CfA: Fellowship in East Asian Garden and Landscape Studies
Mark Erdmann
Dear colleagues,
Please find below a call for applications for the June and Simon K.C. Li Fellowship in East Asian Garden and Landscape Studies at The Huntington in San Marino, CA. We welcome applications from scholars at any stage of career from ABD onward. Applications for AY26–27 are due on November 15, 2025.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions about The Huntington, its collections, or this initiative to stimulate the field of East Asian garden studies.
With very best regards,
Phillip E. Bloom, Ph.D.
June and Simon K.C. Li Curator of the Chinese Garden | Director of the Center for East Asian Garden Studies
The Huntington
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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The June and Simon K.C. Li Fellowship in East Asian Garden and Landscape Studies supports research in East Asian garden and landscape studies by scholars at any stage of career.
Fellows will spend three to twelve months in residence at The Huntington between July 1, 2026, and June 30, 2027, where they will engage in research and participate in public programs. The fellowship provides a stipend of up to $50,000, depending on the length of the award. For more information about the Center for East Asian Garden Studies, see https://huntington.org/center-east-asian-garden-studies or contact pbl...@huntington.org.
Eligibility: Scholars at any stage of career from ABD onward.
To apply: Submit a description of the project and its significance (approximately 1,000 words); a list of the specific Huntington materials to be consulted (no more than 350 words); and an outline of the plan of work for the fellowship period (no more than 350 words) to the application portal at https://fellowships.huntington.org. Please arrange for two letters of recommendation to be submitted as well. All materials must be received by November 15, 2025. Award notifications will be made in February 2026.