Asia
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 		The Luce Foundation's Asia Program pursues two interrelated goals. One is fostering cultural and intellectual exchange between the United States and the countries of East and Southeast Asia. The second is creating scholarly and public resources for improved understanding of Asia in the United States.

The Asia Program includes two categories of grantmaking: Asia Responsive Grants and Special Initiatives. The Luce Scholars Program, which provides fellowships for professional internships in Asia for young American leaders, is administered as a separate program.


Asia Responsive Grants

Asia Responsive Grants, periodically approved by the Foundation's board, respond to needs in the field of Asian studies identified by scholars and institutions. Funding is limited to programs and projects concerning the countries and cultures of Northeast and Southeast Asia. The Foundation's guidelines and resources do not allow inclusion of South or Central Asia.


Special Initiatives

The Foundation also funds special competitive initiatives to target specific issues relevant to the study of Asia.

In June 2005, the Foundation’s Directors approved a new Luce Initiative on East and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History. Dramatic archaeological discoveries in China and other parts of East and Southeast Asia are revolutionizing understanding of the origins and the social, cultural and political development of Asian civilizations. There is an urgent need to interpret sites, artifacts, materials and texts; help train the next generation of scholars; build relationships between North American and Asian specialists; and bring wider visibility and public appreciation to this subject.

Past special competitive initiatives have included the Luce Fund for Asian Studies, a four-year program concluded in June 2002, which supported the creation of 38 new faculty positions at American liberal arts colleges; the United States-China Cooperative Research Program (1988-98); and the Luce Fund for Southeast Asian Studies (1987-94).

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