ISCP 2019 Fu Foundation Young Scholars Essay Award

The Charles Wei-hsun Fu Foundation and the International Society for Chinese Philosophy (ISCP) are pleased to announce the 2019 ISCP Essay Contest in Chinese Philosophy.

A total of three prizes of $2,000 each are offered for the best essays in the area of Chinese philosophy, including two awards for graduate students or junior faculty within five years of receipt of the Ph.D., one each in Chinese and English, as well as one award for a senior scholar, whose essay can be in either Chinese or English. Funding up to $1000 also will be provided for the winners to travel to the 2019 biennial ISCP conference at the University of Bern, Switzerland.

All awardees are required to attend the 2019 Bern conference of the International Society for Chinese Philosophy conference to present their winning essays.

ELIGIBILITY

The contest is open to scholars at all levels, including independent scholars. However preference will be given to junior scholars beginning their careers, such as graduate students or assistant professors within five years of graduation, and one senior scholar who require funding to attend the conference.

SUBMISSIONS

All submissions should be sent to iscp2019@philo.unibe.ch, with “Fu Contest Essay” in the subject line. Decisions will be rendered by separate committees of scholars, drawn from the membership of the International Society for Chinese Philosophy.

Previously published papers are not acceptable. Submissions in English should not exceed 5,000 words; submission in Chinese should not exceed 7,000 words. DEADLINE: March 1, 2019.

JUDGING CRITERIA

The purpose of the contest is to encourage young scholars who show promise of making important contributions to the study and development of Chinese philosophy or Asian philosophy related to Chinese thought, and to help senior scholars with financial limitations to present their work at ISCP conferences.

Submissions will be evaluated on the following criteria:

1. CREATIVITY original philosophical insights, such as comparative analysis.
2. COHERENCE a cogent, well-argued presentation.
3. SCHOLARSHIP competence in dealing with philosophical texts and interpretations.

Please visit the Fu Foundation website to learn more about its programmes: http://www.charleswei-hsunfufoundation.net/birth.html

傅偉勳基金會：國際中國哲學會的亞洲哲學的論文競賽

傅偉勳基金會與國際中國哲學會（ISCP）很高興宣佈2019年ISCP中國哲學的論文競賽。

三項各為兩千美元的獎項分別頒發給最佳中國哲學論文，第一項獎金頒給年輕教員（取得博士學位後五年之內，中英文作者各一位），第二項獎金頒發給在讀研究生（中英文作者各一位），第三項獎金頒給資深學者（中英文皆可）。獎金得主尚可取得一千美元為限的旅費補助以參加兩年一度的國際中國哲學會會議。

所有獎金得主必須參加2019年在瑞士伯恩大學舉行的國際中國哲學會會議以發表他們的得獎論文。

參選資格

本競賽開放給所有學者，包括獨立學者，但優先考慮事業起步的年輕學者，如研究生或是助理教授（取得博士學位後五年之內），以及一位需要補助以參加本次會議的資深學者。

論文提交

所有參賽論文請發送至iscp2019@philo.unibe.ch，在郵件標題上注明“Fu Contest Essay”。由國際中國哲學會的會員所組成的委員會將分組評出競賽結果。已經發表的論文概不接收。英文論文不超過5000字；中文論文不超過7000字。截止日期是2019年3月1日。

評判標準

競賽的目標是鼓勵那些有潛力對中國哲學或與中國哲學相關的亞洲哲學的研究和發展作出重要貢獻的青年學者，並贊助經濟條件有限的資深學者到國際中國哲學會報告論文。

提交的論文將根據以下三個標準進行評價：

1. 創造性：原創的哲學洞見，例如對比分析的深度。
2. 融貫性：有說服力的、論證充分的陳述。
3. 學術性：處理哲學文本的詮釋能力。

詳情請參考傅偉勳基金會網站：charleswei-hsunfufoundation.org