Call for Applications to the 2025 CES-Chow Fellowships for Short-Term Teaching in China
The Chinese Economists Society
October 15th, 2024
With the generous support from the Gregory and Paula Chow Foundation, the CES is pleased to announce the plan to award up to six fellowships for short-term teaching at Chinese universities in 2024. Each fellowship will provide a stipend of US$2,500.
The specific plan is as follows:
Class Time: Ten teaching days during the summer of 2025.
Level: Undergraduate or Graduate (some junior faculties may also attend)
Subject: You are welcome to teach basic core classes (Macro, Micro, or Metrics) or field classes (Trade, IO, Labor, Public, Health, Environment, etc.)
1. Eligibility of Applicants
(1) The applicant must be a CES member based outside China.
(2) The applicant must hold a Ph.D. degree or ABD (All but a dissertation, with appropriate supporting documents) in economics or management, awarded by a research university (R1) in North America. A Ph.D. candidate in these fields who is expected to complete the degree within 12 months may also apply but must provide supporting documents from their Ph.D. program.
(3) The applicant must be able to teach in China for at least two weeks (or ten business days).
(4) The awardees of the teaching fellowship must agree to submit to the CES teaching committee a report within two weeks after the completion of their teaching.
(5) Priorities will be given to first-time applicants. Applicants are only eligible if they have not been awarded the same teaching fellowship within the last three years.
2. Application Procedure
(1) The applicant is responsible for finding a host university in China. The CES China office may help provide information on potential host universities whenever possible.
(2) A complete application (in English) for the teaching fellowship should include the following:
(i) A letter of application, including the course title, the teaching schedule including the number of contact hours, and the name of the host university where the applicant would like to teach the proposed course; whether the applicant has applied for the fellowship previously and whether the prior application was successful.
(ii) A syllabus that includes the content of the course, textbook(s), references, the arrangement of examinations, and the schedule of the lectures.
(iii) A copy of the applicant’s abbreviated curriculum vitae (2-3 pages).
(iv) A copy of an invitation letter from the host institute, signed by a department head or a dean at the host university.
(3) The initial application (including items (i) through (iv) above) should be sent to Dr. Jihui Chen, Coordinator of the Chow Teaching Program of the CES Board, at the email address below. The invitation letter, item (iv), can be submitted separately if it is not yet available by the time of application. However, complete applications will be given priority.
Dr. Jihui Chen
Illinois State University
jchen4@ilstu.edu
3. Selection of Awardees
(1) The CES teaching committee will review all applications, select awardees, and notify all applicants of its decisions.
(2) The selection of awardees of the teaching fellowships will be based on the following considerations:
(i) The applicant’s qualifications.
(ii) Soundness of the teaching plan and quality of syllabus.
(iii) The need for the proposed course instruction at the host university.
(3) Preferences will be given to teaching proposals at non-985 universities (those schools that are not included in Project 985).
The deadline for the applications is May 1, 2025.
4. Financial Award
(1) A successful applicant will be awarded a stipend of US$2,500. The award will be paid after the awardee completes their teaching in China and submits the instructor’s final report and a letter from the host university’s Dean to prove the completion of the agreed teaching tasks to the CES Teaching Committee.
(2) An awardee may obtain additional compensation from the host university for the expenses in China. However, the CES will not be responsible for these arrangements.
(3) Should an awardee obtain financial support from other sources beyond compensation for living and travel expenses, the CES may withdraw or reduce the stipend. The awardee should notify CES of such financial support as soon as they have accepted it. However, applying for funding from other sources will not affect the selection of the awardees. The CES is trying to optimize the use of limited resources to fund more members who wish to teach in China.
