A. T. Steele Faculty Grant

The Asia Center at ASU invites competitive proposals from ASU faculty seeking to fund travel to Asia to conduct research. The travel grants had been paused in cent years due to travel restrictions and the Center is pleased to be able to resume this decades-long tradition awarding travel funds supported by the A.T. Steele Endowment. This year, awards of the A.T. Steele Faculty Travel Grant will range up to $4,000 each. Submissions are due Feb. 10, 2025

All ASU faculty conducting research in Asia are eligible to apply. The Center’s affiliated faculty are strongly encouraged to apply.

You may read the awardees’ project abstracts by clicking on their name and title.

If you wish to apply for A.T. Steele Faculty Grant: Please click on the link below for the form.

A. T. Steele Travel Grant Proposal 2025

Please submit the form to Asia@asu.edu by Monday, Feb. 10, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. The Travel funds will be available to use in 2025-2026 Fiscal Year. The recipients will be announced after Feb. 29, 2025. 

Past recipients

  • Heewon Kim, Associate Professor, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
  • K. Hazel Kwon, Associate Professor, Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Sangmi Lee, Assistant Professor, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Jianling Liao, Associate Professor, School of International Letters and Cultures
  • An Nguyen Sakach, Assistant Teaching Professor, School of International Letters and Cultures
  • Sungik Yang, Assistant Professor, School of Historical, Philosophical & Religious Studies
  • Dr. Natasha Behl, Associate Professor, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Dr. Huaiyu Chen, Associate Professor, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies
  • Dr. Sookja Cho, Associate Professor, School of International Letters and Cultures
  • Dr. Hue-Tam Jamme, Assistant Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
  • Dr. Hjorleifur Jonsson, Professor, School of Human Evolution and Social Change
  • Dr. Daniele Lauro, Assistant Teaching Professor, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies
  • Dr. Andrew Le, Assistant Professor, School of Social and Family Dynamics
  • Dr. Linh Vu, Assistant Professor, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies
  • Dr. Uttaran Dutta, Associate Professor, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
  • Dr. Deepak Chhabra. Associate Professor, School of Community Resources and Development, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions
  • Dr. Youngju Shin, Associate Professor, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
  • Professor James Eder “Converting to Islam in the Christian Philippines: Some Motives and Consequences”
  • Professor James Rush “Faith vs. Poverty: Tony Meloto and Gawad Kalinga”
  • Professor Wei Li “Chinese Diaspora: Return and Onward Migrations and Their Impacts”
  • Professor Aaron Moore “Technologies of Asian Development:” Japan’s Overseas Technical Assistance Projects, 1945-1975”
  • Professor Megha Budruk “Understanding visitors at a World Heritage Site:  The Kaas Plateau in India”