<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(61,78,86);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><b>Funding opportunities through the Geiss Hsu Foundation</b></span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(61,78,86);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(61,78,86);letter-spacing:0.15pt">Although the Foundation specifically funds the study of the Ming dynasty, they would be very interested in applications that deal with Korea during the Ming era, or Korean topics that engage with the Ming. The Foundation funds workshops, training sessions, exhibits, outreach, book subventions, etc. Creative applications and ideas are welcome!</span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(61,78,86);letter-spacing:0.15pt"> </span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(61,78,86);letter-spacing:0.15pt">Mission statement:</span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(61,78,86);letter-spacing:0.15pt">The Geiss Hsu Foundation encourages and sponsors scholarly research and interpretation of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) in China by means of, but not limited to, awards to support research, publications, conferences, lectures, and exhibitions. The Foundation may also support in the same ways the study of the predecessors and successors of the Ming, as well as contemporaries in geographic areas with which the Ming interacted.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(61,78,86);letter-spacing:0.15pt"> </span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(61,78,86);letter-spacing:0.15pt">Website:</span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://geissfoundation.us" target="_blank">https://geissfoundation.us</a></span></p></div></div>