Gitter Fellowship for Advanced Chinese Language Study

The Gitter Fellowship for Advanced Chinese Language Study supports an academic year (9 months) of intensive, immersive Chinese language instruction in China or Taiwan for GW graduate students. Made possible by a generous gift from alumnus David Gitter, MA in Asian Studies '15, the fellowship provides a $25,000 stipend to support reasonable tuition and living expenses while the graduate student is studying in the People's Republic of China (PRC) or in Taiwan. The David A. Gitter Endowment for Contemporary China Studies seeks to strengthen the understanding and engagement capacity of American scholars and public service-oriented practitioners by supporting a higher degree of language proficiency and developing a cultural understanding of the PRC or Taiwan. This is in addition to developing an in-depth understanding of the different dimensions of contemporary China, Taiwan, and the broader region through coursework at the George Washington University. MA students would complete one or two years of their coursework at GW and go on Continuous Enrollment status while they live in China or Taiwan to complete the fellowship. A selection committee comprised of faculty members affiliated with the Sigur Center for Asian Studies will select one fellowship recipient each year.