Asian Cultural Council Graduate Fellowship Program

ACC prioritizes applicants who choose to study in the U.S. because comparable programs are not available in their home countries/territories/regions and/or because they work in a field that is underrepresented in their home countries/territories/regions. Through the Graduate Fellowship, ACC aims to advance international cultural exchange and to contribute to the diversification of scholarly narratives and critical discourses through increasing access to academic training in the arts and cultural fields. Strong applications will include:

• An explanation of the applicant’s interest in ACC’s mission and how study abroad and exposure to new cultures will enable them to contribute to this mission
• A clear articulation of how earning a graduate degree in an underserved or underrepresented artistic practice, profession, or field of the scholarship will benefit the applicant’s community or home country.

Funding Information

• Up to $15,000 USD for one academic year opportunity to renew for another academic year if applicant is enrolled full-time within the same graduate program and has maintained academic eligibility.

Eligibility Criteria

• In addition to the general eligibility requirements, please note the following:
  • Must be enrolled in full-time, in-residence degree within the U.S. or able to provide proof of admission and acceptance to an accredited university.
  • Applicants must be pursuing coursework during the grant period. Applicants who have already completed the coursework phase of their graduate education are not eligible. ACC will not provide grants to applicants who are only in the fieldwork research or thesis-writing phase of their graduate studies.
  • Applicants in part-time, summer-only, or online graduate programs are not eligible.
  • Applicants in non-degree programs are not eligible.

For more information, visit Asian Cultural Council.