundation Offers Grants for Asian Arts and
        Language Study

 Deadline: Various

 The Blakemore Foundation was established in 1990 to
 encourage the advanced study of Asian languages and to
 improve the understanding of Asian fine arts in the United
 States. The foundation is currently accepting applications
 for the following programs:

 Frances Blakemore Asian Art Grants are designed to improve
 the understanding of Asian fine arts in the United States.
 Grants will be made only to tax-exempt organizations in
 the U.S. such as museums, universities, and other educa-
 tional or art-related institutions for programs, exhibits,
 or publications that improve the understanding of Asian
 fine arts in the U.S. Asia is limited to the countries of
 China, Japan, Korea, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
 Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Mongolia, and
 Tibet. Fine arts refer to paintings, graphic arts, ceramics,
 sculpture, and textiles. (Deadlines: November 1, 2002, and
 May 15, 2003)

 Blakemore Freeman Fellowships for Advanced Asian Language
 Study fund a year of advanced language study at the
 Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in
 Yokohama, Japan, the Inter-University Program for Chinese
 Language Studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing, the
 International Chinese Language Program at National
 Taiwan University in Taipei, or other approved programs
 in Southeast Asia. To be eligible for a grant, an applicant
 must be pursuing an academic, professional, or business
 career that involves the regular use of a modern East or
 Southeast Asian language; have a college undergraduate
 degree; be at or near an advanced level in the language;
 be able to devote his or heself exclusively to language
 study during the term of the grant; and be a U.S. citizen
 or permanent resident of the United States. (Deadline:
 January 15, 2003)

 Blakemore Refresher Grants provide funding for short-term
 advanced Asian language study of less than one full
 academic year in length. Grants are restricted to college
 professors, post-doctoral professionals, and to
 individuals who have previously completed certain
 designated advanced language study abroad. (Deadline:
 January 15, 2003)

 For complete program details and application procedures,
 see the Blakemore Foundation Web site.

 RFP Link: http://www.blakemorefoundation.org/