Universities Service Centre for China Studies and the South China
Programme, HKIAPS
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Second Annual Graduate Seminar on China
GSOC
January 5 - 9, 2006
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Introduction

Since early 1960s, a fair number of China scholars have visited the
Universities Service Centre for China Studies, conducting documentary
research and writing up their Ph.D. dissertations. Thanks to its rich
collections and liberal platform of intellectual cross-fertilization, the
Centre has become an extremely stimulating research environment* for those
graduate students who have later become eminent scholars all over the world.
Universities Service Centre for China Studies of the Chinese University of
Hong Kong and its South China Programme will co-organize an annual Graduate
Seminar on China (GSOC) and provide assistance and facilities to those
participants who wish to stay at the Centre before or after the Seminar for
the purpose of furthering their research. The Second Annual GSOC will take
place from January 5 to 9, 2006 (five days) in the Chinese University of
Hong Kong.

Objectives

The GSOC is designed to
1. Promote research on contemporary China;
2. Exchange among Chinese and overseas young scholars in the field;
3. Enhance the capability and broaden the horizon of Ph.D. students in
contemporary China studies.

Eligibility and Procedures

Ph.D candidates who are conducting social science research on post-1949
China are qualified to participate in the seminar on a self-financed
basis.  No fees will be charged for such participants who can also use all
the Centre's facilities and research materials**.  These applicants need
only to submit:

1. An application form duly completed;
2. Resume;
3. Recommendation from thesis supervisor;
4. Title and abstract of paper to be presented at GSOC.

Financial Awards
Since only a limited amount of funding is available in each subject area,
we encourage students to apply for financial help from their home
universities or other sources. We will be happy to provide whatever help we
can in this respect. Those who eventually need subsidy to attend should
clearly specify in their application.

Duration of Application
For self-financed students: now until October 1, 2005
For financial subsidy: from May 1 to August 1, 2005


* For detail information about the Centre, including the catalog of
collections, please browse http://www.usc.cuhk.edu.hk

** Cost for on-campus accommodation in a standard room amounts to
HK$260 (reducible to HK$130 when shared) per night. Monthly rent for a
standard room is HK$4,500. Costs for meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
are estimated to range between HK$60 to $80 per day. The exchange rate is 1
US$ to 7.8 HK$.